Fill in the blanks.
1Each religion worships God ............... its own way.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "in" its own way.
2A college education is ............... great worth.
Wrong!
The phrase "of" great worth means very valuable.
3The hunters silently crept ............... the sleeping herd of antelopes but stopped before they got close.
Wrong!
Use "toward" to show movement in the direction of something.
4Worldly things meant nothing ............... the monk.
Wrong!
Use "to" after meant nothing to show who did not value something.
5I bought that dress ............... a whim.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "on" a whim.
6Dancers whirled gracefully ............... the dance floor.
Wrong!
Use "on" for movement on the surface of the dance floor.
7Do not weep for the dead; they are ............... now.
Wrong!
The natural fixed phrase is "at peace" in this sentence.
8This car weighs ............... three thousand pounds.
Wrong!
Use "over" to mean more than a number or amount.
9We are greatly concerned ............... your well-being.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "for" and "about" are natural after concerned in this sentence.
10He turned ............... my invitation.
Wrong!
The phrasal verb "turn down" means refuse or reject something.
11Tears welled ............... in her eyes.
Wrong!
The phrasal verb "welled up" means rose and filled the eyes.
12It is a weighty problem ............... no quick solution.
Wrong!
Use "with" to add the feature that the problem has no quick solution.
Answers
- Each religion worships God in its own way.
- A college education is of great worth.
- The hunters silently crept toward the sleeping herd of antelopes but stopped before they got close.
- Worldly things meant nothing to the monk.
- I bought that dress on a whim.
- Dancers whirled gracefully on the dance floor.
- Do not weep for the dead; they are at peace now.
- This car weighs over three thousand pounds.
- We are greatly concerned for / about your well-being.
- He turned down my invitation.
- Tears welled up in her eyes.
- It is a weighty problem with no quick solution.
