Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1It is too late to go out now. ..............., it’s starting to rain.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Besides" and "In addition" both add another reason or point.
2Hardly anyone came: there were ............... ten people at the meeting.
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"Under" means less than when it comes before a number.
3She is very bright; she is well ............... average in intelligence.
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"Above" is the usual preposition in the phrase "above average", and the clue "very bright" shows her intelligence is higher than average.
4We lost the championship ............... working very hard.
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"In spite of" is followed by a noun phrase or gerund to show contrast.
5We understood him ............... his strange accent.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Despite" and "in spite of" both show contrast before a noun phrase.
6I could not enjoy the movie ............... the headache.
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"Because of" gives the reason for not enjoying the movie.
7The cat is ............... the roof again.
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"On" describes the cat’s position on the roof.
8How did that cat get ............... the roof?
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"Onto" shows movement to the surface of the roof. After verbs of movement such as "get", "on" is also often used with the same meaning.
9Can you translate this letter ............... German?
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"Into" is used after "translate" before the target language.
10I prefer swimming ............... walking.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"To" and "over" can both follow "prefer" when comparing two choices.
11Can you go with Madhu ............... me today?
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"Instead of" means as a substitute for someone or something.
12Wine can be made ............... blackberries.
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"From" is used when a material is changed into a different product.
Answers
- It is too late to go out now. Besides / In addition, it’s starting to rain.
- Hardly anyone came: there were under ten people at the meeting.
- She is very bright; she is well above average in intelligence.
- We lost the championship in spite of working very hard.
- We understood him despite / in spite of his strange accent.
- I could not enjoy the movie because of the headache.
- The cat is on the roof again.
- How did that cat get on / onto the roof?
- Can you translate this letter into German?
- I prefer swimming to / over walking.
- Can you go with Madhu instead of me today?
- Wine can be made from blackberries.