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Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

despite + ________

a)

noun

b)

subject + verb

2.

although + _____________

a)

noun

b)

subject + verb

3.

in spite of + _________

a)

noun

b)

subject + verb

4.

despite + adj + noun: Is that OK?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

I don't know

d)

maybe

5.

He loves swimming ____________ he doesn't like water.

a)

although

b)

Although

c)

despite

d)

Despite

6.

_____________ I am from the USA, English isn't my first language.

a)

Although

b)

although

c)

Despite

d)

despite

7.

Dan has no white hair ___________ he is old.

a)

despite

b)

although

c)

Although

d)

In spite of

8.

___________ iPads are very good, they're too expensive.

a)

Despite

b)

despite

c)

Although

d)

although

9.

I enjoy winter ______________ the cold temperatures.

a)

despite

b)

Despite

c)

although

d)

Although

10.

___________ having only 3 legs, that dog can run fast.

a)

Despite

b)

despite

c)

Although

d)

although

11.

______________ his name, Mr. Natarelli isn't from Italy.

a)

Although

b)

although

c)

In spite of

d)

in spite of

12.

I love desserts ______________ I hate fruit desserts.

a)

Although

b)

although

c)

In spite of

d)

in spite of

13.

What is Spider-man's real name?

a)

Tony Stark

b)

Peter Parker

c)

Bruce Wayne

d)

Steve Rogers

14.

_____ they'd only known each other for two months, they got engaged.

a)

Despite

b)

Even though

15.

She passed her driving test, _____ she made a lot of mistakes.

a)

despite

b)

even though

16.

_____ I love sweets and cakes, I try not to eat them during the week.

a)

Although

b)

Despite

17.

I'm a terrible singer, _____ having two parents who are good musicians.

a)

in spite of

b)

even though

18.

______________the exam was difficult, I think I did well.

a)

Although

b)

In spite of

c)

Despite

d)

Though

19.

_________________ the exam was easy, I failed.

a)

Even though

b)

In spite of

c)

Despite

d)

Although

20.

_______________ his best efforts, the man just couldn't succeed.

a)

Despite

b)

Although

c)

Though

d)

Even though

21.

_____________ the rain, the enjoyed it.

a)

In spite of

b)

Despite

c)

Although

d)

Though

22.

______________it rained a lot, they enjoyed it.

a)

Although

b)

In spite of

c)

Despite

23.

I could not eat ______ I was very hungry.

a)

even though

b)

in spite

c)

despite

d)

in spite the fact that

24.

In spite ______, the baseball game was not cancelled.

a)

of the rain

b)

the rain

c)

it was raining

d)

there was a rain

25.

______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

a)

Although

b)

In spite

c)

In spite of

d)

Despite

26.

______, he walked to the station.

a)

Despite being tired

b)

Although to be tired

c)

In spite being tired

d)

Despite tired

27.

The children slept well, despite ______.

a)

the noise

b)

it was noise

c)

of the noise

d)

noisy

28.

He got wet_______ he forgot his umbrella.

a)

because

b)

because of

c)

but

d)

and

29.

He stops working _______ heavy raining.

a)

because of

b)

in spite of

c)

although

d)

because

30.

Tom wakes his parents up_______ playing the guitar very softly.

a)

in spite of

b)

because

c)

because of

d)

although

31.

Nobody could hear her_______ she spoke too quietly.

a)

because

b)

although

c)

because of

d)

in spite of

32.

We decided to leave early _______the party was boring.

a)

because

b)

although

c)

despite

d)

because of

33.

______ he was late, he stopped to buy a sandwich.

a)

Although

b)

Despite

c)

In spite of

d)

When

34.

He went to work every day ______ he was very ill.

a)

even though

b)

because

c)

but

d)

in spite of

35.

______ the weather was fine , we postponed the flight to Nha Trang .

a)

Although

b)

Because

c)

Because of

d)

In spite of

36.

______ it was raining heavily, he went out .

a)

Although

b)

In spite

c)

In spite of

d)

However

37.

Many people believe him__________ he often tells a lie.

a)

although

b)

because

c)

in spite of

d)

because of

38.

_______she was very hard working; she hardly earned enough to feed her family.

a)

Although

b)

In spite of

c)

Because

d)

Because of

39.

_______her absence from class yesterday, she couldn’t understand the lesson.

a)

Because of

b)

Although

c)

In spite of

d)

Because

40.

______her poorness, she feels happy.

a)

In spite of

b)

Although

c)

Because

d)

If

41.

_____, he walked to the station

a)

despite being tired

b)

although to be tired

c)

in spite being tired

d)

despite tired

42.

_____ there is a lot of noise in the city, I prefer living there

a)

despite

b)

in spite of

c)

because of

d)

though

43.

I could not eat ______ I was very hungry.

a)

even though

b)

in spite

c)

despite

d)

in spite the fact that

44.

______, he walked to the station.

a)

Despite being tired

b)

Although to be tired

c)

In spite being tired

d)

Despite tired

45.

The children slept well, despite ______.

a)

the noise

b)

it was noise

c)

of the noise

d)

noisy

46.

They have a lot of difficulties in their life _______ their poverty.

a)

because of

b)

in spite of

c)

although

d)

because

47.

He stops working _______ heavy raining.

a)

because of

b)

in spite of

c)

although

d)

because

48.

Tom wakes his parents up_______ playing the guitar very softly.

a)

in spite of

b)

because

c)

because of

d)

although

49.

_______her absence from class yesterday, she couldn’t understand the lesson.

a)

Because of

b)

Although

c)

In spite of

d)

Because

50.

______her poorness, she feels happy.

a)

In spite of

b)

Although

c)

Because

d)

If