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GRAMMAR 19: PREPOSITIONS
PART 1: PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
In

On

At

In 1988
In September
In winter
In the 21st century
In the morning/ evening/ afternoon
I did the crossword in five minutes.
Could you walk thirty miles in a day?
Your photos will be ready in an hour.
The building will open in six weeks
On Wednesday
On 15 April
On that day
On Easter Monday
On Christmas Day
On Friday morning
On Tuesday evening
At three o’clock
At lunch
At that time
At the moment
At Easter
At Christmas
At weekend

By

They’ll inform us of their decision by the
end of the month.

Before/
After
Since

I never go to bed before midnight.
I’ll meet you after the class.
We’ve been here since Tuesday.

For

They lived in Poland for three years.

During

I worked during the summer.

Until/
Till
Past

The ticket is valid until/ till March.
He slept from midnight until/ till 8 o’clock.
We worked past midnight.

Through She worked through the night.

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PRACTICE
I. Supply at, on or in.
0. I’ll meet you at 10.30 on Monday, June 14.
1. We’re talking our holiday __________ July.
2. I always finish work early __________ Fridays.
3. Who know that the world will be like __________ the year 2030?
4. You don’t want anything to go wrong __________ your wedding day.
5. __________ the 19th century many children died before they were a year old.
6. We got up __________ dawn and reached the summit __________ noon.
7. __________ the age of 14 I realized I would never become a brain surgeon.
8. The birds don’t find much to eat in our garden __________ winter.
9. What will you be doing __________ the holiday?
10. What will you be doing __________ New Year’s Day?
11. The year was 1986. __________ that time I was working as a waiter.
12. We try to get away __________ Christmas time.
13. I’ll see you __________ ten day’s time.
14. They prepared a surprise for me at the office __________ my birthday.
II. If the word in bold in each sentence is correct, put a tick (). If it is wrong, write the correct
word.
1. We first visited China on 2006.
________________________________
2. My birthday is at the second of July.
________________________________
3. Let’s meet on five o’clock, shall we?
________________________________

4. School starts again in September.
________________________________
5. There’s a party at Emily’s at Saturday.
________________________________
6. What do you want to do on the morning?
________________________________
7. Let’s go and see Grandma on Easter.
________________________________
8. Where do you usually go in Christmas Day?
________________________________
III. Circle the correct answer.
0. It was by / past midnight when the party ended and everyone went home.
1. My husband often works at / in night. I see him at / in the morning.
2. My grandfather fought during / for the war. He was in the army during / for four years.
3. They’ve only had the Ford for / since two months. By / Until last year they didn’t own a car.
4. She caught malaria during / though her holiday in Africa. Before / By then, she’d never been abroad.
5. The film should be over until / by nine o’clock. We’ll be home before / in an hour.
6. We’re leaving for Prague on / at 19th July and we’ll be there through / until the end of the month.
IV. Complete the conversation. Use prepositions.
A:
B:
A:
B:

Are you free to come round for a meal (0) on Saturday?
Do you mean (1) ____________ the evening?
That’s right. Come round (2) ____________ eight o’clock, if that’s OK.
Thanks, I’d love to but I’ll have to leave (3) ____________ about midnight – I’ve got to get up
early (4) ____________ Sunday morning.
A: That’s all right. I don’t like staying up much (5) ____________ midnight, anyway.

B: Neither do I. I stayed up (6) ____________ three o’clock last Saturday and I felt terrible (7)
____________ the morning.
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V. Complete the article. Use the prepositions in the box.
after

by

during (x2)

for (x2)

in (x2)

since (x2)

until

Buckingham Palace has been the London home of Britain’s royal family (0) since 1837.
(1) _______________ 1761 George III bought Buckingham House as a family home for his wife,
Queen Charlotte. Then (2) _______________ 1826 George IV decided to turn Buckingham House into
a palace. Workmen doubled the size of the house and build the Marble Arch in front of the palace. The
work continued (3) _______________ four years and (4) _______________ 1829 haft a million
pounds had already been spent on it. George IV never lived in Buckingham Palace.
Victoria was the first monarch to make Buckingham Palace her official home. (5)
_______________ her marriage to Albert in 1840, she decided that the palace needed a nursery and
more guest rooms. (The Marble Arch was moved to a park in central London so that workmen could
add a fourth wing to the building.) The work continued (6) _______________ 1847 and today the

palace has 775 rooms. The last major changes to the building were made (7) _______________ the
early twentieth century, when the stone on the front of the building was replaced.
Today Buckingham Palace is a major tourist attraction. (8) _______________1993 the state rooms in
the west wing have been opened to the public (9) _______________ two months (10)
_______________ the summer and they are visited by 300,000 people over this period.

