Wednesday, 13 May 2015

Test your Prepositions

Prepositions not only baffle the  non-native learners of English, but also the native speakers and the following drill will help you become more conscious of them.




Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions and type your answers in the comment section

  1.  Write -------- pencil.
  2.  Write -------- a piece of paper.
  3.  Write --------- blue ink
  4.  I installed the fan ------------ the ceiling.
  5.  He went ------------ the room and stood ----------- a corner.
  6.  I kept the flower pot ----------the window sill.
  7.  I translated the phrase ----------- English.
  8.  He was standing -------- the door(near the door)
  9.  He was standing -------- the window(near the window)
  10.  He was standing ------- the bed(near the bed)
  11.  I saw the wedding dress ------------ the shop window(the dress was very close to the window pane)
  12. He had a scar ------- his face(It was a long scar)
  13. I shouted --------- him to stop.(I raised my voice to grab his attention)
  14. I shouted --------- him( I spoke to him angrily)
  15. He went ------- car, but I went -------my bike.
  16. We can't pay ---- cash, we will pay ------- credit card.



4 comments:

Unknown said...

1. by
2. on
3. with
4. on
5. into - at
6. on
7. into
8. at
9. at
10. by
11.in
12. on
13.for
14.at
15.by - by
16.with - by

Teacher said...

1) Incorrect
2) Correct
3) Incorrect
4)Correct
5)Very nice (into, at is possible, inside a room, the corner has some space and we stand in that space, so 'in' would be better.
6)Correct
7)Correct
8)Correct
9)Correct, 'by' is also possible
10)Correct
11)Correct and an excellent answer
12)On is possible but not accurate because it was a long scar
13 Incorrect
14Correct
15 by-correct, the other clause is incorrect
16 Incorrect, the other clause is correct.

Unknown said...

Thank you!
The 2nd attempt
1. with
3. with
13. to
15. on (not sure, but can not find any variant)
16. in

Teacher said...

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