Prepositions
Hans is starting to fall _______ at school because he’s missed a lot of classes.
BEHIND
There’s a new café in town ______ you can eat as much as you like
WHERE
Brendan is going to borrow / lend me his sleeping bag for the camping trip
Jack is one of my classmates performs / performing in the concert this evening
PERFORMING
I find it hard to focus ____ my work with so much noise.
ON
I don’t know how Martha copes _______ so much homework.
WITH
Nelson Mandela, ______ was the president of South Africa, is one of my role models.
WHO
They gave me a ten percent cost / discount because the box was damaged.
DISCOUNT
Children giving / given too many sweets are likely to have problems with their teeth.
GIVEN
Interstellar, _____ I saw twice at the cinema, is one of my favourite films
WHICH
Do you mind if I go to my room? I really need to revise _____ my exam.
FOR
I’ve got a neighbour _______ works as a police officer
WHO/THAT
Lilly reads the newspaper every day so she has good general knowledge / intelligence
KNOWLEDGE
My neighbours have got mice lived / living under the floor in their house
LIVING
The currency / exchange rate in the USA is the dollar
CURRENCY
Helen has learnt the words to this song ______ heart
BY
That’s the woman ________ children go to our school.
WHOSE
She’s been paying / saving a little money every week because she wants to buy a new tablet.
SAVING
Snowdon is a mountain in Wales climbing / which I climbed last summer.
WHICH I CLIMBED
The song played / playing on the radio at the moment is one of my favourites.
PLAYING
You should try to sum _____ your argument more clearly.
UP
A thermos flask is a type of bottle ______ can keep liquids hot or cold.
You just need to use your common / practical sense to work out the answer
COMMON
The Sagrada Familia is a famous building in Barcelona which he designed / designed by Antoni Gaudí.
DESIGNED BY
That oak tree, planting / which was planted by my great grandfather, is nearly a hundred years old.
WHICH WAS PLANTED