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Prepositions THIRD YEAR

The document provides examples of prepositions used with places, adjectives, and as fixed prepositions. It lists 25 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the correct preposition - in, on, at for places; to, with, of, etc for adjectives; and at, by, for, in as fixed prepositions. The purpose is to demonstrate different uses of prepositions in English.

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Prepositions THIRD YEAR

The document provides examples of prepositions used with places, adjectives, and as fixed prepositions. It lists 25 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the correct preposition - in, on, at for places; to, with, of, etc for adjectives; and at, by, for, in as fixed prepositions. The purpose is to demonstrate different uses of prepositions in English.

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PREPOSITIONS

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Prepositions + places. Fill in the blanks with the preposition in / on / at.

1. Mary spent the summer working _________ a farm.


2. I have to be _________ work before 7am.
3. Is that woman waiting _________ the bus stop Jane?
4. Would you rather live _________ the country?
5. John likes to have breakfast _________ bed on a Sunday morning.
6. Patrick isn’t home. He is _________ university.
7. When we went to Las Vegas, we stayed in the best hotel _________ town.
8. Is the landscape more mountainous _________ the North than _________ the South?
9. After three days lost _________ the mountains, all the climbers arrived home safe and
sound.
10. We spent the whole day lying _________ the beach.
11. My sister is now living _________ the large Japanese island of Hokkaido.
12. I work _________ the first floor.
13. I live _________ 17 Wally Road.
14. The factory is _________the outskirts of New Delhi.
15. I grew up _________ a middle-class suburb of Manchester.
16. I think there is someone _________the door.
17. Turn left _________ the first crossroads.

Adjectives + prepositions. Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition.

1. She has been absent __________ work three times this month.
2. He is not accustomed __________ the new neighbourhood yet.
3. Ask John, he is very much acquainted __________ the facts.
4. He was immediately disqualified __________ the competition when they found out he was
addicted __________ drugs.
5. The new bakery, which is adjacent ________ my house, is always full of customers.
6. My mum is allergic __________ kiwi.
7. The train arrived ahead __________ schedule.
8. You should be ashamed __________ yourself!
9. I was astonished __________ the way he reacted.
10. I was bored __________ her long-winded conversation.
11. I don’t think he is capable __________ doing something like that. = incapable
12. Please, be more careful __________ my stuff next time.
13. I can’t believe how people can be interested __________ boxing, and many are really mad
__________ it.
14. I could never be friends with someone who is cruel __________ animals.
15. He was deep __________ thought, oblivious __________ the world around him.
16. He is totally different __________ his brother, poles apart.
17. I was distracted __________ the car accident and didn’t notice I was being robbed of my cell
phone.
18. I was kind of doubtful __________ the accuracy of the results.
19. The kids were excited __________ their trip to the zoo.
20. It’s obvious that he is envious __________ his wife’s success.
21. My granny is famous __________ her chocolate cakes.
22. The teacher is notorious __________ his caustic remarks.
23. She is very fluent ________ English, but she is not very good __________ writing it.
24. My son is very fond __________ tennis. In fact, he is a genius __________ it. My daughter is
keen ___________ music; she sings beautifully.


C Fixed prepositions. Use AT / BY / FOR / IN. Sort out in groups according to the
preposition. Make sure you understand the meaning of each expression.


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1. She left the room _______ a hurry.

2. It’s sale time. They are selling everything _______ a discount.

3. I could tell she was lying _______ a glance.

4. _______ a guess, there were 40 people in the room.

5. They were able to sell the house _______ a profit.

6. We met _______ accident at the supermarket.

7. Can I use this chair?

_________ all means.

8. You will be _______ an advantage if you study several foreign languages.

9. _______ brief, the meeting was a mess.

10. I met him _______ chance on the plane.

11. You can pay for the goods _______ cheque.

12. Do you think I’m _______ danger?

13. She’s _______ debt with a few banks.

14. We’ll discuss this _______ detail later.

15. _______ first, I thought she was nice but she turned out to be the opposite.

16. It may seem a generous offer _______ first sight, but be careful with it.

17. The protestors were taken away _______ force in the middle of the ceremony.

18. All of a sudden, a car drove past them _______ full speed.

19. Mary is _______ hospital. She’s had an accident!

20. I’m _______ no mood for being nice to the visitors.

21. I was _______ pain but I was determined not to take the anaesthetic.

22. Can we talk _______ private?

23. I can’t believe I’ve just seen Robert De Niro _______ the flesh!

24. He seems to be _______ trouble with the police.

25. Why am I always _______ fault with you?

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