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PART 2: PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE & MOVEMENT
I. In/ On/ At
IN

ON

AT

In the phone box
In the kitchen
Work in the garden
Swim in the pool
In Shirley Road
Kate lives in York.
Atlanta is in America.
In prison/ hospital
In the lesson
In a book newspaper
In the photo/ picture
In the country
In the middle

In the back/ front of a car
In a queue/ line/ row
Sit on the floor
Walk on the pavement
Egg on your shirt
On Fifth Avenue
A village on this road
Paris is on the Seine
On the platform
On the farm
On the page/ map
On the screen
On the island/ beach/ coast
Drive on the left/ right
On the back of an envelope
Sit at my desk
Wait at the bus stop
At the crossroad
Wait at the traffic light
At Mike’s house
At 65 Shirley Road
At the party/ wedding
At the station/ airport
At home/ work/ school
At the seaside
At the top/ bottom of a hill
At the back of the room
At the end of a corridor

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PRACTICE
I. Complete using on, in or at.
1. There are lots of people ______________ the restaurant.
2. The people who live _______________ number 44 are away on holiday.
3. You should go to the Louvre when you’re _______________ Paris.
4. Gorillas live _______________ forests in Africa and eat fruit.
5. What does that sign _______________ the wall say?
6. What did Ethan say _______________ his letter?
7. Have you heard of the strange statues _______________ Easter Island?
8. Do you really want to spend the whole day _______________ the beach?
II. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.
1. This photo was taken _______________ winter.
2. We’re _______________ a concert.
3. She’s _______________ the sea.
4. It’s _______________ page 62.
5. It’s _______________ the middle.
6. He’s _______________ an island.
7. It’s _______________ the mountain.
8. They’re _______________ a wedding.
III. Supply at or in.
0. He’s gone to the station. He’s probably at the station now.
1. She’s gone to school. She’s probably _________ school now.
2. He flew from London. He’s probably _________ Paris now.
3. He’s gone into the garden. He’s __________ the garden now.
4. She’s gone to bed. She’s __________ bed now.
5. He’s gone to a diner party. He’s probably _________ the diner now.
6. She’s gone to a wedding. She’s probably _________the wedding now.
7. He’s gone into the kitchen. He’s probably _________ the kitchen now.

8. They’ve come out of the desert. They’re probably _________ the jungle now.
9. They’ve gone to New York. They’re probably _________ New York now.
10. She’s gone to the waiting room. She’s probably _________ the waiting room now.
11. He’s been sent to prison. He’s probably _________ prison now.
12. She’s gone to the doctor’s. She’s probably _________ the doctor’s now.
13. He’s gone home. He’s probably _________ home now.
14. She’s gone to the old town. She’s probably _________ the old town now.
15. They’ve sailed to the Pacific. They’re probably _________ the Pacific now.
16. We live __________ 14 Woodland Avenue.
17. She was taken to hospital. She’s __________ hospital now.
IV. Put in the preposition in, on or at.
0. We spent the whole holiday on the beach.
1. I read about the pop festival _________ a magazine.
2. My parents’ flat is _________ the twenty-first floor.
3. Melanie was holding a small bird _________ her hands.
4. I’ll meet you _________ the airport.
5. Natasha now lives _________ 32 The Avenue.
6. I was standing _________ the counter in the baker’s shop, waiting to be served.
7. London is _________ the Thames.
8. There weren’t many books _________ the shelves.
9. The passengers had to stand _________ a queue.
10. The woman sitting next to me left the train _________ Chesterfield.
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II. Other prepositions of places

III. Prepositions of movement

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Up the stairs

Down the stairs

Toward the box

Away from the box

Into the box

Out of the box

Across the bridge

Through the tunnel

Onto the box

Off the box

Past the box

Around the box


PRACTICE
I. Circle the correct answers. There may be more than one correct answer.
0. A lamp hung above / among / on top of the table.
1. The actor walked at / from / onto the stage at the end of the performance and bowed.

2. The road that goes above / over / against the mountain at / to / into the village is steep and
dangerous.
3. The ball rolled along / among / between his feet and at / to / into the garden shed, where it got lost
against / among / between the tools on the floor.
4. There’s an envelope above / on top of / over the fridge with some money in / inside / into it.
5. I could hear voices in / at / inside the garden below / beneath / past my window.
6. They could see something shining below / from / in the surface of the water.
7. If you’re going by / next to / past my house, would you give me a lift?
8. We walked from / opposite / along our home at / to / in the centre of town and had lunch at a
restaurant against / beside / by the river.
9. The supermarket is along / across / next to the cinema and by / next to / opposite the car park on the
other side of the street.
10. The shout came from at / inside / into the house across / among / past the street.
11. We arrived at / into / to our destination and parked the car out of / against / opposite the entrance.
12. The child accidentally kicked the ball above / over / on top of the wall.
13. He leaned against / next to / along the wall and watched the people going by.
14. After walking at / along / beside the river for an hour, they stopped at / into / past small inn for a
bite to eat.
II. Complete the blog. Use prepositions.
We caught the ferry (0) from Dover and travelled (1) _________________ the English Channel to
France. Within an hour we had arrived (2) _________________ the ferry terminal (3)
_________________ Boulogne. We went to the market (4) _________________ the main square,
where I bought some souvenirs to take back to my family in England. It was a beautiful day so we had
lunch (5) _________________the beach. It was very relaxing, with the sound of the waves and the
seagulls flying (6) _________________ our heads.
After lunch we walked (7) _________________ the beach (8) _________________ the old part of
town. We walked uphill (9) _________________ the narrow streets towards the castle but when we got
there, they told us we had to pay an admission fee to get (10) _________________ the castle so we
didn’t bother. Instead, we explored the old town for an hour. By then it was time to go back to the ferry
terminal. All in all, it was a good day out.

