Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1. They are playing ………………………. the garden.
Correct!
Wrong!
We say in the garden.
2. When I went ………………….. Italy, I spent a few days in Venice.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. I have a friend who lives …………………….. the mountains.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. There were some children swimming ……………………. the river.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. Who is standing ……………………….. the door?
Correct!
Wrong!
6. We will get …………………….. the bus at the next stop.
Correct!
Wrong!
To get off a bus is to leave it.
7. There is a spider …………………….. the ceiling.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. She put the basket ……………………… the table.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. There is a fly ………………….. your nose.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. We spent the holiday ……………………… an island.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. I sat …………………..the floor.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. There are some stains …………………….. my shirt.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- They are playing in the garden.
- When I went to Italy, I spent a few days in Venice.
- I have a friend who lives in the mountains.
- There were some children swimming in the river.
- Who is standing at the door?
- We will get off the bus at the next stop.
- There is a spider on the ceiling.
- She put the basket on the table.
- There is a fly on your nose.
- We spent the holiday on an island.
- I sat on the floor.
- There are some stains on my shirt.
