Question

Complete the sentences with across, along,

away, by, down (to), in, off, on, out, over,

through or up.



1. My daughter is an early bird. She gets

_ _ _ _ _ _ at 7 every day of the week.

2. How can Tom get _ _ _ _ _ _ on his poor

salary?

3. Pat usually fails to get her jokes _ _ _ _ _ _.

4. Jim got _ _ _ _ _ _ his exams without much

effort.

5. You’d better get _ _ _ _ _ _ the back seat.

I’ve got my son’s safety seat in the front.

6. I’ve never got _ _ _ _ _ _ with my brother-inlaw.

7. If this secret gets _ _ _ _ _ _ , you’ll be in

trouble.

8. We’ve climbed the fence easily, but now we

can’t get _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

9. You should get _ _ _ _ _ _ with your

homework right now.

10. Kate hasn’t got _ _ _ _ _ _ her separation

with Mark.

11. The burglar got _ _ _ _ _ _ before we came

back home.

12. When Moly got _ _ _ _ _ _ the plane, she saw

all her family waiting for her.

13. Let’s get _ _ _ _ _ _ business.

14. Linda’s been unemployed for six months.

She’s getting _ _ _ _ _ _ thanks to her

parents’ help.

15. After the concert the audience got

_ _ _ _ _ _ and applauded for ten minutes.

16. Do Steve and Jess get _ _ _ _ _ _?

17. Can you tell me where I should get

_ _ _ _ _ _?

18. We hope to get _ _ _ _ _ _ for a few days at

Easter.

19. How did Liz get _ _ _ _ _ _ here? She hasn’t

got the key, has she?

20. It took me two weeks to get _ _ _ _ _ _ the

terrible flu.​

Answer 1

1.up
2.along
3. Across
4. Through
5. In
6. Along
7. Out
8. Down
9. Down to
10. Over
11. Away
12. Off
13. Down
14. Along
15. Up
16. Along
17. Off/ out
19. Away
20. Through