The prepositions of time and place
Exercises
A. Grammar
1. Vocabulary
- Write these words into English: núi, làng, đền thờ, nhà hàng ăn uống,
cánh đồng lúa, nhà bảo tàng, sân vận động, bệnh viện, nhà máy, hàng xóm, hoa,
cây, ......
- Ss write and then read again
2. Prepositions
1. Prepositions of time: at, in , on
- at: lúc -> + hours – Eg: at six thirteen // + age -> at the age
of six
Exept: at night về đêm , at Christmas vào lễ giáng sinh , at Easter vào lễ
phục sinh , at / on weekend vào ngày cuối tuần
- on : vào-> + days >on Monday// +buổi của ngày trong tuần->On Monday morning.
- in : vào+ mounths / years / -> in May -> in 2007 - hay thời gian dài hơn
+ buổi của ngày: -> in the morning / after noon / evening.
Notes: Cụm từ chỉ thời gian thường được viết ở cuối câu hoặc đầu câu
2. Prepositions of place: at, in , on , in front of, ....
- at : ở, tại
Một địa điểm xác định: at home , at school , at my brother’s house....
Một địa chỉ: at 32 Tran phu Street,
- on: trên : on the table / the way / the river.
- in : trong/ở -> in the city/ ahouse / the village/ the country....
- in front of , to the left / right of, behind, before, after, between, from ...to...., near ,
next to ......
- Ss repeat the prepositions
B. Drill exercises
1. Fill each gap with a suitable preposition
1. Thank you ………………………..your letter
2. There is a flower garden in front ……………..the house
3. I like English………………….the subjects……………………school
4. Do you live ……………….a house or an apartment?
5. I go to school ………………bicycle
6. How does he travel……………….work?
7. She starts work…………………..half past seven
8. …………….the right ………..the company, there is a good restaurant
2. Complete the sentences with the adjectives in the box
famous
big
noisy
beautiful
old
quiet
small
1. I live in a city. It’s very …………………
2. I like the country. It’s very…………………
3. Look at those the pictures! They are very………………………….
4. My house isn’t very………………… It’s rather………………
5. The school is…………….. It’s over 100 years old
6. He is ……………as a………………..doctor
3. Complete the sentences with a, an or any
1. Is there …………………coffee bar in your school?
2. Are there …………….trees and flowers in the yard?
3. There is …………movie theater near my house
4. He has ………………interesting dictionary
5. She lives in…………….beautiful house
6. There is …………….apple in the basket
7. I don’t have……………..brothers or sisters
8. There aren’t ……………..pictures on the wall
4. Make questions and answers from the sets of words and phrases
1. there be / milk / fridge? – Yes / there be
2. there be / onions / fridge? – No / there not be
3. there be / cheese / fridge? – Yes / there be
4. there be / butter / fridge? – No / there not be
5. there be / eggs / fridge? – Yes / there be
6. there be / potatoes / fridge? – No / there not be
5. Put the words in the correct order
1. in lovely lives a Nam house
2. the in is of a front flower house garden there
3. school his near house his is
4. he to school by doesn’t bike go
5. every to walks morning school he
6. Complete the sentences with a, an, any or some
1. Do you have………….cousins?
2. We want …………….apples for lunch
3. I meet ………………new students
4. Are there …………………bedrooms in your house?
5. There is …………..eraser on the table
6. Can I have…………………postcards, please?
7. He doesn’t like……………..biscuits for breakfast
good
8. I have ………………..new English book
9. He eats………………orange after a meal
10. Are you……………….policeman?
7. Fill each gap with a suitable preposition
1. I have math……………..Saturday
2. John lives ……………..home………………………his parents
3. Now, he is………………………..his bedroom
4. Students put their bags………….the drawers and the pens………..the tables
5. I go ………………………school ……….bus
6. Look………………this photo…………….my house, Is it nice?
7. My birthday is ………………….the fifth………………….May
8. They come here………………..foot
9. Does she work …………………….the hotel?
10. My grandparents live…………………………….a farm.
8. Fill in each gap with one suitable word in the box to complete the following
paragraph
friendly
big
are
quiet
loo
dining
neighbors
view
village
really
bedrooms
downstairs too
old
We live in a small (1)…………….. Our house is quite (2)……… . It’s an (3)
…………….farm house. There (4)…………five rooms (5)…………, a living
room, a kitchen, a (6)………… room, a bathroom and a small (7)………and
there’s a large hall, (8)…………..Upstairs, there are four (9)………..and another
bathroom. There is a wonderful (10)………………..from our bedroom. We (11)
……….. like the house and the village is nice too. It’s very (12)………………and
our (13)…………..are very (14)……………….
9. Make sentences from the sets of words and phrases
1. There / post office / next / bank
2. My mother / go / market / morning
3. He / have / a sister / but / any brothers
4. There / forty students / Nam / class
5. The lesson / finish / 5 pm
6. It / noisy / big city
10. Find some mistakes and correct them in the following sentences:
1. Alice is tall and she has long black hairs
2. He is work in a bank. He is the manager
3. What you do after school today?
4. He not like traveling by train
5. How many peoples do your family have?
6. These are he shoes give it to his
7. I don’t go to school in Sunday
8. What does your father go to work? – On foot.
Ex11: Put a suitable preposition : in , on , at, near, behind,
infront of , to the left of , to the right of ,from – to.
1. There is a hotel .... the bookstore.
2. ............ the house, there is a yard.
3. There are tall trees ........... the house.
4. My house is ................ the temple.
5. Our classes start ........ 7 o’clock ........... 10.15
6. We have English ............. Monday mornings.
7. He plays games .......... the afternoon.
8. I live ......... 32 TP Street.
9. They live .......... the village.
10.
We get up .......... 5.30.
Ex12: Correct form of the verbs
1. Their mother (have) lunch at 11.30
2. They ( go) to bed at 11 o’clock.
3. He (watch) television
4. Lan (not, play) sports.
5. What time you (do) your homework?
6. We (not , go) home at 10.00
7. She (listen) to music ?
8. You (do ) the hosework?
9. How old he (be) ?
10.
What your telephone number (be) ?
Ex13: Rewrite the sentences using the words given in the
brackets.
1. She goes to Nguyen Du school. (What / Which school)
2. I have a brother and a sister. (How many brothers and )
3. His father works in the factory. (Where)
4. He lives in the village. (Where)
5. The restaurant is to the right of the hotel. (What)
6. The museum is in front of the park. (Where)
7. He does his homework after school. (What)
8. She is fifteen yearsold. (How )
9. They play soccer every afternoon. (What)
10.
I am in class 6A. (which )
Ex14. Translate one of the texts they’ve learnt into
English.
3. Homework
- Learn theory by heart
- Read Vocabulary by heart
- Redo all exercises