Complete the sentences, using although, despite, in spite of, however, or
nevertheless. Sometimes, two answers are possible.
1.__it was raining heavily, he went out without a raincoat.
2. My father is very busy.____ , he is always willing to give a hand with the
housework.
3. Some English words have the same pronunciation ___they are spelled
differently, for example, dear and deer.
4. I was cold and wet.____ , Bob put on his swimming suit and went to the
beach.
5. I think I did OK in my speech last night______I’d had almost no sleep for
24 hours.
6. Carol arrived at the meeting______I asked her not to be there.
7. The sky was grey and cloudy.________ , we went to the beach.
8. It looks like they’re going to succeed________ their present difficulties.
9. _______there was no electricity, I was able to read because I had a candle.
10.______ I heard the telephone ring, I didn’t answer it.