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Underline the correct preposition.

1 Tom hid through/behind the door to surprise his sister.

2 A: Do you live in Smith Street?

B: Yes. My house is near/along the park.

3 I'll meet you along/outside the cinema at seven o'clock.

4 John's ladder was leaning against/onto the wall.

5 A: Where's Steve?

B: He's in/on the garden, playing football.

6 Jane sat outside/next to Sarah in the English lesson.

7 He found his watch from/under his bed.

8 We didn't see the turning. In fact, we drove straight past/towards it.

9 She hung the mirror up/over the fireplace.

10 He walked between/along the street, looking in the shop windows.

11 A: Why are you so tired?

B: Because I ran all the way above/from the station.

12The new supermarket is opposite/among the library.

behind in overnear next to alongoutside under fromagainst past opposite


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Choose the correct item.

1 My school is .....the department store and the park.A between B below C among

2 What's .......this box? It's very heavy.A onto B opposite C inside

3 A tall man sat ....me, so I couldn't see.A next to B in front of C towards

4 This train goes . . .London to Leeds.A through B from C near

5 The Thames is the river that runs London.A across B among C through

6 John's flat is on the second floor, the chemist's.A above B on C along

7 There was a pretty picnic area the trees.A in B along C among

8 She got .......the bus and went into a shop.A against B off C down

9 On my way.....the dinner party, I stopped to buy some flowers.A to B past C towards

10 The children saw their mother and ran her.A against B towards C by

11 Tony always keeps the remote control him when he watches TV.A beside B inside C between

12 They built a wooden bridgethe stream.A against B below C over

13 The postman walked my house without delivering any letters.A past B near C along

14 There are some keys. .the table, next to my bag.A in B on C across

A B C B AC C B A BB A A C

Fill in the gaps with at, in or on where necessary.

1 A: I've got a dentist's appointment Friday.


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B: Oh, I went to the dentist's. last week.

2 A: What time is your interview?B: It's.....ten o'clock...the morning.

3 A: I'm going on holiday ...July.B: Me too. I always go on holiday .the summer.

4 A: I'm having a party ..Saturday night.B: Really? Can I come?

5 A: Are you having a piano lesson this week?B: Yes. My teacher is coming Thursday.

6 A: When did you start working here?B: .......1996, when I left university.

7 A: Jane bought a new car ..yesterday.B: Oh. What's it like?

8 A: Is Grandma coming to visit us .. Christmas Day?B: Yes. She'll be here.............lunchtime.

9 A: Dad, when were you born?B: I was born..7th June, 1965.

10 A: Shall we meet.....................seven o'clock.. tomorrow?B: Oh, I can't. I have a meeting that time.

11 A: When was the bicycle invented?B: It was invented the nineteenth century.

12A: John and Mary are moving house November.B: I know. Mary told me.........last week.

13A: Do you start worknine o'clock?B: Oh, no. I never workthe mornings.

14A: Shall we go out this evening?B: Yes. I'd love to go outtonight.

15A: When does the train to Birmingham leave?B: It leaves. .quarter past eight.

Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition from the list. Some of theprepositions can be used more than once.


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at, on, in, out of, by, off, under, against, for, within

1 Medicine should be kept .. reach of children.

2 They left early this morning, so they must have arrived.now.

3 I don't understand how some people can listen to music and studythe

same time.

4 They're having their house painted so they're staying with us

.the time being.

5 You'd better not talk to Pam today; she's.. a bad mood.

6 The company's new product will bethe market next month.

7 "You're.....arrest!" the policeman shouted to the robber.

8 The buses were .strike yesterday.9 He was breath when he finished the race.

10Shane was...school last week because he had flu.

11 She paid for her new stereo cash.

12 They delivered the parcel to the wrong house..

mistake.

13 We must finish this project by Fridayall costs.14The ambulance arrived .minutes to take the injured people to

hospital.

15It is.the law to steal.

out of In out of atby on off within

at under in againstfor on by

Choose the correct item.


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1 There's someone the door. Can you open it, please?A in B at C on

2 I'd like to go out for dinner..a change.A on B for C off

3 Most children start school ..the age of five.A on B out C at

4 ......the time I arrived, the others had gone home.A In B For C By

5 He works very hard when he's pressure.A in B under C on

6 The answers to the exercise are .page 76.A at B on C in

7 There is a lovely duck pond the park.A on B at C in

9 You look tired. You should sit down ..a while.A out B at C for

10 The post office is the left, next to the bank.A on B out C at

11Please fill in the form ..pencil.A for B in C at

12Many animals are .danger of becoming extinct.A in B at C under

13We went to the station taxi.A by B at C with

14The police didn't believe his story.. first.A in B on C at

15Oranges are expensive now because they're .. season.A in B out of C off

16Paul is......holiday in Mexico at the moment.A on B at C in

17There is a beautiful house sale in that street.A for B in C under

19The plane went control, but the pilot managed to land it safely.A under B out of C off

20The vase fell on the floor and broke .. pieces.

A into B out C at23I'm sorry but you can't use the lift. It's order.

A out of B in C off 24Kate doesn't want a cake. She's ..a diet.

A on B in C at25Bob likes playing golf his free time.

A on B at C in

1B6 B 11 B 16 A 21 B

2 B7 C 12 A 17 A 22 C3 C8 B 13 A 18 C 23 A4 C9 C 14 C 19 B 24 A5 B 10 A 15 B 20 A 25 C

1. My best friend lives ______ Boretz Road.


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a. in b. On c. at

2. I'll be ready to leave ____ about twenty minutes.

a. in b. on c. at

3. Since he met his new girlfriend, Juan never seems to be ______ home.

a. on b. in c. at

5. I think she spent the entire afternoon ______ the phone.

a. on b. in c. at

6. I will wait ______ 6:30, but then I'm going home.

a. from b. at c. until

7. The police caught the thief _____ the corner of Cascade and Plum Streets.a. in b. atc. from8. My fingers were injured so my sister had to write the note _____ me.

a. for b.with c. to

12. Grandpa stayed up ______ two in the morning.

a. since b. for c. until

13. My parents have been married ______ forty-nine years.a. since b. for c.until15. You frequently see this kind of violence ____ television.

a. with b. in c. on

16. I told Mom we'd be home ______ an hour or so.

a. to b. in c. at

17. I was visiting my best friend _____ the hospital.

a. of b. at c. in

19. I'll see you ____ home when I get there.

a. in b. by c. at

20. It's been snowing ________ Christmas morning.

a. since b. for c. until

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