Preposition

 

Fill in the blanks with in, under, in front of, over, on, next to, behind:

·        There is a rabbit _______the picture.

·        The boy is sitting _________the chair.

·        Ria is _________the room.

·        The pencil is ________her hand.

·        My friend lives __________Delhi.

·        I have no money ________my purse.

·        The cat is sitting __________the floor.

·        We live ______the tenth floor.

·        Set the mats ________the table.

·        An old lady is sitting ____________the tree.

·        There is a tree _____________ the house.

·        Sita is sitting _____________Rita.

·        Tom is hiding _______________the box.

·       Mangoes are __________the basket.

Passive Voice – Exercises

Fill in the correct passive form of the verb in parentheses.

1. After the earthquake, aid was sent to the people of Haiti. (sent)
2. The electricity was cut off because the bill hadn’t been paid. (not pay)

1. Penicillin ______ by Alexander Fleming in 1928. (discover)
2. Statements ______ from all the witnesses at this moment. (take)
3. Whales ______ by an international ban on whaling. (must protect)
4. Both weddings _______ by Good Taste. (cater)
5. A Picasso ____ from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.(steal)
6. ____ this washing machine ______in Germany? (make)
7. Tea _____ in China. (grow)
8. When we reached the airport, we found that all the flights____ due to the storm. (cancel)
9. The fax _____ until tomorrow morning. (not send)
10. The soundtrack of a movie _____ always _____ after the filming is finished. (is/add)

 

Answers

 

1. was discovered
2. are being taken
3. must be protected
4. were catered
5. was stolen
6. Was/made
7. is grown
8. had been cancelled
9. won’t be sent
10. is/added