Grammar Quiz

Contrast Linking Words Quiz


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_____ earning a low salary, Iqbal gave money to his parents.

A. In spite of

B. Although


We went out ………………….. the rain.

A. despite

B. although


_____ earning a low salary, Tom gave money to his parents.

A. Despite

B. Although


Dan has no white hair ___________ he is old.

A. despite

B. although


Hariz never learned the language _____ he lived there for two years.

A. in spite of

B. although


Ahmad failed the exam _____ of working very hard.

A. in spite

B. although


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

A. Although

B. although

C. Despite

D. despite


The children slept well _____ the noise.

A. despite / in spite of

B. although


The children slept well _____ the noise.

A. despite / in spite of

B. although


The film didn’t receive good reviews from critics. ______ , many people went to see it.

A. However

B. Although

C. Despite


We went out ………………….. the rain.

A. despite

B. in spite of

C. Both can be used


The film was a bit frightening._________, I really enjoyed it.

A. Although

B. Despite

C. However

D. Even though


_____ it was cold, Zul Afzal didn’t put on his coat.

A. Although

B. Despite


Amirul couldn’t eat _____ he was very hungry.

A. despite

B. although


although + _____________

A. noun

B. subject + verb


Naim went to work _____ not feeling very well.

A. although

B. despite / in spite of


I enjoyed the party ……………….. I didn’t know anybody there.

A. although

B. despite


He loves swimming ____________ he doesn’t like water.

A. although

B. Although

C. despite

D. Despite


_____ the weather was bad, we enjoyed our trip.

A. despite/in spite of

B. although


_____ the weather was bad, we enjoyed our trip.

A. despite/in spite of

B. although


He failed …………………… his hard work.

A. despite of

B. though

C. in spite of


in spite of + _________

A. noun

B. subject + verb


Azri rarely sees Hazmi _____ they live in the same town.

A. despite

B. although


…………………… the government refuses to admit it, it has failed to revive the economy.

A. Although

B. Despite

C. In spite of


_____ the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.

A. Although

B. In spite of




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