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Fill in the
blanks in the sentences below with suitable prepositions to form
the correct idiomatic expressions. The meanings of the
expressions are given in brackets at the end of the sentences. |
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The mentally retarded pupil has to
put ______ with his classmates' teasing. ( tolerate ) |
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The forest fire was very hard to
put ______. ( extinguish ) |
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The old couple have put ______ some
money for emergencies. ( put aside ) |
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Frederick is a good teacher because
he can put ______ what he is teaching. ( convey successfully ) |
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His family saw him ______ at the
airport. ( accompanied to point of departure ) |
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We saw ______ his scheme to cheat
us. ( discerned ) |
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The letters have to be posted by
today. Please see ______ it. ( attend to ) |
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He set ______ for Canada last
night. ( departed ) |
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They set ______ their camp in an
open space. ( erected ) |
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These people may need our help. Let
us stand ______. ( be ready to help ) |
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The abbreviation MP stands _______
Member of Parliament. ( represents ) |
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Many housewives were taken ______
by the honest-looking conman. ( deceived ) |
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She takes ______ when her boss is
away. ( assumes control ) |
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The baby takes ______ his father. (
looks like, resembles ) |
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The boys turned ______ early for
the sports practice. ( arrived ) |
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Our proposal was turned ______. (
rejected ) |
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Non-employees of the company were
turned ______. ( refused admission ) |
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Kenneth went ______ his wife to the
supermarket. ( accompanied ) |
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Answers |
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put up |
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put out |
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put by |
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put across |
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saw off |
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saw through |
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see to |
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set off |
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set up |
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stand by |
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stands for |
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taken in |
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takes over |
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takes after |
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turned up |
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turned down |
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turned away |
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went with |
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