FCE End of course revision (prepositions and confusing words)

• ESOL
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

End of course revision

Dependent prepositions

Adapted from 'Dependent Prepositions' @tinyteacher

1. The pilot __________ the passengers that the plane was about to land.

1. informed
2. said
3. spoke
4. suggested

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2. I have to __________ that I'm terrible at maths.

1. tell
2. warn
3. inform
4. admit

3. The bank robber __________ to start shooting unless his demands were met.

1. warned
2. threatened
3. informed
4. told

4. When the journalists asked about her new marriage, she __________ that she was very happy.

1. informed
2. insisted
3. discussed
4. told

6. He __________ that he had been involved in any crimes.

1. denied
2. admitted
3. confessed
4. responded

7. Nobody died in the accident, but 20 people were ________.

1. damaged
2. injured
3. spoiled
4. broken

8. Look at this advertisement, it ____ there’s 50% of everything at Yvonne’s boutique – shall we go?

1. says
2. notices
3. advises
4. writes

9.I’ve been studying English for 2 years now, and I still can’t ___ it very well.

1. talk
2. say
3. tell
4. speak

10. Ken’s _____ is not what it used to be, he’s always forgetting where he’s put things.

1. remember
2. memoirs
3. memory
4. souvenirs

11. She __________ her children, she gives them whatever they want.

1. damages
2. ruins
3. hurts
4. spoils

12. The government is encouraging everyone to ______ water by not washing their cars.

1. waste
2. save
3. spend
4. use