Linking words

............................. he passed the test, he didn't get the job. In spite of Although However

We understood him ................................ his strong accent. despite however although

We went out ................................... the rain. in spite of despite Either could be used here

It was cold ___ I shut the window. a. so b. because

He passed the test. ............................, he didn't get the job. Despite Although However

............................ my husband didn't like the movie, I enjoyed it a lot. Although Though Either could be used here

10. ................................ of the headache, I enjoyed the movie. Despite In spite However

We went out ............................... it was raining. although however despite

The match was cancelled ____ the rain. because of because

We didn't swim ___ the water wasn't clean. a. so b. because

............................ the watch was expensive, he bought it. Although Despite However

The door was open ___ I closed it. a. so b. because

The water wasn't clean ___ we didn't swim. a. so b. because