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Prepositions exercise

June 3, 2015 - B1pdf

Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.

Progress 0 of 11 answered
1He was born ............... a small village.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
2We started ............... six …………………. the morning.
Wrong!
3He hanged himself ............... a piece of cloth.
Wrong!
4That portrait was painted ............... a famous artist who lived ...................... the nineteenth century.
Wrong!
5We started ............... dawn.
Wrong!
6The girl has been missing ............... Friday.
Wrong!
7He ran ten miles ............... an hour.
Wrong!
8She rushed ............... her room gasping for breath.
Wrong!
9I saw him felling the tree ............... an axe.
Wrong!
10The traveler was killed ............... the robbers ………………….. a knife.
Wrong!
11............... a bike, he owns a car.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/11

Answers

  1. He was born in/at a small village.
  2. We started at, in six …………………. the morning.
  3. He hanged himself with a piece of cloth.
  4. That portrait was painted by, in a famous artist who lived …………………. the nineteenth century.
  5. We started at dawn.
  6. The girl has been missing since Friday.
  7. He ran ten miles in an hour.
  8. She rushed to her room gasping for breath.
  9. I saw him felling the tree with an axe.
  10. The traveler was killed by, with the robbers ………………….. a knife.
  11. Besides a bike, he owns a car.
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