Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
1Who is this present ...............?
Wrong!
2I am really angry ............... you.
Wrong!
With is used after a number of adjectives which say how people are feeling towards others.
3............... all this work to do, I won’t have time to take a holiday.
Wrong!
With can introduce the accompanying circumstances.
4He was talking ............... such a low voice that I could not hear anything.
Wrong!
We say ‘in a voice’.
5If we go ............... car, we will reach there before sunset.
Wrong!
We use 'by' with car, train, bus etc.
6The actress has always been very nice ............... her fans.
Wrong!
Words like kind, nice, polite and rude are followed by to.
7...............friends like you, who needs enemies?
Wrong!
With can mean 'because there are/is.'
8What kind of movies are you interested ...............?
Wrong!
We say 'interested in something'.
9The cottage is pleasant to live ...............
Wrong!
We 'live in' a cottage or a house.
10Which flight is she travelling ...............?
Wrong!
People travel 'on a flight'
11You are the only woman I have ever been in love...............
Wrong!
12That is what I am afraid ...............
Wrong!
We say 'afraid of something'.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Who is this present for?
- I am really angry with you.
- With all this work to do, I won’t have time to take a holiday.
- He was talking in such a low voice that I could not hear anything.
- If we go by car, we will reach there before sunset.
- The actress has always been very nice to her fans.
- Withfriends like you, who needs enemies?
- What kind of movies are you interested in?
- The cottage is pleasant to live in
- Which flight is she travelling on?
- You are the only woman I have ever been in lovewith
- That is what I am afraid of
