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00498--PREPOSITIONS - EXERCISE 4




PREPOSITIONS - EXERCISE 4

Use the most suitable prepositions to complete these sentences. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.

1. The dog ran ........... the tree five or six times.
2. We flew slowly .......... the suburbs of Paris.
3. I moved the baby ......... the fire.
4. The police ran ................... the crowd and arrested a young man.
5. If you put some money ............... here, the machine will start.
6. They had nowhere to stay so they slept .............. a bridge.
7. The town hall is .............. the library and the museum.
8. We watched the soldiers as they walked ................. our house on their way to the ship.
9. They ran out of the dressing-room .............. the football pitch.
10. London is ............... the south-east of England.
11. The dog stood .................... the door and waited.
12. They walked hand-in-hand ...................... the side of the canal.
13. I didn't want my mother to see her present, so 1 held it ............... my back.
14. The cat jumped .................... my arms and ran away.
15. I threw the stone ....................... the sea.
16. The bottles fell .................... the lorry and rolled ..................the hill.
17. It was too dark to see so he walked slowly, holding his arms ............... him.
18. I put a chair .................... the door to stop anyone coming in.
19. We crawled ....................... a hole in the fence.
20. What have you got ............. your hand?
21. The cat was sitting ............... the cupboard, looking down at me.
22. I was frightened. I could see him walking ................... me, with a very angry look on his face.
23. I tied the string ...................... my waist.
24. If you are feeling sick, you should sit a ............... chair and put your head ................... your knees.
25. The cat jumped out of the tree .................... the roof of my car.

ANSWERS

1. round 
 2. over 
 3. away from 
 4. into/through 
5. in 
6. under 
7. between
8. past 
9. onto 
10. in 
11. at 
12. along 
13. behind 
14. out of
15. into/in 
16. off... down 
17. in front of 
18. against/behind 
19. through

20. in 
21. on top of/on 
22. towards 
23. round 
24. on ... between 

00497-- PREPOSITIONS // EXERCISE 3


PREPOSITIONS // EXERCISE 3

Write these sentences, choosing the correct preposition.

1. They ran (across/opposite) the road.

2. We had a picnic on the hill (over/above) the village.

3. I put the ladder (against/up) the wall.

4. The snake moved quietly (through/across) the tall grass.

5. The mouse ran quickly (across/through) the path.

6. The cat walked slowly (on top of/along) the wall.

7. We sat (on top of/along) the cliffs and watched the sea.

8. Someone pushed a letter (under/below) the door.

9. She drove [between/through) the gates.

10. I held the parcel (behind/past) my back.

11. They walked (in front of/past) the school gate.

12. I pushed my bike (over/above) the bridge.

13. The bank clerk stood (against/towards) the wall.

14. We waited (down/under) a tree.

15. 1 put my suitcase (on top of/over) the wardrobe.

ANSWERS

1 across 2 above 3 against 4 through 5 across 6 along 7 on top of
8 under 9 through 10 behind 11 past 12 over 13 against 14 under
15 on top of

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00496--PREPOSITIONS // EXERCISE 2

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PREPOSITIONS - 2

Supply the missing prepositions.

  1. I don't agree ......... your proposal.
  2. Mr Potter suffers ........ asthma.
  3. Please don't insist ........ paying the bill.
  4. I wouldn't think ....... borrowing money.
  5. These two pictures differ ...... each other.
  6. Choose ........ the two.
  7. Where did you read ..... it?
  8. I'm depending ......... you.
  9. We can only guess ....... the truth.
  10. Please wait ..... me.
  11. Knock ...... the door.
  12. Ask ....... the menu.
  13. I don't agree ...... you.
  14. How do you know ..... this?
  15. Does this jacket belong ...... you?
  16. Let's begin ....... tomato soup.
  17. Can you look ...... the children for tonight?
  18. I couldn't wish ....... a nicer office.
  19. We failed ........ our attempt to win the race.
  20. You can't reason ..... him.
  21. This pie tastes ........ onion.
  22. I don't believe ...... fairies.
  23. I succeeded ...... starting the engine.
  24. The police are looking ..... the robbers.


ANSWERS
  1. with/to
  2. from
  3. on
  4. of
  5. from
  6. between
  7. about
  8. on
  9. at
  10. for
  11. at
  12. for
  13. with
  14. about
  15. to
  16. with
  17. after
  18. for
  19. in
  20. with
  21. of
  22. in
  23. in
  24. for
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00495--Prepositions// Exercise 1


PREPOSITIONS-1

Complete these sentences, putting the verbs into the gerund and using one of the following prepositions. Some of them are used more than once.

 about      of         in           to    after
 by          for        on          at    without

1 We talked .......(go) to France for our holiday.
2 I look forward .......(see) you again next year.
3 She's tired .........(work) for the company.
4 I'm very happy my parents ...........(come) home.
5 ..........(open) the front door, I walked slowly through it.
6 We got into the house .........(climb) through a window.
7 I'm looking forward ..................(work) with you.
8 Are you interested ...................(join) the committee?
9 I'm tired ...............(come) to the same place every week.
10 He's very keen ........................(swim) at the moment.
11 I'm worried Jane ................(get) to the airport on time.
12 I'm not interested ........................(hear) your excuses.
13 She's very good ..................(listen) to what people say.
14 This is used .........................(cut) metal.
15 The car drove off .........................(stop).

Answers


  1. about going
  2. to seeing
  3. of working
  4. about ... coming
  5. After opening
  6. by climbing
  7. to working
  8. in joining
  9. of coming
  10. on swimming
  11. about ... getting
  12. in hearing
  13. at listening
  14. for cutting
  15. without stopping

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