on

eon to sb
mefrom a place
isten to sb sth
ive in a lace

look at sb 5th
sta at a lace
wait for sb sth
war:k for sb sth

~,

Fill n the cor

1
2
3
4
5
6

hat are you waitin

My parents live
My brother works
Those books belan

... 'or...?

a small cottage.
m father.
John mith.
~

home.
8

at a small place
arrive In a big place
arrive

get to a place
but: leave a place
afraidof sb/sth
famous for sth

full of sth
believe In 5th
concentrate on sth
discuss sth with sb
take care of sb/sth
care for sb/sth

Underline the correct preposition.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

I don't believe at/In ghosts.

Lauren takes care of/about our children.
Spain is famous with/for its many festivals.
I'm afraid of/from spiders and snakes.
They arrived In/at the hotel in time for lunch.
I don't care for/of rock music.
We will arrive at/in NewYork at about two o'clock.
The streets were full of/with people watching the
parade.
9 I'll have to discuss the party to/with my parentsfirst.
10 He couldn't concentrateon/in his work, so he went
for a walk.
11 James managed to get emo the bank before closing time.

~
ask about sth
ask sb for sth
engaged to sb

but engaged in sth

married to sb
brillianVgood/bad at sth
but weak In

borrow sth from sb

explainsth to sb
interested In sth
invite sb to a place
laugh at sb/sth
listen to sb/sth
look at sb/sth

Fill in the correct preposition.

1 I'm not interested ...in sports.

2 Did you ask Katie
Joe's new address?
3 Stuart borrowed a suit
Andrew for the
wedding.
4 I wish I was brilliant
English.
5 How can I explain this mess
my parents?
6 She wanted to invite Adam
her house
for dinner, but she didn't know what to cook.
7 The boys laughed
their teacher when
he tripped.
8 You should listen
your parents' advice.
9 We all looked
the sky as it started to rain.
10 Tom is married
Nicole.
11 James is good
Maths, but weak
.
History.
12 He asked
her husband's health.
13 Mary is engaged
conversation. It would
be rude to interrupt.

~nsapoloqise to sb for sth

apply for sth
annoyed about sth

clever at sth

Fin in

proof of sth
oongratulatesb on sth
generous of sb to do sth
tease sb about sth

the correct preposition.

1 She was annoyed ...ai70ut... the postal strike, as

she was waiting for a letter.
2 She is very clever
maths, so she helps
me with my homework.
3 Unless his lawyer can find proof
his
innocence, John will go to prison.
4 The police congratulated Mr Simmons
.
catching the burglar.
5 It was very generous
Steveto give all his
old records to charity.
6 You shouldn't tease people
'"
their
problems.
7 I must apologise to Sarah
missing her
party.
8 She applied to the bank
a loan so that
she could buy a new car.

"

PreposHions
proud of sb/sth
sorry about sth
sorry for doing stn
surprised at/by sth
upset about sth

worried about sb/sth

warn sb of/about sb/sth
reply to sb/sth
search for sb/sth
smile at sb

Underline the correct

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

preposition.

I'm very worried about/with failing my driving test.

Debbie was upset for/about not winning the prize.
Chris was surprised about/at the cost of the meal.
I'm sorry about/by the misunderstanding.
I'm sorryfor/to breakingyour favouritevase,Mum.
She smiled to/at the postman as he passed by.
Jerry's parents are very proud of/with him.
They warned all ships for/of the coming storm.
It is polite to reply at/to an invitation.
I searched everywhereabout/for my keys.

Prepositions
aim at sb/sth
crash into sb/sth
regard sb/sth as
depend on sth
fail in sth
hope for sth

react to
save from
suffer from
think about sb/sth
head for
take advantage of

Fill in the gaps with one of the verbs

from the list in the correct form and a
suitable preposition.
1
2
3
4
S
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Emma is ...r~arded ae; the best singer in the choir.

Every summer I
hay fever.
I'm
getting a new car.
The crew were
drowning by
the litejackets they wore.
We didn't know how Kevin would
.
the news.
After the heatwave, everyone
:. rain.
She
the sale and did a lot of
shopping.
The archer
the target, but missed.
1 ............
my radio for all the latest news.
The army
their attempt to take
control of the city last night.
In the summer I
the beach.
She lost control of the car and
a tree.

rntpatlltl&l.
patient with sb

keen on sth
pleased with sth
kind to sb
responsible for sth
satisfied with sth

terrified of sb/sth
tired of sb/sth
similar to sth
suspicious of sb/sth
mean to sb
hopeless at sth

Fill In the gaps with one Of the adjectives

from the table above and a suitable

preposition.
1
2
3
4

Teachers should be patltmt wfth children.

