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Lesson 4. Practice 2. Verbs and Prepositions (Basic, A Level)

Practice 1

Instructions

Based on this lesson, fill in each blank using the verb (and other words) in parentheses, including the correct preposition. In one or more sentences, you may not need to use a preposition.

When you are finished, click “Answer.”

You can use the “tab button” on your keyboard to move between blanks and the “Answer” buttons.

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1. (help)  Can you me my homework?

Can you help me with my homework?

2. (approve)  Do you children spending hours on their smartphones?

Do you approve of children spending hours on their smartphones?

3. (work)  John two jobs.

John works two jobs.

4. (care)  He’s a terrible doctor. He only making money.

… He only cares about making money.

5. (not / work)  Can we meet next week? This week me.

… This week does not work for me.

(Also: This week doesn’t work for me.)

 If you are having problems, study the lesson again. Then come back to this practice.

6. (not / care)  Corporations use so much plastic because they do not care about polluting the planet.

Corporations use so much plastic because they do not care about polluting the planet.

7. (work)  Does your father an engineer in this company?

Does your father work as an engineer in this company?

8. (not / work)  Yelling at me all the time me. You are never going to convince me like that.

Yelling at me all the time does not work on me…

Yelling at me all the time doesn’t work on me…

9. (not / really / care)  I this kind of food. Can we go to a different restaurant?

I do not really care for this type of food…

I don’t really care for this type of food…

I really do not care for this type of food…

I really don’t care for this type of food…

10. (plan)  Are you taking a trip this summer?

Are you planning on taking a trip this summer?

11. (prevent)  Vitamin C can you getting the flu.

Vitamin C can prevent you from getting the flu.

12. (care)  I hope I can my parents when they are old.

I hope I can care for my parents when they are old.

More Practice

Practice 1. Fill in the blanks using the correct prepositions after the verbs in this lesson.

Practice 2. Complete sentences using the verbs and prepositions in this lesson. (this page)

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