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PART 3: NOUNS & PREPOSITIONS
I. Preposition + Noun
A hurry
A mess
Advance
Aid of
Cash
Conclusion
Control
Danger
Favour of
General
Other words
Stock
Beginning/ end
Time
Use
My opinion

Accident
Air/ land/ sea
Chance
Cheque
Credit card
Hand
Heart

Mistake

A change
A while
Ages
Breakfast/ lunch/ dinner
Sale/ hire/ rent
Memory
Morning to night
Now on
Time to time
My point of view

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A diet
Arrival
Average
Behalf of
Business
Duty
Fire
Holiday
My own
No account
Offer
Purpose
The contrary
The phone
The whole

Time
Television
The market
Foot
Breath
Control
Danger
Date
Fashion
Luck/ money/ time
Order
Sight
Stock
Touch
Work
Breakfast/ lunch/ dinner
Present
Beginning/ end
The moment
The same time
Times
College/ home/ school/ work/ university
Age
Control
Discussion
Pressure


*** Note:
On the way

I’m driving into town. I’ll get some petrol on the
way.

In the way
We couldn’t get past because there was a parked
car in the way.

In the end
It took Claire hours to decide. In the end she
chose a long blue dress.

At the end
We all left quickly at the end of the meeting.

By car
We decided to Brussels by car.

In my car
He came there in my car.

PRACTICE
I. Put in by, from, in or on.
0. There’s something I want to listen to on the radio.
1. They’ve promised me more money, but I haven’t got it _________ writing.
2. Why can’t you look at the problem _________ my point of view?
3. Would you mind moving? You’re rather _________ the way here.
4. I rang the wrong number _________ mistake.
5. I booked our seats more than a month _________ advance.
6. Sarah’s mobile phone was stolen while she was away _________ a business trip.
7. Could you be quiet for a minute, please? I’m _________ the phone.

8. We’ve had a few nice days, but _________ general it’s been a poor summer.
9. I was lucky. I found the solution _________ accident.
10. It’s a long journey. Let’s stop somewhere _________ the way and have a meal.
11. I spent ages looking for a phone box. _________the end I found one.
12. Are you here _________ holiday or _________ business?
II. What would you ask? Use the word in brackets with the correct preposition. You may also
need to use the or your.
0. Ask if you can book a cabin before you travel.
(advance)
 Can I book a cabin in advance?
1. Ask if you can pay in notes.
(cash)
 Can ____________________________________________________________________________?
2. Ask if the information is current. (date)
 Is ______________________________________________________________________________?
3. Ask your friend if he dropped the ball deliberately.
(purpose)
 Did ____________________________________________________________________________?
4. Ask if there is anything to watch tonight.
(television)
 Is ______________________________________________________________________________?
5. Ask your teacher if he or she will be here on the last day of July.
(end)
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 Will ____________________________________________________________________________?
6. Ask Melanie if she thinks nuclear power is a good idea. (opinion)
 Is ______________________________________________________________________________?
7. Ask Nick if he is selling his car. (sale)

 Is ______________________________________________________________________________?
8. Ask Sarah if she approves of the plan in general.
(whole)
 Do _____________________________________________________________________________?
III. Complete the conversation. Put in by, in or on.
Sarah: It’s a long way to Glasgow. Why don’t you go (0) on the train?
Mark: I don’t know. I think I’d rather go (1) ______ car.
Sarah: How far is your hotel from station?
Mark: Oh, it’s only five minutes (2) ______ foot, but with all my luggage, I’d probably go (3)
______ a taxi.
Sarah: Well, why not? It’s less tiring going (4) ______ train, isn’t it?
Mark: I could go (5) ______ air. That would be quickest.
IV. Complete the sentences. Use the prepositional phrases in the box.
at last at least at the end at the least in the end in the way in time on the way to date
0. This is her best performance to date.
1. I thought about the problem for a long time and _____________________ I decided that the best
thing to do was to ask for help.
2. He’s probably _____________________ to London by now.
3. _____________________ fifty people were waiting in the queue to buy tickets for the concert.
4. If you have any questions, can you ask them _____________________ of the lecture, please?
5. _____________________ we can afford a holiday! We’ve been saving for months.
6. There’s a car _____________________ and I can’t get out of the garage.
7. I won’t be late. I should be back by eleven o’clock _____________________.
8. Will the new stadium be finished _____________________ for the match?
V. Complete the story. Use one word in each gap.
My family wanted to do something different this summer and (0) in the end, we decided to go (1)
_______________ a safari holiday in Tanzania. We booked our holiday (2) _______________ advance
and because I’m studying zoology (3) _______________ college, I prepared myself by learning the
scientific names of many animals (4) _______________ heart!
(5) _______________ last our departure date arrived. We were met (6) _______________ our

