PREPOSITIONS (Basic) (EXERCISE B28E69)

1.    Put one of the following prepositions: “on”, “in”, “for”   

           or “at” into the gaps in the sentences below.

(A)   I am leaving for Rio _____________ Tuesday.

(B)   The game starts _____________10 p.m.

(C)   She is having a party ____________ her home.

(D)   We are going away _____________ Christmas.

(E)    They don’t work ________________ Sunday.

(F)    The cinema opens _______________ 2 p.m.

(G)   We eat too much ________________ Christmas Day.

(H)   We have a holiday _____________ Wednesday.

(I)      My birthday is ______________ May 10.

(J)     Her birthday is _______________ April.

(K)   We finished the project _____________ Thursday.

(L)    We go to bed early ______________ Sunday night.

(M)  He works ______________ IBM.

(N)   He died ________________ the age of 92.

(O)   We get up early ______________ the morning.

(P)    What time do we have to be ______________ the airport?

(Q)   They live _________________ that house.

(R)   He lives _________________ Main Street.

(S)    They live _________________ São Paulo

(T)    I am staying ____________ that hotel.

2. Put a preposition from the box into each gap.

with      to        with        at          in          on        at        with        to          by

(A)  Please come _______________ my party ________________ Saturday.

(B)  He studies _______________ home __________________ his father.

(C)  Tom  is _________________ the garden _______________ his friend Sam.

(D)  Can you help me __________________ my homework.

(E)  I go _________________ work _________________  bus and I am ___________ work until 5.30 p.m. every day.

3.   Put the prepositions from the box into each gap.

from       than       in       at       for       of

     

(A)  Can you buy a bottle ____________ lemonade at the shops?

(B)  What are we having _______________ dinner?

(C)  Our hotel is fifty meters _______________ the beach.

(D)  What is the longest river ______________  the world?

(E)   Brazil is bigger _________________ England.

(F)  Look _________________ that picture? Isn’t it beautiful?

                  

ANSWERS

1.    Put one of the following prepositions: “on”, “in”, “for”  

           or “at” into the gaps in the sentences below.

(A)   I am leaving for Rio on Tuesday.

(B)   The game starts at 10 p.m.

(C)   She is having a party at her home.

(D)   We are going away for Christmas.

(E)    They don’t work on Sunday.

(F)    The cinema opens at 2 p.m.

(G)   We eat too much at Christmas Day.

(H)   We have a holiday on Wednesday.

(I)      My birthday is on May 10.

(J)     Her birthday is in April.

(K)   We finished the project on Thursday.

(L)    We go to bed early on Sunday night.

(M)  He works at IBM.

(N)   He died at the age of 92.

(O)   We get up early in the morning.

(P)    What time do we have to be at the airport?

(Q)   They live in that house.

(R)   He lives on Main Street.

(S)    They live in São Paulo

(T)    I am staying at that hotel.

2. Put a preposition from the box into each gap.

with      to        with        at          in          on        at        with        to          by

(A)  Please come to my party on Saturday.

(B)  He studies at home with his father.

(C)  Tom  is in the garden with his friend Sam.

(D)  Can you help me with my homework.

(E)  I go to work by bus and I am at work until 5.30 p.m. every day.

3.   Put the prepositions from the box into each gap.

from       than       in       at       for       of

     

(A)  Can you buy a bottle of lemonade at the shops?

(B)  What are we having for dinner?

(C)  Our hotel is fifty meters from the beach.

(D)  What is the longest river in  the world?

(E)   Brazil is bigger than England.

(F)  Look at that picture? Isn’t it beautiful?

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