19 - ] Basic Grammar For Beginners
25 . Prepositions
1 . in
bed - class - town - prison - bathroom - the country - the park - the classroom
- money-box - pencil-box - the parcel - 1975 - 1995 - Cairo - London - May -
August - summer - winter - the morning - the afternoon - in the end .
2 .at home - school - mosque - church -
work - the seaside - the library - the dentist’s - the doctor’s - the
greengrocer’s - noon - night
3 . on Sunday - Friday - January1st - -
February 2nd - June 3rd - duty - business - on time - the
table - the roof - shelf - foot
4 . off
the tree - stars - the bus - the lights - horse
5 . with Tom - a pencil - knife - you .
6 . by car - train - plane - bus - him
7 . into the river - water - bag
8 . for Adam - my mother - a while - a
day - two weeks - seven days - a month - three years - several months
Exercise 1
Choose the correct word from those between brackets :
1. I wanted to see him [ on / at / in ] the morning .
2 . Miss Mary is the teacher [ in / of / off ] our
class .
3 . He was looking [ after / for / at ] work .
4 . You must write your name [ at / in / on ] the top
of the page .
5 . I always go to school [ in / on / by ] foot .
6 . The bird flew [ through / from / with ] the open
window .
7 . My ball fell [ at / into / onto ] the river .
8 . This poem was written [ with / from / by ] an
Egyptian poet .
9 . He walks [ on / to / from ] his office every
morning .
10 . She likes to look [ for / after / at ] herself
in the mirror .
11 . There is something wrong [ in / at / with ] my
radio .
12 . There is a piece of bread on the floor . Please
pick it [ over / up / on ] .
13 . He was knocked [ down / over / off ] by a car .
14 . Please take your hands [ from / off / of ] your
pockets .
15 . We don’t go to school [ on / in / at ] Fridays .
16 . A man sees [ with / for / by ] his eyes .
17 . I always eat [ at / in / on ] a restaurant .
18 . How many months are there [ on / at / in ] a
year ?
19 . January comes [ before / after / between ]
February .
20 . April comes [ with / after / before ] May .
21 . I spoke to him [ in / on / by ] the telephone
yesterday .
22 . Tell me all [ about / on / in ] your trip to the
Red Sea .
Exercise 2
Use these words to fill the blank spaces in the
sentences :
after
- at - away - back - down - for - from = with - in - into - of - off - on -
out - to - over - through - up
2 . Miss Williams has been teaching us
-----------------several years .
3 . My shoes were worn -----------------I had to
throw them ----------------------.
4 . My dog was run ------------------by a lorry . I
carried him -------------the nearest hospital ---------------my car .
5 . The flight --------------London to Cairo took
about five hours . It took -------------at 8 a.m. and landed
----------------Cairo airport --------------1 o’clock .
6 . Don’t get --------------the bus before it stops .
7 . My new shoes don’t fit me . I have to take them
-------------the shop to get bigger ones .
8 . He wrote ------------------the board
--------------a marker .
9 . I found the word ---------------the dictionary .
10 . I will be away -------------------- Saturday to
Thursday .
11 . The plane flew -------------------the clouds .
12 . The book fell -----------------the shelf
-------------the desk .
13 . Take ------------------your dirty socks and put
-------------the clean ones .
14 . The first lesson starts -------------8 o’clock .
15 . She was walking ---------------the hill when she
fell ------------- .
16 . He is too fat to pass -----------------that door
.
17 . While he was fishing , his glasses fell
----------------the water .
18 . We played ---------------each other
----------------the afternoon .
19 . One ------------my sisters will be married next
week .
Exercise 3
Choose the correct preposition from those in brackets
:
1 . January is the first month [ of / on / in ] the
year .
2 . I was late [ for / on / in ] my lesson yesterday
.
3 . I spoke [ for / to / of ] Ali about that matter .
4 . He explained everything [ for / from / to ] me .
5 . I write all the new words [ on / in / at ] my
copybook .
6 . I get up [ on / in / at ] seven o’clock every
morning .
7 . They always come to school [ on / by / in ] bus .
8 . I like to travel [ by / on / in ] plane .
9 . There is a large board [ on / at / in ] the wall
.
10 . Sometimes I walk [ to / for / of ] school .
11 . Do you take sugar [ on / in / for ] your coffee
?
12 . The train
for Aswan leaves [ at / in / on ] three o’clock .
Exercise 4 .
Fill in the blank spaces with suitable prepositions :
1 . When did tour father leave ------------------
London ?
2 . Did he go ----------------air ?
3 . We must study from page 10 ----------------page
12 .
4 . He took a handkerchief ----------------------his
pocket .
5 . The teacher stands -----------front ===== the
class .
6 . Did he leave a message --------------------me ?
7 . I must look -----------------the pencil which I
lost .
8 . She looked ----------------me and smiled .
9 . The leaves fall ---------------the trees n
October .
10 . Please turn ------------ the light .
11 . -----------------present , he is the best
student in class .
12 . What are they talking ----------------?
13 . What is he laughing ----------?
14 . What are you thinking --------------?
15 . She spends much money ------------clothes .
Exercise 5 .
Fill in the blank spaces with :
in - on - into - of - at - for - from
1 . The room is full -----------people .
2 , Tom is still -------------------school .
3 . Mary comes -------------------England .
4 . The ball fell --------------- the water .
5 . There are four books ---------------------the
desk .
6 . What’s there -----------this box ?
7 . Here is some money ---------------you .
Exercise 6 .
Fill in the blanks with :
off - for - long - around - to - with - in - of
1 . What’s the matter ----------------you , Tom ? You
look ill .
2 . My birthday is --------------January .
3 . A lot -------------------my friends live near the
school .
4 . The London plane took ----------------a few
minutes ago .
5 . My uncle is a sailor . He sailed -------------the
world .
6 . Milk is very important
-------------------children .
7 . How --------------have you been in this school ?
8 . Mother went to the shop ---------------buy some
sugar and flour .
Exercise 7
Fill in the blanks with :
of - off - with - under - about - on - to - in - at
1 . I usually get up -----------------seven o’clock .
2 . He cut the bread -----------------a knife .
3 . The Mid Year Exam is --------------January .
4 . Here is a piece ------------cake for you .
5 . Turn --------------the radio , please . I can’t
study .
6 . I don’t know anything --------------compters .
7 . There is a bank next ----------------our school .
8 . The cat is sleeping ----------the chair .
9 . Turn -------------the light , please . It’s so
dark .
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