arrival in Tanzania and we travelled (7) _______________ car to our hotel in the safari park. We
stopped (8) _______________ the way to the hotel and (9) _______________ my surprise, we saw a
lion a few metres from the car!
Every day at the park was different and we were busy (10) _______________ morning to night.
We would set off early in a Land Rover as it was too hot go to far (11) _______________ foot and
return to the hotel (12) _______________ time for lunch. Most evenings we ate out (13)
_______________ doors.
But it was the animals that were (14) _______________ far the best part of the holiday. Lying in
bed at night, I could hear them and (15) _______________ times, they came very close to my window.
But I never felt I was (16) _______________ danger. (17) _______________ the contrary, I felt closer
to nature than I’ve ever been in my life.
(18) _______________ the end of our stay there was a farewell party attended by everyone on the
safari. We were all sad to be leaving but (19) _______________ the same time, we knew we’d had the
experience of a lifetime.
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II. Noun + Preposition
Ability ____
Alternative ____
Attack ____
Attitude ____/ ____
Belief ____
Cause ____
Respect ____
Substitute ____
Tax ____
Need ____

Cost ____

Damage ____
Difficulty ____
Example ____
Experience ____
Expert on____
Hope ____
Answer ____
Interest ____
Reason ____

Knowledge ____
Lack ____
Matter ____
Method ____
Opinion ____
Price ____
Increase/ decrease/ rise/
reduction/ fall ____
Connection ____/ ____
Contrast ____/ ____

PRACTICE
I. Complete the conversation. Put in at, in or of.
Daniel: What’s the job you’ve applied for?
Vicky: It’s with a travel company. But the advert says that you need some experience (0) of work in
tourism. I haven’t got that. And I don’t think my knowledge (1) ______ foreign languages
will be good enough. I’m having no success at all (2) ______ my attempts to get a job.
Daniel: What about your interest (3) ______ computers? And your skill (4) ______ typing? That’s the
sort of thing employers are looking for.
II. Complete the sentences. Use a preposition after these nouns:

answer, cause, damage, difficulty, invitation, matter, tax, way
0. I’ve had an invitation to Laura’s barbecue.
1. The accident caused some ______________________ the car.
2. I’m trying to think of the best ______________________ getting this piano uostairs.
3. I can’t think of an ______________________ the problem, I’m afraid.
4. The ______________________ the accident is still unknown.
5. The government has introduced a new ______________________ luxury goods.
6. Unfortunately there was some ______________________ the arrangements.
7. The television won’t come on. What’s the ______________________ it?
III. Choose the correct answer A, B or C.
0. There seems to be a connection _______________ pollution and the death of trees.
A. between
B. from
C. with
1. There are many differences _______________ public and private schools.
A. between
B. in
C. with
2. He’s an expert _______________ ancient Egyptian art.
A. about
B. in
C. on
3. A good sun cream will give you protection _______________ the harmful rays of the sun.
A. for
B. from
C. of
4. Officials are still looking into the cause _______________ the crash.
A. for
B. of
C. to

5. She stays in contact _______________ many of her ex-students.
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A. between
B. to
C. with
6. There are several advantages _______________ getting a good education.
A. for
B. of
C. to
7. He expressed his admiration _______________ her exciting and innovative designs.
A. about
B. for
C with
8. Recently there has been a great deal of interest _______________ the subject.
A. in
B. about
C. of
9. I simply don’t share your fascination _______________ old coins.
A. in
B. about
C. for
10. What was their reaction _______________ the news?
A. to
B. for
C. with
II. Complete the notes for a film review. Use prepositions.
A comparison (0) between a book and a film usually favours the book. Naturally, we mustn’t forget that
there are differences (1) _________________ the two.

The director has a reputation (2) _________________ making powerful films as well as a talent (3)
_________________ subtle psychological development. But by comparison (4) _________________
his other films, this one is disappointing.
The beginning (5) _________________ the film is promising but it fails to keep the audience
interested. One of the reasons (6) _________________ the problem is the poor choice (7)
_________________ leading actors. The relationship (8) _________________ the protagonist is
simply not believable.
Another problem (9) _________________ the film is the scrip – there’s a lack (10)
_________________ attention to dialogue and the exchanges between characters sound forced. And of
course, part of the blame (11) _________________ the result lies with the soundtrack, which is one of
the worst I’ve ever heard.
III. Re-write the sentences. Use the nouns in the box and prepositions.
change

discussion

fall

increase

reason

relationship

solution

0. Ruth: I get on well with my manager.
 Ruth has a good relationship with her manager.
1. Ruth: Last week I spoke to him about my salary.
 Last week she and her manager had a(n) _________________ her salary.

