The cat was on the table; then it jumped ____ the table.
✅ off ❌ down
- Off is the opposite of on. The cat was on the table and then it jumped off.
He fell ____ his motorbike when he was riding very fast.
✅ off ❌ down
- Off is the opposite of on. The man was on the motorbike and then he fell off.
Rob rarely makes it home ____ time for dinner.
✅ in ❌ on
- In time does not refer to punctuality. It means ‘soon enough’, or ‘not too late’. It’s common to use in time with for + noun or to + infinitive.
- This sentence means that Rob rarely arrives soon enough or with enough time for dinner.
___ the end of the school day, we always put our chairs on our desk and wipe the board.
✅ At ❌ In
- At the end is used to refer to the end, or final part, of something physical or of a time. We normally say at the end of + noun: the day, the street, the year, the book, etc.
Students who fail to arrive ____ time will not be allowed into class.
✅ on ❌ in
- On time means ‘punctually’ or ‘according to schedule’. This sentence means that the students who don’t arrive punctually will not be allowed into class.
He got married ____ his boss.
✅ to ❌ with
- Say get married to someone.
I spent all my money ____ clothes.
✅ on ❌ in
- We say spend money on something, or invest money in something.
We want to invest the money ____ a big house.
✅ in ❌ on
- We say spend money on something, but invest money in something.
She smiled ____ him, and he blushed.
✅ at ❌ to
- Say laugh, shout or smile at someone.
She reminds me ____ her mother.
✅ of ❌ about
- Something or someone may remind you of another thing or person.
They succeeded ____ forcing the company to accept the deal.
✅ in ❌ on
- Say succeed in something or doing something.
You're always arguing ____ your dad.
✅ with ❌ about
- Say argue with someone (about something).
I'm fed up ____ my new boss. I hate him.
✅ with ❌ of
- If you are fed up with something or someone it means that you are annoyed, disappointed or angry, usually because you have had to tolerate this person or thing for a long time.
He's very kind ____ the children.
✅ to ❌ of
- Say be kind to someone.
- We can also use kind in the expression: ‘It’s very kind of you (to do this).’ We can say this when we are grateful to someone for something they have done.
The place was full ____ people and energy.
✅ of ❌ with
- If a place or a container is full of things or people it means that there are a lot of things or people.
Dr Karl was offended and he was quiet ____ the rest of the evening.
✅ for ❌ during
- We use for + length of time to say how long something happens. With for, we answer the question how long.
- How long was Dr Karl quiet?
He did yoga with her ____ the start of their relationship.
✅ from ❌ since
- We use since and from + starting point. They are used to mark the beginning of something: an action, a state or an event.
- The difference is that we normally use since with present or past perfect tenses and from in other cases.