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TO THE STUDENT
Prepositions are used all time in English, but it is often difficult to know
which preposition to use. Prepositions are little words but they carry a
lot of meaning. It is important to choose the right preposition or you
may say the wrong thing. If you want to understand better how to use
preposition in English, the tests in this book will help.
There are eight sections in the book. They will help you to:
Use preposition to express relationships in time (on Friday, at noon),
and place (at the movies, across the street);
Understand how prepositions are used with particular verbs,
adjectives and nouns;
Test your knowledge of compound prepositions (in spite of), and of
phrasal verbs which use prepositions (look after, bump into).
Each section begins with a short explanation of the points being tested,
and many tests also have tips (advice) on how to do the tests and what
to look out for. Do read these explanations and tips; they are there to
help you.
To make the book more challenging and more fun, many different kinds
of tests are used, including sentence transformation, gap-filling,
crosswords, jokes and cartoons. There is a key at the back of the book
so that you can check your answers.
1: DESCRIBING A ROOM
Jane has written to her friend Lucy, giving her instructions on how to
reach her house. Look at the map and fill in the missing prepositions
in the letter.
Dear Lucy,
Thanks for your letter. Its quite easy to find my house. When you
get (1) off the bus, start walking (2) ___________________ the
High Street (3) ___________________ the church. (4) _______________
the way, youll pass a pub called The Kings Head and a telephone
box. Just (5) __________________ the telephone box, (6) the left, is a
car park. Go (7) __________________ the car park and continue (8)
__________________ the footpath that goes (9) _________________ Box
Wood. Turn right (10) the signpost and walk (11) _________________
the river bank until you come (12) a bridge. Dont go (13)
_________________the bridge but keep on walking until you reach a
cottage called Hillside. (14) _________________ the cottage is a narrow
road that leads (15) ____________________ a farm. Follow the road and
turn left just before you reach the farm. (16) __________________ the
end of this road is a row of houses. I live (17) _________________ the
middle house. Its number 10 and has a lamppost (18)
________________ it. If Im not in, go (19) ______________ the back
where you ll find a spare key to the front door (20) _______________
the right (21) ______________ the back door, (22) ______________ a
flowerpot. I hope you dont get lost!
I am looking forward to seeing you again.
Lots of love
Jane
Read the story and fill in each blank with a suitable preposition of
time.
My parents met (1) during the Second World War (2) ______________
August, 1943, to be precise. My father was home (3)
_________________ leave from the front, and he had decided to spend
the first week with an aunt in Liverpool. He hadnt seen her (4)
________________ several years, even though she had brought him up
(5) _________________ his mothers death.
Liverpool is not the most beautiful city in the world, but it can be
very pleasant (6) _______________ summertime, especially early (7)
_____________ the morning. (8) ________________ this particular
morning, however, my father was in no mood to enjoy the sunrise
over the River Mersey. His train had left London (9) ________________
time, but (10) ______________ the time it got to Crewe, it was already
three and a half hours (11) _________________ schedule. So he was in
a bad mood and very tired (12) ___________________ arrival at the
station in Liverpool.
4. TIME EXPRESSIONS
5. PAIRS OF PREPOSITIONS
NOTE:
We say since a point of time, but for a period of time.
6. JOKE TIME 1
Complete the following jokes by filling in the missing prepositions. All
the completed phrases are expressions of time and place.
SECTION2:VERB+PREPOSITIONS
The meaning of the phrase may be literal, e.g. I looked into the room
to see who was there, or it may be non-literal, e.g. The police are
looking into the disappearance of a nine-year-old boy. In the second
example, look into means investigate.
Note that to, in addition to being a marker of the infinitive, e.g. I like to
sunbathe when Im on holiday, can also be a simple preposition e.g. I
look forward to seeing you or I am not used to getting up early. The
way to check this is to see if you can put it after the to:
I am not used to getting up early.
I am not used to it.
But:
I like to sunbathe when Im on holiday.
I like to it is not possible, so to here is not a preposition.
7. MATCHING PAIRS 1
Match each verb + preposition on the left with an object on the right.
1) Enrol on a. miracles
2) Believe in b. an oncoming vehicle
3) Translate into c. an April Fool trick
4) Fall behind with d. your knowledge of statistics
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8. VERB GROUPS
AT FOR FROM
Glance_________________ ________________________ ________________________
_ ________________________ ________________________
________________________ ________________________ ________________________
________________________ ________________________ ________________________
________________________ ________________________ ________________________
________________________
IN OF ON
________________________ ________________________ ________________________
9. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 1
Rewrite the following sentences using the verb in capital letters with a
suitable preposition to replace the underlined words. Make each new
sentence as similar in meaning as possible to the original. You may
need to change the tense or the form of the verb. Choose from the
following prepositions.
ELABORATE
6. Rachael did not hesitate to take advantage of the
chance to go to Australia.
around for around to away for away with back on behind with
down to down with in for in with on at
out for over to up on up to
up with
1. If you go into the park alone at night, watch out for pickpockets.
2. If you cant do the job, why dont you hand it _______________
someone else.
3. Ive had so many other things to do lately that Ive fallen
__________________ my studies. Never mind, Ill soon catch up.
4. Ive been looking _______________________ somewhere to live, but I
havent found anything suitable yet.
5. When the sky is red in the morning, it means we are
______________________ some bad weather.
6. Is Pat till again? Hes forever going ______________________ some
illness or other!
7. Just because I kissed you last night, dont run ____________________
the idea that I am serious about you.
8. When are you going to mend that broken window?
Dont worry, Ill get _______________________ it one of these days.
9. I didnt bring any money with me. If you play for the meal, Ill settle
____________________ you later.
10. If youre going to apply for that interpreters job, youd better
brush ______________________ your French and German.
13. My sister was very disappointed when she went to see the
Backstreet Boys in concert. She said the group failed to
live_____________________________ her expectations!
14. My parents nag me constantly. They keep
_________________________ me to smarten myself up and get a proper
job.
15. When money is short, you have to think about cutting
___________________ luxuries.
16. Did you get this booklet from a bookshop?
No, I had to write _____________________________ it.
Read through the sentences below and complete the crossword. The
missing words are either verbs (in various tenses) or prepositions.
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