2. Ruth: I have a lot of responsibility but he won’t give me a rise.
 Ruth’s manager won’t give Ruth a(n) __________________ her salary.
3. Ruth: He explained why he couldn’t do it.
 He gave her a good ___________________ not doing it.
4. Ruth: He’s worried because sales have been dropping.
 He’s worried because there has been a(n) ___________________ sales.
5. Ruth: We said we’d talk again if the situation changes.
 They agreed to discuss the matter again if there is a(n) __________________ the situation.
6. Ruth: I’m sure we can solve the problem.
 Ruth is sure they can find a(n) ____________________ the problem.

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PART 4: ADJECTIVES & PREPOSITIONS
I. Feelings
Afraid ______
Amazed ______/ ______
Ashamed ______
Bored ______
Disappointed ______/ ______
Eager ______

Excited ______
Fed ______ ______
Fond ______
Happy ______/ ______
Keen ______
Nervous ______

Proud ______
Satisfied ______
Shocked ______/ ______
Surprised ______/ ______
Tired ______
Worried ______

1a. I’m sorry about the mistake.

1b. I’m sorry for poor Melanie.

2a. We were angry at/ about the delay.

2b. Sarah was angry with Henry.

3a. I was pleased about winning.

3b. The winner was pleased with himself.

4a. Vicky is anxious about her exam.

People are anxious for news.

II. Good/ Bad....
- Good at tennis
- Brilliant at crosswords
- Bad at games
- Hopeless at cooking

- Oranges are good for you.

- Smoking is bad for you.

- My friends have been good to
me.
- You were very rude to the
waitress.

Fit ______
Full ______
Guilty ______
Involved ______
Prepared ______
Ready ______

Responsible ______
Safe ______
Same ______
Similar ______
Typical ______
Used ______

III. Other adjectives
Accustomed ______
Aware ______
Capable ______
Different ______
Famous ______

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PRACTICE
I. Say what these people’s feelings are. Use the adjectives in brackets and a preposition.
0. The children are leaving on a trip t the zoo.
(excited)
 They’re excited about the trip to the zoo.
1. Vicky doesn’t like the dark.
(afraid)
 She’s ___________________________________________________________________________
2. Nick is watching a video, but he’s going to switch it off. (bored)
 He’s ___________________________________________________________________________
3. Emma is reading about computers.
(interested)
 She’s ___________________________________________________________________________
4. Mark has just heard some news that he didn’t expect.
(surprised)
 He’s ___________________________________________________________________________
5. United have won a victory.
(proud)
 They’re _________________________________________________________________________
6. Olivia’s children are being very silly.
(annoyed)
 She’s ___________________________________________________________________________
7. The Zedco staff don’t think their pay increase is big enough.
(not satisfied)
 ________________________________________________________________________________
II. Complete the conversation. Put in at, for or to.
Sarah:
Claire:
Sarah:

Claire:
Sarah:
Claire:

You were very rude (0) to Henry when you said he needs to lose weight.
Well, it’s true. Exercise would be good (1) ________ him. He started jogging and then gave it up.
Yes, but we can’t all be good (2) ________ talking physical exercise.
Anyone can do a bit of jogging. You don’t have to be brilliant (3) ________ it. And eating so
much must be bad (4) ________ you.
Well, you could have been more polite.
Sorry. I’m not very good (5) ________ saying the right thing. I’ll try to be nice (6) ________ him
next time I see him.

III. Complete these paragraphs from an email Emma has received from her brother. Use these
adjectives and put a preposition after each one: aware, different, famous, full, interested, late,
ready, responsible, similar, used
Everything was strange here at first because this new job is (0) different from any I’ve had before. But
I’ve got (0’) used to it now, and I’m really enjoying it. I’m mainly (1) ________________ controlling
the costs of the project. The work is quite hard, and I must say I feel (2) ________________ a holiday.
The company expect people to do overtime. I wasn’t (3) ________________ that before I’ve arrived
because they hadn’t told me at the interview, but I don’t mind.
I’ve got a nice flat, which is very (4) ________________ the one I had in London. The only difference
is that my flat here is (5) ________________ horrible old furniture. I keep falling over it. I live right by
the harbour. It’s a pity I’ve never been (6) ________________ boats, because this is a good place for
sailing. The noise of the motor boats wakes me up every morning, so I’m never (7) ________________
work. The area is (8) ________________ its seafood, which is great, because I love eating fish, as you
know.
IV. Choose the correct answer A, B or C.
0. I’m tired _________ watching television. Let’s go for a walk.
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A. by
B. from
C. of
1. No matter how hard I try, I’m useless _________ Maths.
A. at
B. for
C. to
2. Odette wasn’t amused _________ my joke. In fact, she was offended.
A. by
B. from
C. with
3. It’s healthy for young people to be suspicious _________ strangers.
A. about
B. at
C. of
4. Put the cage over there, where the birds will be safe _________ the cat.
A. for
B. from
C. with
5. Many students are reliant _________ their parents for financial support.
A. from
B. in
C. on
6. People who become addicted _________ drugs must seek help from professionals.
A. by
B. to
C. with
7. Although they’re twins, they’re very different _________ each other.

