Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1Do you believe ............... ghosts?
Wrong!
We use "in" after "believe" when we mean to think something exists or is real.
2Susan is a doctor. She specializes ............... emergency healthcare.
Wrong!
We use "in" after "specializes" to name a field or area of work.
3I hope you succeed ............... your attempt.
Wrong!
We use "in" after "succeed" to show the activity or attempt that is successful.
4The house was broken ............... when the family was away.
Wrong!
The phrasal verb is "break into" when someone enters a building illegally.
5He was driving carelessly and crashed ............... a tree.
Wrong!
We use "into" after "crashed" to show hitting something after moving toward it.
6This circle is divided ............... eight equal parts.
Wrong!
We use "into" after "divided" when one thing is separated to make parts.
7Her book has been translated ............... several languages.
Wrong!
We use "into" after "translated" to show the target language.
8The truck collided ............... a car, killing three people.
Wrong!
We use "with" after "collided" to show the thing that was hit.
9She filled the bottle ............... warm water.
Wrong!
We use "with" after "filled" to name what is put inside something.
10He provides the poor ............... food.
Wrong!
We use "with" in the pattern "provide someone with something".
11Do you know what happened ............... her?
Wrong!
We use "to" after "happened" to show the person affected by an event.
12I have invited all of them ............... my wedding.
Wrong!
We use "to" after "invited" before the event someone is asked to attend.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Do you believe in ghosts?
- Susan is a doctor. She specializes in emergency healthcare.
- I hope you succeed in your attempt.
- The house was broken into when the family was away.
- He was driving carelessly and crashed into a tree.
- This circle is divided into eight equal parts.
- Her book has been translated into several languages.
- The truck collided with a car, killing three people.
- She filled the bottle with warm water.
- He provides the poor with food.
- Do you know what happened to her?
- I have invited all of them to my wedding.
