Question

Fill in the blank with correct prepositionchosen from those given inbrackets :

1.My birthday falls __ August (in, on).

2.They live in the __
house. (further, farther)

3.Many foods ___ milk, contain calcium (beside, besides)

4. I will arrive ___ six O'clock ( in,at)

5. we waited __ fifteen minutes ( for, since)​

Answer 1

The given blanks can be filled correctly as shown below:

1.My birthday falls in August (in, on).

2.They live in the farther  house. (further, farther)

3.Many foods besides milk, contain calcium (beside, besides)

4. I will arrive at six O'clock ( in,at)

5. we waited for fifteen minutes ( for, since)​

Answer 2

Answer:

Fill in the blank with correct preposition chosen from those given in the brackets;

1) My birthday falls on August.

2) They live in the farther house.

3) Many foods besides milk, contain calcium

4. I will arrive at six O'clock.

5. We waited for fifteen minutes.

Reasons and explanations:

(1) My birthday falls on the month of August, on is the appropriate preposition and the other option in is also a preposition but it doesn't give a appropriate sentence or meaningful sentence. These both prepositions on and in and (in) gives the words which means of location of things.

Example: I am in my school. (Location)

Example: I like to ride on a elephant.

(2) They live in the farther a distance or far away place. further means any more/additional.

Example: I house is farther than yours.

Example: I gave a further explanation for their queries.

(3) The word besides from refers apart from according to the question many food apart from/besides milk, contain calcium. The other option is the wrong one.

Example: Other than you and me, besides he is the best.

(4) I will arrive at 6'O clock, at is the prefect preposition for the timings. Referring the arrival of something time/location.

Example:

I will got to school at 9:00 am.

(5) We waited for fifteen minutes. For is the prefect preposition. The other option since means referring something about past but at this case for is the perfect option to be used. since couldn't be used in future tenses.

Example: We were here since last year.

Example: We waited in the school for our teacher.