Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1I am fed up ............... your constant bickering.
Wrong!
The adjective phrase is completed with the preposition "with".
2He has been absent ............... Monday.
Wrong!
Use "since" with the starting point of a period of time.
3This has been going on ............... a while.
Wrong!
Use "for" with a length of time such as a while.
4The police are looking ............... the missing boy.
Wrong!
The phrasal verb for trying to find someone is "for" after looking.
5Nobody knows anything ............... him.
Wrong!
Use "about" after know when you mean have information concerning someone.
6I am supposed to be there ............... ten minutes.
Wrong!
Use "in" to mean after a period of ten minutes from now.
7The guests are supposed to come ............... 7:30.
Wrong!
Use "at" with clock times.
8Two-thirds of the earth's surface is covered ............... water.
Wrong!
Use "with" to describe what covers a surface.
9The flights were cancelled ............... fog.
Wrong!
Use the prepositional phrase "because of" before a noun phrase giving the reason.
10We were woken up ............... a loud noise.
Wrong!
Use "by" to introduce the cause or agent in this passive sentence.
11If I had a camera ............... me, I would have taken some photos.
Wrong!
The phrase "with" me means in my possession or company.
12He was bitten ............... a snake.
Wrong!
Use "by" to introduce the agent in this passive sentence.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I am fed up with your constant bickering.
- He has been absent since Monday.
- This has been going on for a while.
- The police are looking for the missing boy.
- Nobody knows anything about him.
- I am supposed to be there in ten minutes.
- The guests are supposed to come at 7:30.
- Two-thirds of the earth’s surface is covered with water.
- The flights were cancelled because of fog.
- We were woken up by a loud noise.
- If I had a camera with me, I would have taken some photos.
- He was bitten by a snake.
