Fill in the blanks.
1Parts of the Netherlands are ............... sea level.
Wrong!
Use "below" for something lower than a measured level or standard.
2............... 200 students participated in the program.
Wrong!
Use "Over" to mean more than a number.
3He was booked for driving at ............... 100 miles an hour.
Wrong!
Use "over" to mean more than a speed, amount, or number.
4There is a lot of cloud ............... the southern part of the country.
Wrong!
Use "over" when something covers or is spread across an area.
5He was nervous because he was leaving home ............... the first time.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "for the first time".
6I am extremely grateful ............... you.
Wrong!
Use "to" after "grateful" before the person you thank.
7I am quite pleased ............... my result.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "with" or "at" after "pleased" before a result.
8I was hoping to get a mobile phone ............... my birthday.
Wrong!
Use "for" to show the occasion or purpose of a gift.
9I saw him throwing stones ............... the dogs.
Wrong!
Use "at" after "throwing stones" to show the target.
10We went out ............... the rain.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "despite" or "in spite of" to mean that something happened although there was a problem.
11I prefer people to call me ............... my first name.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "by my first name".
12The storm blew our roof ...............
Wrong!
The phrasal verb "blew off" means the wind removed something from its place.
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- Parts of the Netherlands are below sea level.
- Over 200 students participated in the program.
- He was booked for driving at over 100 miles an hour.
- There is a lot of cloud over the southern part of the country.
- He was nervous because he was leaving home for the first time.
- I am extremely grateful to you.
- I am quite pleased with / at my result.
- I was hoping to get a mobile phone for my birthday.
- I saw him throwing stones at the dogs.
- We went out despite / in spite of the rain.
- I prefer people to call me by my first name.
- The storm blew our roof off