Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition
1One must never live ............... their means.
Wrong!
2They have a house ............... the lake.
Wrong!
Near is enough.
3The girl sat ............... her mother.
Wrong!
Beside means by the side of.
4............... being small, the house requires a lot of expenses.
Wrong!
Besides means in addition to.
5What are the main differences ............... dogs, wolves and foxes?
Wrong!
We say differences between, not differences among.
6She goes to work regularly ............... her health problems.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either despite or in spite of is possible here.
7She takes good care ............... her health.
Wrong!
8She takes ............... her mother.
Wrong!
Take after means resemble.
9They put ............... the fire with much difficulty.
Wrong!
Put out = extinguish.
10The meeting has been put ...............
Wrong!
Put off = postpone
11The birds flew ............... the trees.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
12Don’t run ............... the road.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- One must never live above their means.
- They have a house near the lake.
- The girl sat beside her mother.
- Besides being small, the house requires a lot of expenses.
- What are the main differences between dogs, wolves and foxes?
- She goes to work regularly despite/in spite of her health problems.
- She takes good care of her health.
- She takes after her mother.
- They put out the fire with much difficulty.
- The meeting has been put off
- The birds flew above/over the trees.
- Don’t run across the road.
