Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1The summer term starts ............... April 10th.
Wrong!
2The plane is about to take ...............
Wrong!
When a plane takes off, it leaves the ground and becomes airborne.
3The fire in the basement has been put ...............
Wrong!
Put out = extinguish
4The train leaves ............... half past six tomorrow morning.
Wrong!
Use at with clock times.
5Although I respect his work, I do not quite agree ............... him.
Wrong!
6We have already discussed this question ............... length.
Wrong!
7She has been like that ............... her childhood.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either since or from is possible here.
8We use altimeters to measure height ............... sea level.
Wrong!
9The insect crawled ............... my leg.
Wrong!
10She is experimenting ............... a new hair color.
Wrong!
11I got a diamond necklace ............... my birthday.
Wrong!
12I haven’t written ............... him for months.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The summer term starts on April 10th.
- The plane is about to take off
- The fire in the basement has been put out
- The train leaves at half past six tomorrow morning.
- Although I respect his work, I do not quite agree with him.
- We have already discussed this question at length.
- She has been like that since/from her childhood.
- We use altimeters to measure height above sea level.
- The insect crawled up my leg.
- She is experimenting with a new hair color.
- I got a diamond necklace for my birthday.
- I haven’t written to him for months.
