Question

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH APPROPRIATE WORDS:

1. The puppy was hiding _____ the sofa.
2. Stop worrying _____ your future.
3. When I stepped _____ the lift, I found it had stopped working.
4. We had to use a bridge to go _____ the river.
5. Please switch _____ all lights and fans when you leave the room.
6. Ronnie is married _____ my cousin.
7. I had lived in this town _____ ten years.
8. The gift came _____ a birthday card.

Answer 1

1)under

2) about

3)to

4) across

5)of

6)to

7)for

8) with

Answer 2

Answer:

1. The puppy was hiding under the sofa.

2. Stop worrying about your future.

3. When I stepped into the lift, I found it had stopped working.

4. We had to use a bridge to go across the river.

5. Please switch off all lights and fans when you leave the room.

6. Ronnie is married to my cousin.

7. I had lived in this town for ten years.

8. The gift came with a birthday card.

Explanation:

• A preposition is defined as “a word that connects a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun to another word, esp. to a verb, another noun, or an adjective”, according to the Cambridge Dictionary.
• Prepositions play a vital role in the formation of connections between words.

1. Prepositions of Time –

Prepositions are used to show when something is happening.

For example:

• She will be meeting us on Thursday.

• We have been asked to work from office until the end of July.

2. Prepositions of Place –

Prepositions are used indicate the place or position of something.

For example:

• I have kept the notebook I borrowed from you on on your desk.

• Maya hid behind the fridge.

3. Prepositions of Direction –

Prepositions are used to denote the direction in which something travels or moves.

For example:

• The boy ran toward his mother the moment he saw her

• Tom jumped into the lake to help his dog.

4. Prepositions of Location –

Prepositions are used to employed to denote the location of a particular object.

For example:

• Make sure you keep the book back in its place after you finish studying.

• I lay on the floor for a really long time.

5. Prepositions of Spatial Relationship –

Prepositions are used to denote an object’s movement away from the source and towards a source.

For example:

• Micky sat leaning against the wall.

• Charlotte sat beside the stairs of the school.

6. Prepositional Phrase –

Prepositions are used for a combination of a preposition and a noun(the object it is affecting).

For example:

• Make sure you fill in all the important documents at once.

• William was able to finish it only with the help of his parents.

Therefore, the answers will be as follows:

• The puppy was hiding
• under
• the sofa.
• 2. Stop worrying
• about
• your future.
• 3. When I stepped
• into
• the lift, I found it had stopped working.
• 4. We had to use a bridge to go
• across
• the river.
• 5. Please switch
• off
• all lights and fans when you leave the room.
• 6. Ronnie is married
• to
• my cousin.
• 7. I had lived in this town
• for
• ten years.
• 8. The gift came
• with
• a birthday card.