Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1The train left ............... time.
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Use "on" in "on time" to mean at the scheduled time, not late.
2He is never ............... time.
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Use "on" in "on time" to mean punctual.
3I am paid ............... the end of the month.
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Use "at" in "at the end of the month" to mean the final part of that period.
4I almost crashed into the car in front, but I managed to stop just ............... time.
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Use "in" in "just in time" to mean early enough to avoid a problem.
5Everyone applauded ............... the end of the show.
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Use "at" in "at the end of the show" to refer to the final point of an event.
6We couldn’t decide where to go for our holidays. ............... the end, we didn’t go anywhere.
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Use "In" in "In the end" to mean finally, after everything was considered.
7He has ............... last found a good job.
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Use "at" in "at last" to mean finally after a wait.
8The hero and the heroine got married ............... the end.
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Use "in" in "in the end" to mean finally in the story or situation.
9............... first, we didn’t get on very well.
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Use "At" in "At first" to mean at the beginning.
10She was tired of her job. ............... the end, she resigned.
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Use "In" in "In the end" to show the final result after a process or situation.
11Someone saved the boy just ............... time.
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Use "in" in "just in time" to mean before it was too late.
12They are leaving ............... the end of the month.
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Use "at" in "at the end of the month" to mean when the month is finishing.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The train left on time.
- He is never on time.
- I am paid at the end of the month.
- I almost crashed into the car in front, but I managed to stop just in time.
- Everyone applauded at the end of the show.
- We couldn’t decide where to go for our holidays. In the end, we didn’t go anywhere.
- He has at last found a good job.
- The hero and the heroine got married in the end.
- At first, we didn’t get on very well.
- She was tired of her job. In the end, she resigned.
- Someone saved the boy just in time.
- They are leaving at the end of the month.
