Construction Vocabulary

English Exercise: Verb + Preposition

1. The team is ______ installing wooden window frames.
a) bringing in (einbringen)
b) working on (arbeiten an)
c) talking about (darüber sprechen)

2. The family decided to ______ a wooden porch to the front of the house.
a) build (bauen)
b) move (bewegen)
c) add (hinzufügen)

3. They will ______ the existing wooden structure to make a larger living space.
a) paint (streichen)
b) extend (erweitern)
c) demolish (abreißen)

4. The family plans to ______ once the wooden house is completed.
a) sell (verkaufen)
b) move in (einziehen)
c) demolish (abreißen)

5. They quickly ______ and made the wooden house feel like home.
a) settled (sich niederlassen)
b) renovated (renovieren)
c) cleaned (reinigen)

6. They need to ______ more wood to finish the interior walls.
a) remove (entfernen)
b) order (bestellen)
c) cut (schneiden)

7. The switch to eco-friendly wood ______ positive feedback from the clients.
a) ignored (ignorieren)
b) received (erhalten)
c) caused (verursachen)

8. The builders ______ using oak instead of pine for the floors.
a) avoided (vermeiden)
b) considered (in Betracht ziehen)
c) rejected (ablehnen)

9. The contractor ______ the strength of the old wooden structure.
a) weakened (schwächen)
b) assessed (bewerten)
c) ignored (ignorieren)

10. They ______ the wooden beams before starting to build.
a) painted (streichen)
b) inspected (überprüfen)
c) replaced (ersetzen)

11. The crew ______ the old wooden shed before starting the new house.
a) decorated (dekoriere)
b) repaired (reparieren)
c) demolished (abreißen)

12. The builders ______ repairs on the wooden frame after it was damaged.
a) avoided (vermeiden)
b) postponed (verschieben)
c) carried out (durchführen)

13. They need to ______ the construction site after the wooden frame was finished.
a) expand (erweitern)
b) clean up (aufräumen)
c) advertise (bewerben)

14. They ______ the old wooden fence before building a new one.
a) replaced (ersetzen)
b) installed (installieren)
c) removed (entfernen)

15. The builders added fireproofing to ensure the wooden cabin wouldn’t ______.
a) collapse (zusammenbrechen)
b) burn (brennen)
c) rot (verrotten)

16. The workers need to ______ the wooden shavings after cutting the boards.
a) store (lagern)
b) sweep up (aufkehren)
c) paint (streichen)

17. They might ______ of wooden planks if the shipment is delayed.
a) decorate (dekorieren)
b) run out (ausgehen)
c) find (finden)

18. The construction team ______ the wooden beams before starting to build.
a) tested (testen)
b) secured (sichern)
c) painted (streichen)

19. The builders ______ repairs on the wooden roof after the storm.
a) ignored (ignorieren)
b) delayed (verzögern)
c) completed (abschließen)

20. They ______ the old wooden floors before installing new ones.
a) tested (testen)
b) repaired (reparieren)
c) removed (entfernen)

21. The family wants to ______ a wooden garage next to the house.
a) install (installieren)
b) build (bauen)
c) demolish (abreißen)

22. We need to ______ whether the wooden frame can support a second floor.
a) guess (raten)
b) verify (überprüfen)
c) ignore (ignorieren)

23. The builders ______ the wooden frame for the house yesterday.
a) ignored (ignorieren)
b) delayed (verzögern)
c) completed (abschließen)

24. They ______ extra materials to complete the wooden deck.
a) purchased (kaufen)
b) ordered (bestellen)
c) painted (streichen)

25. They had to ______ the damaged wood panels from the deck.
a) remove (entfernen)
b) install (installieren)
c) decorate (dekorieren)

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