prepositionIn: The Core Speaking Words, Prepositions

Nouns with despite

  • the rainthe rainthe coldthe traffic
  • the fact that
  • her age

Verbs with despite

  • beingbeinghavingtrying
  • everything

Practice · 2 min

Fill the collocation, then say the whole sentence out loud.

  1. 1

    ___ the traffic, we arrived on time.

  2. 2

    Despite ___ sick, she went to work.

  3. 3

    Despite the ___ that it was late, the shop was open.

  4. 4

    We stayed friends despite ___.

Say it today

Use it once in a real conversation before tomorrow. Out loud counts, even to yourself.