Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.
1Little Jack Horner sat ............... a corner.
Wrong!
Use "in" for being inside an enclosed space such as a corner.
2The lion and the unicorn fought ............... the crown.
Wrong!
Use "for" to show the thing someone wants to win or get.
3............... the street, the Piper stepped.
Wrong!
Use "Into" to show movement from outside to inside a place.
4She sat ............... the fire and told me a tale.
Wrong!
Use "by" to mean near or beside something.
5They all ran ............... the farmer’s wife, who cut off their tails with a carving knife.
Wrong!
Use "after" in the phrase "run after" to mean chase or pursue.
6They rise ............... the morning lark and labor till almost dark.
Wrong!
Use "with" to show that they rise at the same time as the morning lark.
7I bring fresh showers ............... the thirsting flowers from the seas and the streams.
Wrong!
Use "for" to show that the showers are meant to help the flowers.
8She laid her arms ............... her breast.
Wrong!
Use "across" when something lies from one side of a surface to the other.
9He swore ............... the Nine Gods.
Wrong!
Use "by" in the expression "swear by" when naming what someone swears on.
10We go away ............... three weeks every summer.
Wrong!
Use "for" with a period of time to show duration.
11Come and see us ............... Christmas Day.
Wrong!
Use "on" with a specific day such as Christmas Day.
12I will phone you ............... 4:30.
Wrong!
Use "at" with an exact clock time.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Little Jack Horner sat in a corner.
- The lion and the unicorn fought for the crown.
- Into the street, the Piper stepped.
- She sat by the fire and told me a tale.
- They all ran after the farmer’s wife, who cut off their tails with a carving knife.
- They rise with the morning lark and labor till almost dark.
- I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers from the seas and the streams.
- She laid her arms across her breast.
- He swore by the Nine Gods.
- We go away for three weeks every summer.
- Come and see us on Christmas Day.
- I will phone you at 4:30.
