Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
1He died ............... 1996.
Wrong!
Use "in" with years.
2We usually go and see Granny ............... Sundays.
Wrong!
Use "on" with days of the week.
3We will meet again ............... a month's time.
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Use "in" to mean after a period of time from now.
4Can you see the helicopter ............... the palace?
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Use "above" for something at a higher level without stressing movement or covering.
5You have to be ............... 18 to see that film.
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Use "over" to mean more than a number or age.
6We walked right ............... the desert.
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Use "across" for movement from one side of an area to the other.
7The summit of Everest is about 8,000 metres ............... sea level.
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Use "above" for measurements higher than a reference point.
8I saw the child running ............... the road.
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Use "along" for movement following the line of a road, river, or path.
9Stop standing ............... and do some work.
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In British English, "standing about" means standing somewhere without doing anything useful.
10Bowness is ............... Lake Windermere.
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Use "on" for a town or place located beside a lake, river, or coast.
Answers
- He died in 1996.
- We usually go and see Granny on Sundays.
- We will meet again in a month’s time.
- Can you see the helicopter above the palace?
- You have to be over 18 to see that film.
- We walked right across the desert.
- The summit of Everest is about 8,000 metres above sea level.
- I saw the child running along the road.
- Stop standing about and do some work.
- Bowness is on Lake Windermere.
