Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.
1We climbed ............... the hill with great difficulty.
Wrong!
Use "up" for movement from a lower place to a higher place.
2Distribute these toffees ............... these two boys.
Wrong!
Use "between" when something is shared by two people or things.
3Riches are a source ............... great distress.
Wrong!
The noun "source" is followed by "of" in this structure.
4Cut your coat according ............... your cloth.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "to" in "according to".
5We should try to live ............... our means.
Wrong!
Use "within" to mean not spending more than a limit.
6A man is known ............... the company he keeps.
Wrong!
Use "by" to show the basis on which someone is judged.
7She was born ............... noble parents.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "of" and "to" can follow "born" when referring to a person's parents.
8The lion pounced ............... the deer.
Wrong!
Use "on" after "pounced" when an animal attacks its prey.
9This way, you can kill two birds ............... one stone.
Wrong!
The idiom is completed with "with" in "kill two birds with one stone".
10He was killed ............... a sword by the robber.
Wrong!
Use "with" to show the weapon used in an action.
Answers
- We climbed up the hill with great difficulty.
- Distribute these toffees between these two boys.
- Riches are a source of great distress.
- Cut your coat according to your cloth.
- We should try to live within our means.
- A man is known by the company he keeps.
- She was born of / to noble parents.
- The lion pounced on the deer.
- This way, you can kill two birds with one stone.
- He was killed with a sword by the robber.
