In / On / At Exercises PDFSet 3: In, On, At: Idiomatic Collocations

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Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.The house was ___ fire, and the neighbours called 999.

a) inb) atc) ond) by

2.She was ___ tears when she heard the sad news.

a) inb) onc) atd) with

3.You broke the window. It was clearly your mistake — you're ___ fault.

a) inb) onc) byd) at

4.The children are ___ risk of getting lost in the crowd.

a) inb) atc) ond) to

5.She did it ___ purpose — it wasn't an accident.

a) onb) inc) atd) for

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1."on"(c)

'On fire' is a fixed expression meaning burning. We always say 'on fire', never 'in fire' or 'at fire'.

2."in"(a)

'In tears' is a fixed expression meaning crying. We say 'in tears', 'in pain', 'in love' — 'in' often describes an emotional or physical state.

3."at"(d)

'At fault' means responsible for a mistake or problem. This is a fixed expression — we always say 'at fault'.

4."at"(b)

'At risk' means in danger of something bad happening. We say 'at risk of' something.

5."on"(a)

'On purpose' means deliberately, intentionally. The opposite is 'by accident'. We always say 'on purpose', never 'in purpose' or 'at purpose'.

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