This grammar exercise tests your understanding of rules regarding the use of prepositions.
1This is the book you were looking ...............
Wrong!
Use "for" after "look" when it means try to find something.
2He is ............... the top of his class.
Wrong!
The correct fixed phrase is "at" the top of a class or list.
3The snake crawled ............... its hole.
Wrong!
Use "into" for movement from outside to inside a place.
4This is the house I live ...............
Wrong!
Use "in" for living inside a house, town, or country.
5The cat sprang ............... the table.
Wrong!
Use "onto" for movement to a position on top of something.
6We walked ............... the end of the street.
Wrong!
Use "up to" to mean as far as a place or point.
7I slept ............... 9 o’clock.
Wrong!
Use "until" to mean up to a particular time.
8I haven’t eaten anything ............... yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "since" with a starting point in past time.
9He has been ill ............... many days.
Wrong!
Use "for" with a length or period of time.
10I have not seen him ............... last week.
Wrong!
Use "since" with a starting point in past time.
11He will be on leave ............... tomorrow.
Wrong!
Use "from" for the starting point of a future period.
12............... his children, his nephews and nieces were also present.
Wrong!
Use "Besides" to mean in addition to someone or something.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- This is the book you were looking for
- He is at the top of his class.
- The snake crawled into its hole.
- This is the house I live in
- The cat sprang onto the table.
- We walked up to the end of the street.
- I slept until 9 o’clock.
- I haven’t eaten anything since yesterday.
- He has been ill for many days.
- I have not seen him since last week.
- He will be on leave from tomorrow.
- Besides his children, his nephews and nieces were also present.