Parents are
their children.
My baby brother is
the dark
Roger is very
baske'ball and
wants to play for his country one day.
S The police are
the butler
They think he murdered the ownerof the dub.
6 Diane's car is
Elaine's
7 Martin is always
other people
He's always ready to help.
8 She was so
her new dres
that she put it on immediately.
9 If you are not
a product yo
can return it.
10 Anna was
dOing her homewor
11 He is
math
12 The other students were
Tob
because he was small; they teased him all the tim

angry at!Wfth sb for sth

poiite to sb

With sb fOr sth - rude to sb

complain to sb about sblsth shout atsb
differentto/frOm sb/sth
wait for sb/sth
armoyed

differfrom "Sb/sth

write to sb

Und&rlinethe correct preposition.

1 Mary is always polite to/at her parents.

2 Sam was told off for being rude atlto his teacher.
3 The policemen shouted at/to the thieves who tried
to run away.
4 Jessica waited to/tor the bus for an hour in the rain.
S Rosie is writing to/at her pen-friend.
6 I amangry about/with Sue for takingmy favouriteshirt.
7 He was annoyed with his brother in/tor making so
much noise.
8 I'm going to complain to my boss with/about the
lighting in the office.
9 John's opinions differ to/trom Anne's, so they argue
a lot.
10 The film is different trom/at the book.

PrepositIOns
remind sb of sth

sentence sb to sth

prevent sth/sb from doing

condemn sb to sth

sth

cruel

translate sth Into sth

accuse sb of sth
delighted with sth

to sb/sth

cruelty towards/to sb/sth

take care of sb/sth
- dissatisfied with sth

astonished at/by sth

Underline the correct preposition.

1
2
3
4
S
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

This music reminds me of/to my country.

They were delighted with/from their presents.
It is wrong to be cruel in/to other people.
He was sentenced to/at nine years in prison.
She locked the car to prevent it from/by being stolen.
Beryl was astonished by/with the number of cards
she received.
My mother is taking care about/of our dog.
This organisation is trying to end cruelty to/in animals.
The professor translated the poem infimo Russian.
He was dissatisfied with/by his new stereo, so he
returned it to the shop.
He was accused at/of robbing the bank.
He was condemned in/to life imprisonment.

Prepositions
blame sb/s1h for sth
put the blame on sb/sth
deal with sth
decide on sth

disadvantage of sth
hear about sth/sb
hear from sb
hear of sb/sth

Fill in the gaps with one of the verbs!

nouns from the list In the correct form
and a suitable preposition.

1 Policemen have to dt:al with all kinds of problems.

2 He couldn't
'"
a name for his
new puppy.
3 Claire had never
.
Mel Gibson until she watched 'Ransom'.
4 Don't
Paul
the accident.
5 It's easy to put the
others
when something goes wrong.
6 The
having a credit
card is that it is easy to spend too much money.
7 I
Jill yesterday. She is in Norway.
8 Have you
the new Disney
film? It's meant to be fantastic.

P~.
damage to sth
demand for sth
fed up with sth

fond of sb/sth
nice to sb
increase In sth

pay sb for sth

rely on sb/sth
reaction to sth
reason for sth
scared of sb/sth
rise In sth

Underline the correct preposition.

1 My dentist is always nice to/with me.

2
3
4
5
6
7

a
9
10
11

12

Whatwas the reason about/tor his behaviour?

The damage at/to his car could not be repaired.
I'm fed up to/with staying in - let's go out.
His reaction about/to the news was surprising.
There has been an increase to/in temperature.
I rely toton my friends if I have a problem.
There will be a rise In/of school fees next year.
Janet was scared at/of her Frenchteacher.
How much did you pay Jason for/about the bik
She was.veryfond of/to her niece and nephew.
There is very little demand for/about typewri1
these days, now that computers are so popular.

cheque for
clever of sb to do sth
contact with sb
jealous of sb/sth
know of/about sth
protect sb/sth from/against

shocked at/by sth

talk to sb about sth
live on
throw sth at sb/sth
throw sth to sb
(no) hope of sth

Fill in the correct preposition.

