1.   Karen is rich; ___, her cousin Kate is poor.

a. therefore

b. however

c. while


2.   I enjoy reading this new magazine. ___, it has good articles.

a. Moreover

b. Nevertheless

c. However


3.   Jack wasn't tired. ___, he took a nap.

a. Since

b. Hence

c. Nevertheless


4.   Phil was not thirsty; ___, he drank five glasses of water.

a. however

b. moreover

c. furthermore


5.   The kids didn't study. ___, they failed the course.

a. Therefore

b. Whereas

c. In spite of


6.   The weather was terrible. ___, we decided to delay our trip.

a. Furthermore

b. Besides

c. Therefore


7.   The neighborhood isn't very interesting. I like the house, ___.

a. moreover

b. thus

c. though


8.   We live in the same building; ___, we hardly see each other.

a. however

b. therefore

c. furthermore


9.   He didn't earn enough money. ___, his wife decided to get a job.

a. Moreover

b. Therefore

c. Although


10. That house isn't big enough for us, and ___, it's too expensive.

a. furthermore

b. hence

c. although


11. We have plenty of money and workers; ___, we hope to finish the house remodeling soon.

a. nevertheless

b. unless

c. thus


12. She's extremely rich; ___, she's not snobbish.

a. hence

b. however

c. while


13. It was a windy and rainy night. ___, I decided to go out.

a. nevertheless

b. since

c. hence




Underline the correct words.


1 Although/But I like this company, I probably won't work here long.

2 In spite of/Although their shares are rising, their future is still uncertain.

3 Kate gave a good presentation, although /despite having very little time to prepare.

4 This year our earnings are close to $8m, while/still last year they were just $6m.

5 Whereas/In spite of these candidates all have an MBA, these other ones don't.

6 I read the book you suggested. I didn't enjoy it, although /though.

7 1 didn't have much time, but/whereas I managed to visit the whole site.

8 Nowadays we have very few strikes, but/whereas ten years ago we had a lot.

9 We weren't sure whether to go ahead with the launch, but we did it still/anyway.

10 Although/In spite of the delay, we still arrived on time.

11 I didn't manage to close the deal, although /whereas I really tried.

12 Although/ Whereas their share price is falling at the moment, the company is still a good
long-term investment.