Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition
1One must never live ............... their means.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "above" your means, meaning spending more than you can afford.
2They have a house ............... the lake.
Wrong!
Use "near" to mean close to a place.
3The girl sat ............... her mother.
Wrong!
"Beside" means next to someone or something.
4............... being small, the house is expensive to maintain.
Wrong!
"Besides" means in addition to or apart from this point.
5What are the main differences ............... dogs, wolves, and foxes?
Wrong!
Use "between" when comparing separate groups or things.
6She goes to work regularly ............... her health problems.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Despite" and "in spite of" both mean that the problems do not stop her working.
7She takes good care ............... her health.
Wrong!
The correct collocation is "of" in "take care of".
8She takes ............... her mother.
Wrong!
The phrasal verb "take after" means resemble a family member.
9They put ............... the fire with much difficulty.
Wrong!
The phrasal verb "put out" means extinguish a fire.
10The meeting has been put ............... .
Wrong!
The phrasal verb "put off" means postpone.
11The birds flew ............... the trees.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Above" and "over" can both mean at a higher level than the trees.
12Don’t run ............... the road.
Wrong!
Use "across" for movement from one side of a road to the other.
Done.
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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 is expensive to maintain.
- 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.