1 At ~e fair, JOhn~w

a ball ...at...a coconut to IIi1

a prize.
2
3
4
S
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

He threw the car keys

Alan.
I always talk
my best friends
_
my problems.
We were shocked
the damage causd
by the storm.
She wears a hat
protect her hair ............
the rain.
Cathy was jealous
her sister, who was
very pretty.
She didn't know anything
the surprise party.
I lost contact
my friend after she emigrated.
I wrote a cheque
100.
It was clever
Sam to find this restaurant.
I manage to live
about 50 a week.
There was no hope
escape for the
terrified prisoners.

Prepositions
attitude towards/to sb/sth
aware of sth
care about sb/sth
care for sb/sth
take care of sb/sth

capable of doing sth

consist of sth
differencebetween
insiston sth
causeof sth

Underline the correct preposition.

1 My grandfather is perfectly capable of/at looking

after himself.
2 Nobody seems to care for/about good manners
these days.
3 Nursescare for/about the sick and injured.
4 The difference among/between Carl and Matthew
is that Matthew has dark hair and Carl has fair hair.
S The cause for/of the fire was a gas leak.
6 I didn't approveof his attitudein/towards his work.
7 He was not awareof/about the strike.
8 My family consists of/from myself, my parents and
my sister.
9 He insistedin/on having a telephonein his bedroom.
10 Marthatakes good care of/for her children. .

Prepositions
charge sb for sth

charge sb with sth

connection between
speak to sb about sth
in connection with sth

conscious of sth
unconscious of sth
die of sth
divide sth into sth
grateful to sb for sth

Fill In the correct

preposltlon(s).

1 There is no connection ..b~ween .. the two crimes.

2 Caroline was very grateful
Rob
.
helping her with her homework.
3 He charged me
two coffeeswhenI
had only had one.
4 The men were charged
manslaughter.
5 They divided the cake
two pieces.
6 He was arrested in connection
the attack.
7 The old man died
a heart attack.
8 The lecturer spoke to the class
art.
9 He was unconscious
being watched.

Prepositions
amazed at/by sth
bored with sth
disappointed with sih
excited about sth
impatient with sb/sth

(un)friendly to sb
change sth for sth
escape from sb/sth
forgive sb for sth
happen to sb/sth

Fill In the correct preposition.

1 Shewas very excited ...about her holiday.

2 Shewanted to change her car
a motorbike.
3 The explorers escaped
the savage
lions.
4 Nobody knows what happened
my
jacket. It's just vanished.
5 My English teacher is very impatient
.
students who don't do their homework.
6 He was bored
his work, so he appliedfor
a new job.
7 He was disappointed
his new computer
game. It was very easy.
8 He was amazed
the beautiful scenery.
9 Peter couldn't forgive Tom
breaking his
newtoy.
10 My History teacher is veryfriendly
the class.

~~hraSa~V,erbs' ~Feak down~

1) stop workiflg (of cars; ete.)

2} lose-control of feelings (of people)

Jl'eak in/break
nt01l building:

enter byforce

Jl'eak into:

start singing, smiling, etc. suddenly

)reak out:

1) begin suddenly (war, fire"etc.)

But: a storm breaks
2) escape

)reak up:

stop for holidays (of schools, etc.)

Fill in the correct

particle.

1 War broke ...out... in 1992 and it lasted until 1995.

2 Children are always happy when school creaks
.................. for the holidays.
3 The burglars broke
the house in the
middle of the nig~t and stole alilhe jewellery ..
4 His serious face broke
a grin when he
read the joke.
S The bus broke
, so all the passengers
had to get off and wait for another one to come.
6 The little girl broke
:
and cried when
her dog died.
7 The dog broke
of the garden and
chased the cat down the street. .

Phrasal
bring about:
bring out:
bring sb round:
bring up:

Verbs

cause sth to happen

make a new record, book, etc.
available
1) cause sb to regain consciousness
2) persuade
1) raise a child
2) raise a new subject

Fill In the gaps with the correct phrasal

verb.

1 That author ...ha6 jU6t; brought;out ... a newmystery

novel. (hasjust published)
2 It's very difficult to
children
nowadays. (raise)
3 The changes in the earth's atmosphere
.
............................... many changes in the weather.
(have caused)
4 They used some cold water to
.
the patient
(cause 10 regain
consciousness)
5 Ma~thew.......
his father
.
to his way of thinking. (has persuaded)
6 The manager
the subjectof redundancv. (raised)

Phrasal Verb.
carry on (with):

carry out:
hold back:
hold on:
hold up:

continue
do, complete sth
contain one's emotions
wait
1) delay
2) rob a place

Fill in the correct particle.