A. at
B. from
C. to
8. He’s seems very content _________ his job, home and family.
A. about
B. from
C. with
V. Complete the conversation. Use prepositions.
A: I’m really worried (0) about Duncan.
B: Why’s that?
A: He’s been absent (1) ___________ quite a few classes lately and he’s often late (2) ___________
the ones he does attend.
B: Yes, I’ve noticed. I also know he was confident (3) ___________ getting an A for his last exam
and was really disappointed (4) ___________ not getting one.
A: Someone told me he’s got involved (5) ___________ some strange people. I saw him the other
day and he wasn’t at all friendly (6) ___________ me – in fact, he was rude (7) ___________ me.
B: I’m surprised (8) ___________ that. That’s not like him. And have you noticed that Ken’s been
acting strangely too?
A: I think he’s keen (9) ___________ Mina but he’s afraid (10) ___________ asking her out in case
she says ‘no’.
B: Well, they should both be more careful (11) ___________ how they behave. Some of their friends
are getting fed up (12) ___________ them.
VI. Complete the article. Use prepositions and the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
The Ferrari automobile company is famous (0) for producing (produce) fast and beautiful cars.
Scuderia Ferrari is the part of the company which is concerned (1) __________________ (race) cars
competitively, while Ferrari S.p.A. is involved (2) __________________ (make) exceptional sports
cars which even the wealthy and famous are proud (3) __________________ (own).
Ferrari’s founder, Enzo Ferrarii, was born in Italy in 1898. He had little formal education but he was
interested (4) __________________ (drive) fast cars. After he left the army, he applied for work at Fiat
but he wasn’t successful (5) __________________ (get) a job there. In 1920 he started racing cars for

Alfa Romeo. After demonstrating that he was skillful (6) __________________ (win) small local races,
Enzo was asked to race in larger competitions. He finished his racing career in 1932.
In 1929 Enzo set up Scuderia Ferrari, where he was responsible (7) __________________ (build) up a
racing team of over forty drivers. However, it was only in 1945 that he founded Ferrari S.p.A Enzo
thought that selling sports car would make it possible to continue financing his racing activities at
Scuderia Ferrari.

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The famous Ferrari logo, a black horse on a yellow background, has been in existence since the 1930s.
Interestingly, however, an Austrian company called Avanti has a logo which is so similar (8)
__________________ Ferrari’s that it is almost identical.

PART 5: VERBS & PREPOSITIONS
Agree ______
Approve ______
Apply ______
Believe ______
Suffer ______

Care ______
Consist ______
Decide ______
Depend ______
Complain ______

Laugh ______
Pay ______
Rely ______

Listen ______
See ______

I’ve heard of him.

I’ve heard from him.

Did you hear about the
accident?

PRACTICE
I. Complete the conversation between Laura and her friend Olivia. Put in after, at, for and into.
Laura: Did you say you were looking (0) for an au pair?
Olivia: Yes, I was just looking (1) _______ this advertisement. We need someone to look (2) ______
our children.
Laura: Do you have to pay an au pair?
Olivia: I’m not sure. I’ll have to look (3) ______ how it all works.
II. This is some news that Melanie has received from an old friend. Put in these verbs and add a
preposition after each one: agree, applied, ask, care, caring, concentrate, decided, pay, suffering
I’m working in a hospital now. I (0) applied for a nurse’s job last July and started in August. I
don’t earn much money, and I even had to (1) ___________________ my uniform out of my own
money. Perhaps I should (2) ___________________ a pay rise. But I don’t really (3)
___________________ the money. The work is the important thing. Of course it’s very hard work (4)
___________________ the patients, and at the moment I’m (5) ___________________ backache. But
I knew it would be like this when I (6) ___________________ a career in nursing. I just try to forget
all the problems and (7) ___________________ the job. I think it’s a worthwhile thing to do, and I’m
sure you (8) ___________________ me.
III. Put in the verbs and add a preposition if necessary.
Mark and Sarah had accepted an invitation to Mike and Harriet’s party. Sarah had to stay at work
to (0) see to (see) on or two things. Her boss really (1) __________________ (relies) her. It’s usually

Sarah who __________________ (deals) all the little problems. Sarah didn’t really (3)
__________________ (feel) going to a party but thought she ought to keep Mark company. She
decided to go straight to the party instead of going home first. She (4) __________________ (reached)
the house just after nine. Mark was sitting in his car outside waiting for her. He was (5)
__________________ (listening) the radio. Sarah (6) __________________ (apologized) being late. At
the party Mark talked to the strange woman who (7) __________________ (believed) ghosts. Sarah
met a man who kept (8) __________________ (laughing) his own jokes. She managed to get away
from him but couldn’t avoid a woman who wanted to (9) __________________ (discuss) house prices.
Mark and Sarah (10) __________________ (left) the party early and drove home feeling exhausted.
IV. Complete the conversation. Put in about, of or to.
David: Did you hear about my experience at the Quick Burger café?
Harriet: No. And I’ve never heard (0) of the Quick Burger café.
David: Oh, it’s near the station. I was just talking (1) ___________ Melanie about it. They took at
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least twenty minutes to bring me a burger. I don’t call that quick. I complained (2)
___________ the waitress, and she poured a can of cola over me.
Harriet: Really? She must have had a bad day.
David: The manager wasn’t there, so I’ve written (3) ___________him to complain (4)
___________ the service. It was terrible. I wouldn’t go there if I were you.
Harriet: I wouldn’t dream (5) ___________ going there. I hate those burger places.
V. Circle the correct answer.
0. I’m suffering for / from a bad back so I need to stay in bed.
1. Not many people succeed to / in losing weight and keep it off.
2. We can’t seem to agree on / with anything these days. We’re just not getting along.
3. They all laughed about / at her jokes. She was very funny.
4. He insisted about / on carrying my bags even though I told him not to bother.
5. We shouted at / for them to stay away but they couldn’t hear us.
6. I’m sorry but I don’t agree about / with you. I have a different opinion.

