Linking Words Exercises

1 In spite of being the market leader the company went bankrupt. (even though)
2 Although they dont have a burglar alarm theyve never been burgled. (despite)
3 She wasn't very rich. She gave money to the poor. (although)
4 Although I was late the boss wasnt angry. (despite)
5 In spite of being the managing director he goes to work by bike. (even though)
6 He has never worked for a newspaper, but hes been hired all the same. (though)
7 She was very tired, but she finished the job. (in spite of)
8 Very little of the remaining stock sold, despite the low prices. (even though)
9 The ailing magazine tried introducing several new features. Nevertheless, circulation
continued to drop. (although)
10 Despite the fact that the critics hated it, Archers latest book was well received by the
public. (although)
11 In spite of her insistence that all was well, I knew that something was wrong. (although)
12 Hes intelligent but he does not study much. (however)
13 They went to his office. They didnt want to be heard. (so that)
14 He left early. He wanted to arrive on time. (so that)
15 You can go out tonight. You must tell us where you are going. (provided)
16 Tom doesn't earn a big salary. But if he did, he wouldn't buy car. (even if)
17 Take a sandwich. There might be no restaurant there. (in case)
18 There was a lot of noise. Charlie managed to sleep. (despite)
19 Sue likes Opera. Joe prefers jazz. (whereas)
20 The weather was bad. They enjoyed the trip. (even though)
21 He had multiple injuries. He survived the accident. (nevertheless - consequently -
furthermore)
22 Mobile phones are useful. Some are complicated to use. (furthermore - on the other hand -
for instance)
23 There are several negative points. The price is too high. (for example - therefore - likewise)
24 I requested an estimate. I received no reply. (conversely - in addition - however)
25 Mark always argues with his family. He constantly disagrees with his colleagues. (in
addition - nonetheless)
26 The delivery arrived late. The goods were damaged. (nevertheless - moreover - in the
same way)
27 She won the competition. She was awarded the first prize. (likewise - consequently -
besides)
28 Jack loves red meat. His wife is a vegetarian. (similarly - in addition - on the contrary)
Linking Words Exercises
1 In spite of being the market leader, the company went bankrupt. (even though)
Even though the company was the market leader, it went bankrupt.
2 Although they dont have a burglar alarm, theyve never been burgled. (despite)
Despite the fact that they dont have a burglar alarm, theyve never been burgled.
Despite not having a burglar alarm, theyve never been burgled.
Despite having no burglar alarm, theyve never been burgled.
3 She wasn't very rich. She gave money to the poor. (although)
Although she wasnt very rich, she gave money to the poor.
Despite the fact that she wasnt very rich, she gave money to the poor.
Despite not being very rich, she gave money to the poor.
Despite her lack of wealth, she gave money to the poor.
4 Although I was late, the boss wasnt angry. (despite)
Despite the fact that I was late, the boss wasnt angry.
Despite my being late, the boss wasnt angry.
Despite my lateness, the boss wasnt angry.
Despite my tardiness, the boss wasnt angry.
5 In spite of being the managing director, he goes to work by bike. (even though)
Even though he is the managing director, he goes to work by bike.
6 He has never worked for a newspaper, but hes been hired all the same. (though)
Though he has never worked for a newspaper, hes been hired all the same.
He has never worked for a newspaper. Hes been hired all the same, though.
7 She was very tired, but she finished the job. (in spite of)
In spite of being very tired, she finished the job.
In spite of her tiredness, she finished the job.
8 Very little of the remaining stock sold despite the low prices. (even though)
Very little of the remaining stock sold even though the prices were low.
9 The ailing magazine tried introducing several new features. Nevertheless, circulation
continued to drop. (although)
Although the ailing magazine tried introducing several new features, circulation continued to
drop.
10 Despite the fact that the critics hated it, Archers latest book was well received by the
public. (although)
 Although the critics hated it, Archers latest book was well received by the public.
11 In spite of her insistence that all was well, I knew that something was wrong. (although)
12 Hes intelligent but he does not study much. (however)
13 They went to his office. They didnt want to be heard. (so that)
14 He left early. He wanted to arrive on time. (so that)
15 You can go out tonight. You must tell us where you are going. (provided)
16 Tom doesn't earn a big salary. But if he did, he wouldn't buy car. (even if)
17 Take a sandwich. There might be no restaurant there. (in case)
18 There was a lot of noise. Charlie managed to sleep. (despite)
19 Sue likes Opera. Joe prefers jazz. (whereas)
20 The weather was bad. They enjoyed the trip. (even though)
21 He had multiple injuries. He survived the accident. (nevertheless - consequently -
furthermore)
He had multiple injuries. Nevertheless, he survived the accident.
He had multiple injuries; nevertheless, he survived the accident.
22 Mobile phones are useful. Some are complicated to use. (furthermore - on the other hand -
for instance)
23 There are several negative points. The price is too high. (for example - therefore - likewise)
24 I requested an estimate. I received no reply. (conversely - in addition - however)
25 Mark always argues with his family. He constantly disagrees with his colleagues. (in
addition - nonetheless)
26 The delivery arrived late. The goods were damaged. (nevertheless - moreover - in the
same way)
27 She won the competition. She was awarded the first prize. (likewise - consequently -
besides)
28 Jack loves red meat. His wife is a vegetarian. (similarly - in addition in contrast)