Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1I enjoy watching movies ............... the cinema.
Wrong!
Use "at" for the cinema as a place or venue.
2He decided to quit his job ............... several reasons.
Wrong!
Use "for" before a reason or reasons.
3I like walking ............... the rain.
Wrong!
Use "in" for being outside while rain is falling around you.
4The meeting started exactly ............... time.
Wrong!
Use "on" in the fixed phrase "on time" for punctuality.
5You look pretty ............... this photo.
Wrong!
Use "in" for something or someone shown inside a photo.
6............... the end, she decided to marry her childhood friend.
Wrong!
Use "In" in "In the end" to mean finally or after everything happened.
7The movie is not very interesting ............... the end.
Wrong!
Use "at" in "at the end" to mean the final part of something.
8You never see things ............... my point of view.
Wrong!
Use "from" in the phrase "from my point of view" to introduce a perspective.
9It will take longer if you go ............... boat.
Wrong!
Use "by" before a means of transport when no article is used.
10It is your dad ............... the phone.
Wrong!
Use "on" in the phrase "on the phone" for speaking by telephone.
11Why are you angry ............... him?
Wrong!
Use "with" after "angry" when naming the person who caused the feeling.
12She belongs ............... a literary club.
Wrong!
Use "to" after "belong" to show membership in a group.
Answers
- I enjoy watching movies at the cinema.
- He decided to quit his job for several reasons.
- I like walking in the rain.
- The meeting started exactly on time.
- You look pretty in this photo.
- In the end, she decided to marry her childhood friend.
- The movie is not very interesting at the end.
- You never see things from my point of view.
- It will take longer if you go by boat.
- It is your dad on the phone.
- Why are you angry with him?
- She belongs to a literary club.
