Prepositions
Many freelancers live _________ one project to the next, so their income can be quite unpredictable.
FROM
Golf has a long history of male ______ (dominant)
Golf has a long history of male DOMINATION.
Parking your car on the pavement is not the ____ thing.
Parking your car on the pavement is not the DONE thing.
what / I / need / right / now / is / a / strong / cup / of / coffee / to / wake / up
What I need right now is a strong cup of coffee to wake up.
I have a long handle and a sharp metal blade.
You can use me to cut wood or chop down a tree.
What am I?
AXE
Despite losing his job, he clung ____ to the hope that he would eventually find something better.
ON
it’s a very ______ (secularise) society and people have lost touch with their traditions
It’s a very secular society and people have lost touch with their traditions
My neighbours’ kindness is the _____ thing that makes me glad I live here.
My neighbours’ kindness is the SORT OF thing that makes me glad I live here.
it / was / on / their / anniversary / that / he / proposed / to / her
It was on their anniversary that he proposed to her.
I’m small and have a sharp point.
You use me to put a picture or notice on a wall or board.
Be careful not to step on me!
What am I?
DRAWING PIN
His whole life seems to revolve _____ his career, and he rarely makes time for anything else.
AROUND
Roosevelt was often criticized _____ (harsh) in her time as first lady.
Roosevelt was often criticized HARSHLY in her time as first lady.
one / another / thing / led / to / and / we’re / now / dating / it /!
We started chatting, one thing led to another, and now we’re dating!
the / worries / thing / me / is / amount / the / of / money / politicians / are / wasting
The thing that worries me is the amount of money politicians are wasting.
I have a long handle and a soft end.
You use me with water to clean the floor.
What am I?
MOP
I find it much easier to relate ____ people who have gone through similar experiences.
TO
it was important ______ (diversity) the business rather than rely on just one successful product
it was important to DIVERSIFY the business rather than rely on just one successful product
mind / from / moving / was / abroad / the / furthest / my / thing / until / I / got / that / job / offer
Moving abroad was the furthest thing from my mind until I got that job offer.
only / it / was / after / the / meeting / that / they / realized / the / importance / of / the / report
It was only after the meeting that they realized the importance of the report.
I’m made of metal and usually have an open end.
You use me to turn nuts and bolts.
What am I?
SPANNER
My colleagues are always taking the mickey____ ____ me for being the first person to leave the office.
OUT OF
I couldn’t speak any German and Hans had no English, but ______ (bizzare) we managed a great conversation
I couldn’t speak any German and Hans had no English, but BIZZARELY we managed a great conversation
completely / call / meant / I / to / you / but / one / what / with / thing / and / another / I / forgot
I meant to call you, but what with one thing and another, I completely forgot.
annoys / what / me / the / most / is / that / no / one / seems / to / be / listening
What annoys me the most is that no one seems to be listening.
I’m a tool with a sharp metal end.
You use me with a hammer to cut or shape wood or stone.
What am I?
CHIESEL