{"id":3858,"date":"2018-08-16T17:51:16","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T00:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.getmorevocab.com\/?page_id=3858"},"modified":"2019-11-24T05:13:30","modified_gmt":"2019-11-24T10:13:30","slug":"common-preposition-mistakes-practice-exercise","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/getmorevocab.com\/common-preposition-mistakes-practice-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Preposition Mistakes: Practice 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This exercise, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/getmorevocab.com\/common-preposition-mistakes-practice-exercise2\/\">this one<\/a>, go with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/getmorevocab.com\/common-preposition-mistakes-english-learners\/\">this article<\/a> on preposition mistakes that English learners make. Read the article, and then try the practice exercise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instructions<\/strong>: Decide which preposition is missing. In some cases, no preposition is needed.<\/p>\n<p>1. Do you know how long it would be to travel from London to Brighton ____ <strong>train<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(1)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer1\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">Do you know how long it would be to travel from London to Brighton <strong>by train<\/strong>?<\/div>\n<p>2. I&#8217;d appreciate it if you didn&#8217;t <strong>discuss <\/strong>____ politics at the dinner table.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(2)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer2\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">I&#8217;d appreciate it if you didn&#8217;t <strong>discuss <\/strong>politics at the dinner table. (no preposition)<\/div>\n<p>3. A worryingly high percentage of incoming college freshmen will never <strong>graduate <\/strong>____ college.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(3)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer3\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">A worryingly high percentage of incoming college freshmen will never <strong>graduate from<\/strong> college.<\/div>\n<p>4. Our customers tend to get frustrated if we don&#8217;t <strong>respond <\/strong>____ their requests right away.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(4)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer4\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">Our customers tend to get frustrated if we don&#8217;t <strong>respond to<\/strong> their requests right away.<\/div>\n<p>5. You two look like twins. I can&#8217;t believe you&#8217;re not <strong>related <\/strong>____ each other.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(5)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer5\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">You two look like twins. I can&#8217;t believe you&#8217;re not <strong>related to<\/strong> each other.<\/div>\n<p>6. Some people prefer to go out for a drink instead of <strong>going <\/strong>____ <strong>home <\/strong>right after work.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(6)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer6\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">Some people prefer to go out for a drink instead of <strong>going home<\/strong> right after work. (no preposition)<\/div>\n<p>7. After getting over an illness, your diet should <strong>consist <\/strong>____ mostly bland food.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(7)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer7\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">After getting over an illness, your diet should <strong>consist of<\/strong> mostly bland food.<\/div>\n<p>8. Many people feel that all other types of ketchup are <strong>inferior <\/strong>____ Heinz.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(8)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer8\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">Many people feel that all other types of ketchup are <strong>inferior to<\/strong> Heinz.<\/div>\n<p>9. Professor McGillicuddy was surprised by my writing skills. He said he didn&#8217;t know I was <strong>capable <\/strong>____ such high quality work.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(9)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer9\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">Professor McGillicuddy was surprised by my writing skills. He said he didn&#8217;t know I was <strong>capable of<\/strong> such high quality work.<\/div>\n<p>10. Should we be <strong>worried <\/strong>____ layoffs?<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(10)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer10\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">Should we be <strong>worried about <\/strong>layoffs?<\/div>\n<p>11. In your culture, do people take off their shoes before <strong>entering <\/strong>____ <strong>the house<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(11)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer11\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">In your culture, do people take off their shoes before <strong>entering the house<\/strong>? (no preposition)<\/div>\n<p>12. Some criminals walk free <strong>despite <\/strong>____ an overwhelming amount of evidence against them.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(12)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer12\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">Some criminals walk free <strong>despite <\/strong> an overwhelming amount of evidence against them. (no preposition)<\/div>\n<p>13. Dan had a house in this neighborhood when he was still <strong>married <\/strong>____ his first wife.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(13)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer13\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">Dan had a house in this neighborhood when he was still <strong>married to<\/strong> his first wife.<\/div>\n<p>14. My aunt was telling us how she thinks social media is <strong>responsible <\/strong>____ society&#8217;s decline.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(14)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer14\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">My aunt was telling us how she thinks social media is <strong>responsible for<\/strong> society&#8217;s decline.<\/div>\n<p>15. I&#8217;ve never <strong>been <\/strong>____ Venice, but I&#8217;d absolutely love to.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(15)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer15\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">I&#8217;ve never <strong>been to<\/strong> Venice, but I&#8217;d absolutely love to.<\/div>\n<p>16. How long have you been <strong>waiting <\/strong>____ your package to arrive?<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(16)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer16\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">How long have you been <strong>waiting for <\/strong>your package to arrive?<\/div>\n<p>17. Sandra says she had to <strong>fill <\/strong>____ dozens of forms when she applied for residency here.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(17)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer17\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">Sandra says she had to <strong>fill out\/in<\/strong> dozens of forms when she applied for residency here. (<em><strong>fill out<\/strong><\/em> is preferred in AmE, <em><strong>fill in<\/strong><\/em> is preferred in BrE)<\/div>\n<p>18. If you have a migraine, perhaps you shouldn&#8217;t sit <strong>near <\/strong>____ the window. It&#8217;s really bright out.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(18)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer18\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">If you have a migraine, perhaps you shouldn&#8217;t sit <strong>near <\/strong>the window. It&#8217;s really bright out. (no preposition)<\/div>\n<p>19. A surprisingly large number of people get <strong>addicted <\/strong>____ Facebook games.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(19)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer19\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">A surprisingly large number of people get <strong>addicted to<\/strong> Facebook games.<\/div>\n<p>20. I studied Spanish ____ <strong>four years<\/strong> in high school, but I didn&#8217;t really learn much.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(20)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer20\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">I studied Spanish <strong>for four years<\/strong> in high school, but I didn&#8217;t really learn much.<\/div>\n<p>21. Melanie had amassed a small fortune, but she never <strong>bragged<\/strong> ____ her money or her success.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(21)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer21\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">Melanie had amassed a small fortune, but she never <strong>bragged about<\/strong> her money or her success.<\/div>\n<p>22. The meal was <strong>accompanied <\/strong>____ a fine French wine.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(22)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer22\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">The meal was <strong>accompanied by<\/strong> a fine French wine.<\/div>\n<p>23. Some visitors to the United States find it strange that store clerks <strong>smile <\/strong>____ their customers.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(23)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer23\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">Some visitors to the United States find it strange that store clerks <strong>smile at<\/strong> their customers.<\/div>\n<p>24. Have you ever accidentally walked out of a store without <strong>paying <\/strong>____ something?<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(24)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer24\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">Have you ever accidentally walked out of a store without <strong>paying for<\/strong> something?<\/div>\n<p>25. I think I did well on the test. I had <strong>the same<\/strong> answers ____ Gustavo, and he always gets good grades.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(25)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer25\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">I think I did well on the test. I had <strong>the same<\/strong> answers <strong>as <\/strong>Gustavo, and he always gets good grades.<\/div>\n<p><em>For more practice, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/getmorevocab.com\/practice-exercises\/\">Practice Exercise<\/a> section of the site.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This exercise, as well as this one, go with&nbsp;this article on preposition mistakes that English learners make. Read the article, and then try the practice exercise. Instructions: Decide which preposition is missing. In some cases, no preposition is needed. 1. 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