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Prepositions Exercise

August 19, 2020 - B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Don’t make a such a bother ............... which dress to wear.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
When bother is a noun, it can be used with over or about.
2The ship sank ............... the bottom.
Wrong!
In and at shows position. To indicates ideas such as movement and direction.
3She spanked the boy ............... his bottom.
Wrong!
On indicates position on the surface.
4In olden days the poor had to depend ............... the parish’s bounty.
Wrong!
Depend is used with on.
5He was punished ............... a boyish prank.
Wrong!
For shows the purpose or the reason.
6The typist botched the work and had to start ...............
Wrong!
To start over is to do it again.
7The guest speaker turned ............... to be a deadly bore.
Wrong!
Turn out means prove to be the case.
8The policemen showed great bravery ............... the face of danger.
Wrong!
9We were stunned ............... the breadth of the mountain range.
Wrong!
10Mosquitoes breed ............... stagnant water.
Wrong!
11A storm is brewing ............... the horizon.
Wrong!
12Her bridal gown was ............... pure silk.
Wrong!
Of shows the material with which something is made.
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. Don’t make a such a bother over/about which dress to wear.
  2. The ship sank to the bottom.
  3. She spanked the boy on his bottom.
  4. In olden days the poor had to depend on the parish’s bounty.
  5. He was punished for a boyish prank.
  6. The typist botched the work and had to start over
  7. The guest speaker turned out to be a deadly bore.
  8. The policemen showed great bravery in the face of danger.
  9. We were stunned by the breadth of the mountain range.
  10. Mosquitoes breed in stagnant water.
  11. A storm is brewing on the horizon.
  12. Her bridal gown was of pure silk.
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