1 Could you hold ...00... a moment, please? There

someone at the door.
2 Martin couldn't hold
his tears. He w
so upset.
3 The doctors carried
tests on the patie
4 Carry
the exercise until I come bar
5 The robbers held
a bank and escap
with lots of money.
6 We were held
because there had be
a car accident in the city centre.

Phrasa.'Verbs

getaway:

escape

get on:

1) make progress (also get along)

2) enter a bus, train, etc. (opp.

get off)

get on with ab: have a friendly relationship with sb;

get along with sb

gatthrough:

1) reach sb by telephone
2) manage to finish sth

FIll In the gaps with the correct phrasal

verb.
1 I "'6,,1; on... very well ...wlth... my new neighbours.
(get along with)
.
2 I tried to
all morning but
the phone was engaged. (reach sb by telephone)
3 I'll go home early tonight if I
.
all my work. (manage to finish)
4 Tom
the bus outside the
cinema. (entered)
5 The police chased the thieves but they managed to
..............................................
(escape)

Phra .. 1Verbs
give sb away:
give sth away:
give back:
give off:
give out:
give up:
give oneself up:

betray sb
1) revealsth
2} give sth free of charge
return
emit (a smell, gas, etc.)
come to an end
1} abandon a habit
2) stop doing sth
surrender

Fill in the correct particle.

1 The flowers gave off a nice smell.

2 Theshop is giving
free bars of chocolate.
3 I told her it was a secret, but she still gave the plan
4 The kidnapper gave himself
to the police.
S Dangave
smoking six months ago.
S Youmust give the cassette
to
Julia on Saturday.
7 Thewatersupplies gave
, so they drank
from the stream.
S The fire is giving
a strange
smell.We must get it checked.

Phrasal Verbs
go after:

1) chase sb/sth
2) aim for sth
go in for:
enter a competition. exam, etc.
go on:
1) continue
2) happen
go through: examines1h in detail
go out:
1) to stop burning
2) to become less fashionable
go off:
1) explode, make a sudden noise
2} go bad

Fill in the correct particle.

1 They decidedto go ...on... walking eventhough they

were tired.
2 I'm afraidthe milk has gone
.
3 The dog went
the sheep.
4 Sam decided to go
the poetry competition.
S We watchedthe fire go
, then went to bed.
6 The thieves went
.:
every desk
in the office.

Phrasal VerB
look
look
look
look
look
look
look

after:
for:
forward to:
into:
out (for):
through:

up:

take care of sb/sth

search for
anticipatewith pleasure
investigate
watch for
read
look for an address, name,word, etc.
in a book, list, etc.

Fill in the correct particle.

1 The police are looking ...into... a series of robberies.

2 She looked
the TV guide to see if there
was a good film on.
3 You can look
the meaningsof words in
a dictionary.
4 My mum is looking
my dog while I am
on holiday.
5 I'm looking
the party nextweekend.
6 Sam spent half an hour looking
his keys.
7 Look
jellyfishwhen you swim in the sea

Phrasal Verbs
make out:
make up:

make up
one's mind:

1) see sth with difficulty (in distance)

2) understand
1) invent
2) put cosmetics on
3) becomefriends again aftera quarrel
decide

Flil In the correct particle.

1 We oftenargue, but we alwaysmake ...up... quickly.
2 He made
a story about having to work
late, but I knew he was lying.
3 It was dark and Petecouldn't make
the sign.
4 I can't make
my mind about
which shirt to buy for Chris.
5 When the children were dressed and made
..
for the party, they looked fantastic.

Phrasal Verbs
run across:

find sthJsbby chance

run away (from):

leave a place due to unhappiness

run down:

1) hit and injure sb with a vehicle

2) say bad things about sb/sth

run Into:

meet sb unexpectedly

run out (of):

reach the end of a supply of sth

run up against:

to start to experience problems

II

Fill in the correct particle.

1 He ran ...into... an old school friend at a party.
2 Richard was run
by a car and taken to
hospital.
3 We ran
a lot of problems at the beginning of our project.
4 Oh no! We've run
of coffee again.
5 He refused to listen to her as she ran
his
friends.
6 I ran
this book as I was cleaningout the attic.
7 Tim .-t:
decidedL- __to run .
from the horrible
Lo..

