Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition
1. One must never live ……………………….. their means.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. They have a house …………………………. the lake.
Correct!
Wrong!
Near is enough.
3. The girl sat …………………….. her mother.
Correct!
Wrong!
Beside means by the side of.
4. …………………….. being small, the house requires a lot of expenses.
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Wrong!
Besides means in addition to.
5. What are the main differences …………………………. dogs, wolves and foxes?
Correct!
Wrong!
We say differences between, not differences among.
6. She goes to work regularly ………………………….. her health problems.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either despite or in spite of is possible here.
7. She takes good care ………………………. her health.
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Wrong!
8. She takes ……………………… her mother.
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Wrong!
Take after means resemble.
9. They put …………………….. the fire with much difficulty.
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Wrong!
Put out = extinguish.
10. The meeting has been put ………………………
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Wrong!
Put off = postpone
11. The birds flew ……………………….. the trees.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
12. Don’t run ……………………….. the road.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- One must never live above their means.
- They have a house near the lake.
- The girl sat beside her mother.
- Besides being small, the house requires a lot of expenses.
- What are the main differences between dogs, wolves and foxes?
- She goes to work regularly despite / in spite of her health problems.
- She takes good care of her health.
- She takes after her mother.
- They put out the fire with much difficulty.
- The meeting has been put off.
- The birds flew above / over the trees.
- Don’t run across the road.
