Prepositions

Help! The house is ... fire.

• on

• at

• out

• of

After running up the hill, I was ... breath.

• out of

• off to

• out on

The miners have been ... strike for two months.

• on

• out

• after

• at

John Prior isn't here; he's . .. duty.

• on

• off

• at

• out of

The police have got the riot ... control.

• under

• at

• out of

• after

She is ... ... business in America.

• away on

• on in

• away at

• on

The lift has been ... order for two days.

• out of

• out off

• of

• under

The new rules are still ... discussion.

• under

• at

• on

• about

What are you saying is ... the point; it's not relevant at all.

• off

• out of

• at

• on

The thief was ... arrest for stealing a woman's handbag.

• under

• in

• at

• on