7. Would you help me look for / after my glasses? I can’t find them anywhere.
8. The judge asked the witness to describe the incident to / at him.
9. I heard all from / about the party. Victor told me.
10. Who do you take after / for? Your mother or your father?
11. Her parents didn’t approve about / of her new boyfriend.
12. Thieves broke onto / into the museum and stole some priceless objects.
13. Sharon prefers chess to / from any other game.
14. The meal consisted for / of a number of delicious Indian dishes.
VI. Complete the e-mail. Use prepositions. If no prepositions is necessary, write – in the gap.
Hi Ruth,
Have you heard (0) from Brendan recently? I telephoned (1) _______________ him last week and
also sent (2) _______________ him an e-mail but he hasn’t got back to me. I want to apologise (3)
_______________ him (4) _______________ forgetting to water his plants while he was away at half
term. He left me the keys to his room but I completely forgot. I don’t suppose he’ll ever rely (5)
_______________ me for anything after this!
Are you going to take part (6) _______________ the music concert at the end of term? I am.
Rehearsals start this week and I’m going to sing a traditional song from my country. I think it’s a great
way to make friends (7) _______________ people I wouldn’t meet otherwise.
By the way, I must congratulate you (8) _______________ your test results! I wish someone
would explain (9) _______________ me how to get an A on a grammar test! Seriously, though, you
worked hard and you deserve it.
Take care, Diego
VII. Complete the blog. Use one word in each gap.
Opening a bank account is not difficult but if you are not sure where to start, consult the welfare
officer at your school. He or she will advise you (0) about what you need to do.
Once you have chosen a bank, you need to go there in person to open an account. Take your
passport with you as identification. You should also ask your school (1) _______________ a letter
saying you are a student there and confirming your name and address. (The bank needs this
confirmation to prevent criminals (2) _______________ opening bank accounts which they can use to
deposit money from illegal activities.) If you have any difficultly providing these documents, ask the

bank to refer you (3) _______________ the bank employee who is responsible for dealing (4)
_______________ difficult or unusual cases. He or she will take care (5) _______________ you.
Once you have a bank account, you can deposit or withdraw money. You can also arrange to pay
your bills by direct debit or standing order. This means that you can ask the bank to take money from
your account to pay (6) _______________ things like gas and electricity. You should speak (7)
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_______________ your bank about how to set these up. The good news is that once you have an
account, most services are free. However, you will not be able to borrow money (8) _______________
the bank unless you set up a special account.

PART 6: REVIEW
I. Write the sentences correctly.
0. I’ll see you at Monday.
 I’ll see you on Monday.
1. The doctor has been working since twelve hours.
 ________________________________________________________________________________.
2. We had a great time in the disco.
 ________________________________________________________________________________.
3. The woman was getting from the car.
 ________________________________________________________________________________.
4. The players had numbers at their shirts.
 ________________________________________________________________________________.
5. The new manager takes over at two weeks’ time.
 ________________________________________________________________________________.
6. Anna drove at the garage to get some petrol.
 ________________________________________________________________________________.
7. We were sitting in the back of the room.
 ________________________________________________________________________________.

II. Read Polly’s postcard and write the missing words. Use on word only in each space.
Sometimes more than on answer is correct.
This is our first holiday (0) for age, and I’m enjoying it tremendously. I love being (1) _____________
an island. We arrived here almost a week (2) _____________, and I can’t believe the time is going so
fast. We finally completed the journey here (3) _____________ Friday evening (4) _____________
about eleven o’clock. The journey wasn’t too bad, but we had to wait ages (5) _____________ the
airport for our flight.
Our apartment here is fine. It’s (6) _____________ the top floor. The beach isn’t far away – we can
walk there (7) _____________ five minutes. The only problem is that we have to get (8)
_____________ a busy main road, which can be difficult.
We don’t do much (9) _____________ the day, but we go out every evening. Last night’s disco went on
very late, and today we slept (10) _____________ eleven.
III. Some of these sentences are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If the
sentence is correct, put the tick (). If it is incorrect, cross the unnecessary word out of the
sentence and write it in the space.
0. The cat was sitting on the top of shed.
0’. Coventry is near by Birmingham.
1. Luckily our train arrived on the time.
2. People were running away from the gunman.
3. It sounds as if the company is in trouble.
4. The car was in the front of a bus.
5. There’s a meeting on next Tuesday.
6. Lisa drew a plan on the back of an envelope.
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
by
____________________
____________________
____________________