Phrasal Verbs
fall behind (with): fail to keep up with
fall for:
1) be deceived by sth
fall In with:
fall through:
fall out (with):

2) becomestrongly attractedto sb
agree with a pian/decision, etc.
fail to happen
quarrel

Fill in the gaps with the correct

verb.

phrasal

1 tf you don't study you will ...faU behind with... your

schoolwork. (failto keepup with)
2 Our plans for the picnic
because of the bad
weather. (failed to happen)
3 It would be easy to
.
someone as handsome as Mel Gibson. (become
stronglyattracted to)
4 Tom hates
with his
bestfriend. (quarrelling)
5 He was so convincing that she
,
.
his lies. (was deceived by)
6 I will
whateveryou decide. (agree)

Ph,asal Verbs
set aside:

save money or reservea specific time for

sth
set sb back: to cause a delay
-:
set off:
begin a journey; set out
set out:
1) begin a journey; set off
2) (+ to-inf) start trying to do sth
set up:
1) starta business
2) put togethera temporarystructure

Fill In the correct particle.

1 My father set up his business in 1978.

2 As they set
for their picnic, it started to rain.
3 Lukewas happy. He had done what he set
.
to do.
4 We'lI set
early to avoid the traffic.
S The police had set
roadblocks to prevent
the criminals leaving the area.
6 If I set
ten pounds everyweek I will be able
to afford a holiday next year.
7 The problems set us ..............so we didn't finish the
project till the following March.

Phrasal Verbs
stand by sb:

support sb, esp in a difficult situation

stand for:

hold an opinion

stand In (for): replace sb temporarily

stand up:

rise to one's feet

stand up to:

defend oneself against sb

Fill in the gaps with the correct phrasaJ

verb.

2
3
0""4

It takes courageto ...5tartd up to... a bully. (defend

yourselfagainst)
That group
animal rights. (represents)
I know that my parents
always
.....................
me.(willsupportmein a difficultsituation)
Claire
me while I was on holiday.
(replacedme temporarily)
The children
when their teacher
enters the room. (riseto their feet)

Phrasal Verbs
take after sb: look or behave like a relative
take away:

remove

take down:

write down

take off:

1} remove an item of clothing (opp: put

on)
2) (of aeroplanes) leavethe ground
take sb out:

take sb to a restaurant,etc.

take over:

fill a position after sb else has left

take up:

begin a hobby, sport, job, etc.

Fill In the correct particle.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
S

I'm going to take my parents out tonight.

Find some paper and take
these details.
Sarah took
jogging in order to lose weight.
Norman takes
his father in appearance.
As the planetook
, all the lights went out.
The new managerwill take
next week.
Charlietook
his coat and sat down.
The dustmenare coming to take
the rubbish.

Phrasal Verbs
turn down:

turn on:
turn to:
turn up:

turn sth out:

1) refuse sb's offer

2) reduce (volume, heat, etc.)
(opp: tum up)
switch on (lights, a radio, etc.)
(opp: turn off)
go to sb for help
1) (of an opportunity) arise
2) arrive
3) increase(volume,heat,etc.)
produce sth

Fill in the gaps with the correct phrasal

vet'b.

1 I ...turn to... my parents in times of trouble. (go to

for help)
2 I waited for an hour, but nobody
.
(arrived)
3 Jim invited me to dinner, but I had to
him
(refuse his invitation)
4 This company
the best
equipment on the market. (produces)
5 She
the lights and saw
her husband asleep. (switched on)
6 He is working as a waiter until a betterjob
.
........................(arises)
7 Jim
the volume
so
he could listento the news. (increased)
8 It's hot! Can you
the heating? (reduce)

Phrasal Verbs
call for:

call In:
call off:
call out:
call over.

require; demand
visit sb briefly
cancel
1) shout
2) send for sb in an emergency
ask sb who is not nearby to come closer

Fill in the correct particle.

1 The police were called ...out... after the burglary
was discovered.
2 Owning a pet calls
a lot of responsibility.
3 They called
the meeting because the
manager couldn't attend.
4 Emma called
for help when she fell and
hurt her leg.
S Brian called
on his way home from
work.
'6 Mother called the children
saying it
was time to go home.