PREPOSITIONS
A true sportsperson is good ______ losing as well as winning.
AT
VERB - NOUN
encourage
ENCOURAGEMENT
It is not known when chopsticks first began to be used. ___________, it is fairly certain that they were invented in China.
HOWEVER
This room is a mess. I'd better ________ up.
TIDY
The explorers succeeded _______ reaching the South Pole.
IN
NEGATIVE
understand
MISUNDERSTAND
By the time we reach old age, most ____ us have spent 20 years sleeping.
OF
I always ________ up after dinner.
WASH
Sam's crazy ________ Liverpool FC. He's got poster all over his room.
ABOUT
VERB - NOUN
save
SAFETY
In 1930 much of the USA and Canada was affected by a long-term drought, ______ continued for a decade.
WHICH
Some members of the band want solo careers, so the band will probably ____________ soon.
SPLIT UP
When they record songs they save them ________ a computer.
ON
ADJECTIVE - VERB
amazing
AMAZE
As soon _________ you have found out what your learning style is, there are a number of strategies you can put into practice to improve _____ you learn.
AS / HOW
We can't ___________, we have to keep trying to save our planet!
GIVE UP
The queen insisted ___ greeting all her guests personally.
ON
VERB - ADJECTIVE - ADVERB
care
CAREFUL - CARFULLY
It well known that people can become addicted _____ anything. According to the writer of THE FIX, people can even get hooked on cupcakes. The modern cupcake is wonderful, it looks __________ a miniature birthday cake.
TO / LIKE
I can't _______ how to do this Chemistry experiment.
WORK OUT