Take + Prepositions Exercise

Fill in the blanks using the words in the box below, then click the "Check" button to check your answers.

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1. John is going to take Cybil for a nice dinner and a late-night film.

2. She should never have taken so much responsibility at work if she wasn't willing to work nights and weekends.

3. I hate that picture which is hanging over the couch. Can we please take it ?

4. I said you were a nice person, but I take it . You are absolutely horrible!

5. Jessica was taken by the con artist. He stole over ten thousand dollars from her.

6. We went down to the beaches near Cape Canaveral to watch the space shuttle take . The launch was magnificent.

7. There was a military coup d'etat in the tiny nation. The military took the capital city and gained control of the government.

8. Jim really takes his father. They look the same, they act the same - they even have the same laugh!

9. You thought I stole your wallet?! What kind of person do you take me ?

10. When the police discovered his history of drunk driving, they took his driver's license.