Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1I am fed up ............... your constant bickering.
Wrong!
2He has been absent ............... Monday.
Wrong!
3This has been going on ............... a while.
Wrong!
4The police are looking ............... the missing boy.
Wrong!
5Nobody knows ............... him.
Wrong!
6I am supposed to be there ............... ten minutes.
Wrong!
7The guests are supposed to come ............... 7.30.
Wrong!
Use at with clock times.
8Two-thirds of earth's surface is covered ............... water.
Wrong!
9The flights were cancelled ............... fog.
Wrong!
Because is a conjunction; because of is a preposition.
10We were woken up ............... a loud noise.
Wrong!
11If I had a camera ............... me, I would have taken some photos.
Wrong!
12He was bitten ............... a snake.
Wrong!
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 about him.
- I am supposed to be there in ten minutes.
- The guests are supposed to come at 7.30.
- Two-thirds of earth’s surface is covered by 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.
