Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase.
1. The tweezers must be in the cupboard ...................... the sink
Below and under can both mean ‘lower than’.
2. If she doesn’t come soon, we will ……………….. without her.
There is usually no difference between begin and start.
3. I don’t like this shirt. ……………….., it is too expensive.
Besides can mean also. Beside means next to or at the side of.
4. He is still ……………….. eighteen.
We use under to mean younger than.
5. A lot of businesses are going ……………… because of the economic crisis.
6. I came up ………………… the magistrate for dangerous driving.
We use ‘before’ to mean ‘in the presence of somebody important’.
7. ………………. I worked fast, I finished early.
Because is a conjunction. We use it before a clause. Because of is a preposition. We use it before a noun.
8. He ……………….. 72 kilos.
Weigh is one of those verbs that are not used in the continuous form.
9. As well as ………………… his arm, he hurt his leg.
When we put a verb after as well as, we most often use the –ing form.
10. You can take my car …………………. you drive carefully.
11. The house ………………. I live is very small.
That cannot be used instead of where.
12. I ……………….. a lot of interesting experiences during my year in Africa.
Experience is generally used with the verb have.
Answers
1. The tweezers must be in the cupboard below / under the sink
2. If she doesn’t come soon, we will begin / start without her.
3. I don’t like this shirt. Besides, it is too expensive.
4. He is still under eighteen.
5. A lot of businesses are going under because of the economic crisis.
6. I came up before the magistrate for dangerous driving.
7. Because I worked fast, I finished early.
8. He weighs 72 kilos.
9. As well as breaking his arm, he hurt his leg.
10. You can take my car on condition that / so long as / as long as you drive carefully.
11. The house where I live is very small.
12. I had a lot of interesting experiences during my year in Africa.
