Prepositions
Synonyms
Variants
Synonyms
Surprise me
100
I decided to stay home and watch TV last night rather than go ....
OUT
100
A synonym of to discover.
FIND OUT
100
If someone is ill, you look after/ look into/ look after them.
LOOK AFTER
100
to remove clothing
TAKE OFF
100
T or F? to get out of doing something means to finish the activity
F
200
John was driving home when suddenly his car broke...
DOWN
200
A synonym of to explode.
BLOW UP
200
If you don't know a word, you set it up/ make it up/ look it up.
LOOK IT UP
200
to investigate
LOOK INTO
200
to assemble
PUT TOGETHER
300
The puzzle was difficult but I managed to work it ....
OUT
300
A synonym of to reject.
TURN DOWN
300
Students who don;t like college often decide to hand over/ get out/ drop out.
DROP OUT
300
to extinguish a fire
PUT OUT
300
T or F? the opposite of to land is to take up
F
400
I tried phoning you last night but I couldn't get ....
THROUGH
400
A synonym of to cancel.
CALL OFF
400
The milk smell terrible. I think it has broken off/ gone off/ held off.
GONE OFF
400
to have respect and admire someone
LOOK UP TO
400
to invite someone on a date
ASK OUT/ TAKE OUT
500
I don't feel too well, I might be coming .... .... the flu.
DOWN WITH
500
A synonym of to postpone.
PUT OFF
500
When you leave the country, your parents turn you up/ hand you down/ see you off at the airport.
SEE OFF
500
to resemble a family member
TAKE AFTER
500
to consider someone inferior
LOOK DOWN ON