Fill in the blanks.
1The boy gave vent ............... his anger by shouting at his mother.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "give vent to" when someone expresses a strong feeling.
2The conference began ............... 10 a.m.
Wrong!
Use "at" with a specific clock time.
3He wrote a letter ............... his father.
Wrong!
We usually use "to" after a letter when we name the person who receives it.
4He lives a few miles away ............... the station.
Wrong!
Use "from" after away to show distance from a place.
5This road leads ............... the museum.
Wrong!
Use "to" after lead when a road takes you in the direction of a place.
6They sat ............... a tree.
Wrong!
Use "under" for a position directly beneath something such as a tree.
7He was born ............... 1970.
Wrong!
Use "in" with years.
8His uncle was killed ............... an accident.
Wrong!
Use "in" with an accident when saying how someone was killed or hurt.
9............... these roads, the right one leads to the airport.
Wrong!
Use "Of" to mean one member selected from a group.
10These shoes are made ............... leather.
Wrong!
Use "of" when the original material is still recognizable, as leather is in shoes.
11I have been teaching English ............... 15 years.
Wrong!
Use "for" with a length of time such as 15 years.
12None of them turned ...............
Wrong!
The phrasal verb "turn up" means arrive or appear.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The boy gave vent to his anger by shouting at his mother.
- The conference began at 10 a.m.
- He wrote a letter to his father.
- He lives a few miles away from the station.
- This road leads to the museum.
- They sat under a tree.
- He was born in 1970.
- His uncle was killed in an accident.
- Of these roads, the right one leads to the airport.
- These shoes are made of leather.
- I have been teaching English for 15 years.
- None of them turned up
