Confusing prepositions
Beside / Besides flour, you also need sugar and eggs to make a cake.
Besides flour, you also need sugar and eggs to make a cake.
be careful
be mindful
What country did Saint Patrick's Day begin in?
Ireland
Seek out / for / of
synonym: look for
seek out
She is finishing up her _______________ in marketing.
a. resume b. qualification c. to handle d. expectation
She is finishing up her qualification in marketing.
b. qualification
The ball was hidden between / among the leaves.
The ball was hidden among the leaves.
do more than is necessary
overdo
What holiday celebrates US soldiers who have died?
Memorial Day
Set down / up / on
synonym: to start
Set up
He became _________ in Latin and Greek.
a. personnel b. available c. proficient d. amazing
He became proficient in Latin and Greek.
c. proficient
I haven't played violin for / since 10 years.
I haven't played violin for 10 years.
to understand, interpret
to perceive
In what month is Thanksgiving celebrated?
November
stay in / on / up top of
synonym - stay organized
stay on top of
Our ________is that students will do their homework.
a. expectation d. determination c. interviewer d. available
Our expectation is that students will do their homework.
a. expectation
She works all day, so I do not see her during / for the day.
She works all day, so I do not see her during the day.
make something more difficult
to hinder
Which UK holiday marks the beginning of spring / summer and is celebrated by dancing around a tall pole?
May Day
stay in / on / with track
synonym - follow a course, go as planned
stay on track
After I finished school, I started _______ for jobs.
a. handling b. expecting c. writing d. applying
After I finished school, I started applying for jobs.
d. applying
As / Like someone who has experienced insomnia, I advise you not to drink coffee before bed.
As someone who has experienced insomnia, I advise you not to drink coffee before bed.
completely, in detail
thoroughly
On Halloween children go trick-or-treating. What is trick-or-treating?
Children dress up in costumes, walk around their neighborhoods, and knock on their neighbor's doors. When they open the doors, the children say "trick-or-treat" and their neighbors give them candy.
Put in / on / off time
synonym- spend time
put in time
My mother does the cooking and my father ______ the grocery shopping.
a. is proficient b. handles c. applies d. goes
My mother does the cooking and my father handles the grocery shopping.
b. handles