____________________
____________________
____________________


7. I’ll be exhausted by the time I get home.

____________________

IV. Decide which word is correct.
0. I saw a really funny programme on television.
1. You can see all information ________ the screen.
2. Are these pictures _________ sale?
3. Could you let me know _________ Friday at the latest?
4. The audience clapped _________ the end of the show.
5. I’ve lived here _________ last year.
6. What’s the matter _________ your car?
7. We could see the balloon high _________ the town.
8. There was a fall _________ ten per cent in prices.
9. The house was burgled _________ we were out.
10. What’s the difference _________ a boat and a ship?
11. Rupert’s new car looks more ________ an aeroplane.
12. We’re all bored _________ this game.
13. I can’t find my keys. I had them a minute _________.
14. We get lots of requests _________ help.
15. The babysitter will stay there ________ we get home.
16. I’m going to be late _________ the meeting.
17. We do most of our business _________ summer.
18. The job is similar _________ my old one.

A. at
A. at
A. at
A. by
A. at
A. after
A. by
A. above
A. at
A. at
A. between
A. as
A. about
A. ago
A. at
A. by
A. at
A. along
A. as

B. from
B. in
B. for
B. to
B. for
B. by
B. for
B. on
B. by
B. during

B. from
B. like
B. at
B. before
B. for
B. for
B. for
B. at
B. at

C. in
C. inside
C. in
C. up to
C. in
C. for
C. on
C. on to
C. in
C. time
C. under
C. near
C. for
C. behind
C. of
C. to
C. in
C. in
C. to

D. on
D. on
D. to
D. until
D. to
D. since
D. with
D. up
D. of
D. while
D. with
D. similar
D. with
D. back
D. on
D. until
D. to
D. on
D. with

V. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in
brackets.
0. This is the Glasgow train. (going)
 This train is going to Glasgow.
1. Scott is a resident of Washington. (lives)
 ________________________________________________________________________________.
2. I’m travelling to Italy as part of my job. (business)
 ________________________________________________________________________________.
3. Friday morning is a busy time for me.
(I’m)

 ________________________________________________________________________________.
4. They started playing an hour ago. (been)
 ________________________________________________________________________________.
5. Jonathan can play tennis very well.
(good)
 ________________________________________________________________________________.
6. I’m rather busy now.
(moment)
 ________________________________________________________________________________.
7. We took a plane to Budapest.
(air)
 ________________________________________________________________________________.
8. Nigel pass the newsagent’s every day.
(goes)
 ________________________________________________________________________________.
9. The company is planning to reduce the workforce.
(reduction)
 ________________________________________________________________________________.
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10. We got to our guest-house early enough for a meal.
(time)
 ________________________________________________________________________________.

VI. Complete the fact sheet. Use prepositions.
ANTARCTICA
HISTORY: (1) _____________1773 Captain James Cook crossed the Antarctic Circle in his ships,
HMS Resolution and HMS Adventure. (2) _____________ 14 th December 1911 Roald Amundsen led
the first expedition to reach the geographic South Pole. Amundsen used skis and dog sleds to travel (3)

_____________ the Bay of Whales to the South Pole.
GEOGRAPHY: About 98% of Antarctica is covered (4) _____________ the Antarctic ice sheet, which
is (5) _____________ least 1.6 km thick.
CLIMATE: (6) _____________ the winter months the minimum temperature is -80 0C to -900C.
Antarctica receives little precipitation; the South Pole receives less than 10 cm of rain or snow per year
(7) _____________ average.
ECONOMY: Tourism exists on a small scale. In 2004-2005 fewer than 30,000 tourists visited
Antarctica. This number is predicted to increase to over 80,000 (8) _____________ the year 2010.
RESEARCH: Meteorites discovered in Antarctica have allowed scientists to learn a great deal (9)
_____________ our solar system. The meteorites are thought to come (10) _____________ asteroids
or large planets.
POLITICS: Antarctica has no government and belongs to no country. (11) _____________ 1959
countries have been banned (12) _____________ conducting any kind of military activity on the
continent, including the testing of weapons.
VII. Complete the conversation. Use the prepositions in the box. You do not need all of them.
across
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:

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among

by

for

in

on

opposite

out of

outside

with

I’m not sure I can meet you tomorrow – my car has broken down.
Why don’t you travel (1) _________ train?
I suppose I could. Where shall I meet you?
When you arrive, leave the station and walk (2) _________ the road to the coffee shop directly (3)
_________ the station. I’ll meet you there.
What’s time?
About half past twelve. I’ll try to be (4) _________ time but I may be delayed by traffic. I’ll stop
(5) _________ the coffee shop and wait for you (6) _________ the car. Then we can drive
somewhere nice (7) _________ lunch.
I might bring Roberta (8) _________ me. Is that all right?
Of course.