THE WESTMINSTER SCHOOL, DUBAI

PREPOSITIONS WASHINTON EX 5
SUBJECT: LITERACY
EXERCISE: Complete the exercise with the correct prepositions.
1. George Washington was born
Virginia
1732.
2.

the American Revolutionary War (

Commander-in-Chief

the American forces.

3. Washington played an important role

States.
4. He became the first President
5. He was President

7. The capital

1.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

the founding

the United

the United States.

1789

6. George Washington died

14th

1775 and 1783) he was the

1797.
the age

67,

the

December 1799.
the United States and one federal state are named

George Washington.
ANSWERS
George Washington was born in Virginia in 1732.
In the American Revolutionary War (between 1775 and 1783) he was the
Commander-in-Chief of the American forces.
Washington played an important role in the founding of the United States.
He became the first President of the United States.
He was President from 1789 to 1797.
George Washington died at the age of 67, on the 14th of December 1799.
The capital of the United States and one federal state are named after George
Washington.