Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1Can I pay ............... credit card?
Wrong!
Use "by" in the expression "pay by credit card" for a payment method.
2I didn't use the card. I paid ............... cash.
Wrong!
Use "in" in the expression "pay in cash" when paying with money rather than a card.
3We met ............... chance.
Wrong!
The fixed expression "by chance" means accidentally or unexpectedly.
4I didn't do it ............... purpose.
Wrong!
The fixed expression "on purpose" means intentionally.
5Did you come here by car or ............... foot?
Wrong!
Use "on" in the expression "on foot" when someone walks.
6They didn't come in their car. They came ............... a taxi.
Wrong!
Use "in" with a taxi when describing how someone traveled in that vehicle.
7We traveled ............... the 5.30 train.
Wrong!
Use "on" with a specific train, as in "on the 5. 30 train".
8The door must have been opened ............... a key.
Wrong!
Use "with" for the tool used to do something, as in "with a key".
9Don't put this jacket in the washing machine. It should be washed ............... hand.
Wrong!
The fixed expression "by hand" means manually rather than "by" machine.
10She was ............... the bus.
Wrong!
Use "on" when someone is a passenger on a bus.
11How did you get here? Did you come ............... bus?
Wrong!
Use "by" with a means of transport when there is no article, as in "by bus".
12I can't pay cash. I don't have money ............... me.
Wrong!
The expression "on me" means that I am carrying it now.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Can I pay by credit card?
- I didn’t use the card. I paid in cash.
- We met by chance.
- I didn’t do it on purpose.
- Did you come here by car or on foot?
- They didn’t come in their car. They came in a taxi.
- We traveled on the 5.30 train.
- The door must have been opened with a key.
- Don’t put this jacket in the washing machine. It should be washed by hand.
- She was on the bus.
- How did you get here? Did you come by bus?
- I can’t pay cash. I don’t have money on me.
