Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.
1. There is something ……………………. the piano.
a) under
b) below
c) underneath
2. Parts of Holland are …………………. sea level.
a) below
b) under
3. She is …………………….. average in intelligence.
a) below
b) under
4. ………………… history, we have to study civics and geography.
a) Beside
b) Besides
5. A lot of businesses are going ………………… because of the financial crisis.
a) below
b) under
6. I don’t like the colour of those shoes; ………………… they are too small for me.
a) beside
b) besides
7. You can’t see that film if you are ………………….. 18.
a) below
b) under
8. He divided his money ………………….. his wife, his son and his daughter.
a) between
b) among
9. ……………… the first to arrive was the Mayor.
a) Among
b) Between
Answers
1. There is something under / underneath the piano.
2. Parts of Holland are below sea level.
3. She is below average in intelligence.
4. Besides history, we have to study civics and geography.
5. A lot of businesses are going under because of the financial crisis.
6. I don’t like the colour of those shoes; besides they are too small for me.
7. You can’t see that film if you are under 18.
8. He divided his money between his wife, his son and his daughter.
9. Among the first to arrive was the Mayor.
