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PREPOSITIONS 3
For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer

1. I always have trouble ________ prepositions.

a. to
b. with
c. at
d. for

2. I’m going home ________ two weeks.

a. in
b. on
c. later
d. at

3. Long hair was fashionable ________ the 1970s.

a. in
b. on
c. at
d. --- (no preposition)

4. Fill the gap. He likes being called ________ his first name.
a. by
b. with
c. for
d. to

5. I’ve lived in Paris ________ 5 years.

a. during
b. since
c. while
d. for

6. Sometimes our teacher gets angry if she is ________ a bad mood.

a. on
b. at
c. in
d. to

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PREPOSITIONS 3 answers

1.
a. Wrong.
b. Correct.
c. Wrong.
d. Wrong.

2.
a. Correct.. We say ‘Something will happen in two weeks.’
b. Wrong.
c. Wrong.
d. Wrong.

3.
a. Correct.
b. Wrong.
c. Wrong.
d. Wrong.

4.
a. Correct. ‘He likes being called by his first name’ is correct.
b. Wrong.
c. Wrong.
d. Wrong.

5.
a. Wrong. During + noun e.g. I fell asleep during the film.
b. Wrong. Since + a point in time e.g. since 1996 or yesterday.
c. Wrong. While + subject + verb e.g. while I was watching TV...
d. Correct. For + a period of time.

6.
a. Wrong.
b. Wrong.
c. Correct. We say someone is in a good or bad mood.
d. Wrong.

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