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Prepositional Mayhem

Prepositional Mayhem    
     
An annoying part of learning most languages is the memorization of which prepositions to use in certain expressions. This exercise flexes that knowledge by omitting the key word and letting the preposition be a clue in deciding what word has been omitted.   Students are given the strips below, each of which has a sentence. The underlined word(s) in each sentence is/are the mystery word(s) . A student should read one of their slips' sentence, but say "hmmm" instead of the mystery word(s). Their partner must guess the mystery word(s), guided by the context.
     
This game works well as a mingler, and it can also be played in pairs or larger groups (where several people guess at once).
     

     
He accused me of stealing his hippopotamus, but why would I do that?

I was disappointed at the news that God is disappointed with me.

My little boy is addicted to menthol cigarettes.

Do you disapprove of a dress wearing a man?

Americans advertise for brides in Martian newspapers.

My grandmother is famous for her oven-roasted curry.

I’m afraid of the man who lives under my bed.

My robot is fluent in six languages, including beep-ese.

My invisible friend always agrees with me. Don’t you??!!

“I’m full of hope for the future,” said the Martian as he destroyed the Sun.

I suspect that I’m allergic to tomatoes and sandpaper.

The prince on a white horse died hoping for a prince on a white horse to save him.

I was amazed at your mother’s ability to swallow glass jars.

Why do you always insist on stealing my earthworm pies?

My dog is angry with me because I got angry at him for being angry with me.

Are you insured against insurance fraud? If not: Allow me to sell you some insurance!

I think that you should apologize for what you did to his teeth.

I’m not interested in how long it took you to remove the cow’s brain. Let’s eat.

When Robert applied for a position at the bank, he stole all the pens.

The pony was so jealous of the goat that it ran away to Las Vegas.

Don’t argue with me!! You’ll either eat this pie or you’ll wear it!!

“Don’t make fun of Junie! Make fun of her sister instead!”

Excuse me—are you aware of the horse hanging in the corner?

“If I were married to you, I’d poison your tea!” “If I were married to you, I’d drink it!”

Vodka is bad for livers and I’m bad at removing them.

Multiply two by three and that’s how many fingers you have left,” said the kind doctor.

I don’t believe in the Devil, but I still pray to him (just in case!).

I was never very popular with the ladies, those illogical wenches!

These clothes used to belong to Louie, but now Louie belongs to a nudist colony.

After you recover from your headache, try to hammer some more nails with your head.

He was boasting about his intelligence when he accidentally fell down a manhole.

“We’re all relying on you to fly this plane, Joey. Joey? JOEY!!!”

I got bored with War & Peace and decided to read it backwards.

I’m responsible to the country for catching this murderous madman... But first, a drink!

Could I borrow some DNA from your little brother?

I’m not totally satisfied with this hydrogen bomb. Maybe polka dots would look nicer.

I doubt that you’re capable of eating my bike without cooking it.

“Your face looks so similar to my own!” slurred the drunk into the mirror.

Just co-operate with us and we’ll have your foot out of the toilet in no time.

I’m taking memory pills because I suffer from a tragic case of... of...

She confided in me that she was secretly made of paper clips and rubber.

The wardens were suspicious of the cloaked man with four feet.

I’m generally content with the house, but a roof would still be nice.

I’m so tired of breathing.

Here comes a werewolf—would you please deal with it? I’m too tired...

This sentence has been translated from Chinese to English.

We never decided on the best way to reach the 5th Dimension.

I voted for cats but I voted against dogs.

This twin differs from his brother because he bit him.

I often worry about the kettle, so today I left it on just to be sure.

 

   

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