Although Peter is strong, he can’t lift heavy weights.

Despite ___________________________________________________________
We slept well in spite of the noise.
Although___________________________________________________________
Although Annette speaks Italian very often, she speaks it badly.
In spite of
Rew Although Larry is determined about his future, he won’t succeed in being an actor.
rite In spite of_________________________________________________________
the In spite of his _____________________________________________________
foll Although Kelly is very ambitious, she is loyal and honest to everyone in her office.
owi Despite ___________________________________________________________
ng Despite her ________________________________________________________
sen Although my sister tries so hard, she always makes lot of mistakes.
ten In spite of ________________________________________________________
ces Although her father had a negative opinion on the subject, she didn’t give it up.
begi In spite of her _____________________________________________________
nnin My job is hard work but I really enjoy it.
g Although___________________________________________________________
the Jessica went to work in spite of not feeling very well.
m Although _________________________________________________________
as The project was difficult but at least it was interesting.
indi In spite of ________________________________________________________
cat In spite of disliking Jason, we must help him.
ed Although___________________________________________________________
belo In spite of doing well at school, Margaret couldn’t find a job.
w. Although _________________________________________________________
Despite all my careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.
Although___________________________________________________________
Although it was raining, we went out.
In spite of_________________________________________________________
They were very late for the party but didn’t hurry.
In spite of_________________________________________________________
In spite of passing the exam, Rosie didn’t study a lot.
Key:

1. Although Peter is strong, he can’t lift heavy weights.

Despite being strong, Peter can’t lift heavy weights.

2. We slept well in spite of the noise.

Although there was noise, we slept well.

3. Although Annette speaks Italian very often, she speaks it badly.

In spite of speaking Italian very often, Annette speaks it badly.

4. Although Larry is determined about his future, he won’t succeed in being an actor.

In spite of being determined about his future, Larry won’t succeed in being an actor.

In spite of his determination about his future, Larry won’t succeed in being an actor.

5. Although Kelly is very ambitious, she is loyal and honest to everyone in her office.

Despite being very ambitious, Kelly is loyal and honest to everyone in her office.

Despite her ambition, Kelly is loyal and honest to everyone in her office.

6. Although my sister tries so hard, she always makes lot of mistakes.

In spite of trying so hard, my sister always makes lot of mistakes.

7. Although her father had a negative opinion on the subject, she didn’t give it up.

In spite of her father’s negative opinion on the subject, she didn’t give it up.

8. My job is hard work but I really enjoy it.

Although my job is hard work, I really enjoy it.

9. Jessica went to work in spite of not feeling very well.

Although Jessica wasn’t feeling very well, she went to work.

10. The project was difficult but at least it was interesting.

In spite of being difficult, at least the project was interesting.

11. In spite of disliking Jason, we must help him.

Although we dislike Jason, we must help him.

12. In spite of doing well at school, Margaret couldn’t find a job.

Although Margaret did well at school, she couldn’t find a job.

13. Despite all my careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.

Although I planned things carefully, a lot of things went wrong.

14. Although it was raining, we went out.

In spite of the rain, we went out.

15. They were very late for the party but didn’t hurry.

In spite of being late for the party, they didn’t hurry.

16. In spite of passing the exam, Rosie didn’t study a lot.

Although Rosie passed the exam, she didn’t study a lot.

17. Although Anna worked hard, but she failed her History test.

Despite working hard, Anna failed her History test.

18. Edward is handicapped; however, he managed to win the competition.

In spite of being handicapped; Edward managed to win the competition.