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Grammar Exercise PREPOSITIONS N°2 |
Complete the following sentences with the correct
preposition.
about | after| away |at | by |for| from| in |into |off | on | to | with
(The
answers are at the end of the page.)
1. I asked my neighbour to look ______ my cat when I went to London.
2. Books are provided _____ the school. Pupils don't pay _____ them.
3. The meeting is _____ September 15th _____ 9 a.m.
4. I'm interested _____ working overseas so I'm applying _____ the job.
5. London is a big city, but it's very different ________New York.
6. My boss got angry ______ me when I arrived late _____ work again.
7. I'm not familiar ______ this machine. Explain _____ me how it works.
8. She wrote the text _____ Japanese, then translated it ______ English.
9. He left the house, got ______ his car and drove ______.
10.Due to bad weather, the plane couldn't take _______ ______ time.
11.She was embarrassed ______ the way people were staring _____ her.
12.They apologized ______ the host ______ arriving late.
13.The authorities talked ______ the need ______ better education.
14.______ my opinion, you should wait _____ confirmation before paying.
15.Students often have a problem ______ English prepositions.
Answers :2. Books are provided _____ the school. Pupils don't pay _____ them.
3. The meeting is _____ September 15th _____ 9 a.m.
4. I'm interested _____ working overseas so I'm applying _____ the job.
5. London is a big city, but it's very different ________New York.
6. My boss got angry ______ me when I arrived late _____ work again.
7. I'm not familiar ______ this machine. Explain _____ me how it works.
8. She wrote the text _____ Japanese, then translated it ______ English.
9. He left the house, got ______ his car and drove ______.
10.Due to bad weather, the plane couldn't take _______ ______ time.
11.She was embarrassed ______ the way people were staring _____ her.
12.They apologized ______ the host ______ arriving late.
13.The authorities talked ______ the need ______ better education.
14.______ my opinion, you should wait _____ confirmation before paying.
15.Students often have a problem ______ English prepositions.
1. after | 2. by/for | 3. on/at | 4. in/for | 5. from | 6. with/for
7. with/to | 8. in/into | 9. into/away (or 'off') | 10. off/on
11. by/at | 12. to/for 13. about/for | 14. in/for | 15. with
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