Prediposition English Songs

Preposition Exercise 3

Test you knowledge of the prepositions in / at / on - showing time and date. Choose either in, at or on and click on the arrow to see you have answered correctly.

1. Let's meet --at seven o'clock.
2. He was born --in July.
3. I went there --in 1998.
4. She'll be at work --on Thursday.
5. We met --on Christmas day.
6. They drove to Barlinek --on September 15th.
7. We arrived in this country --in September.
8. I love to go shopping --at Christmas time.
9. We get up early --in the morning.
10. Do you dream --at night?
11. What do you like doing --at weekends?
12. He's working on his homework --at the moment.
13. I lived in Holland --in the 1990s.
14. I'll see you --in a few weeks.
15. We like going to the cinema --on Fridays. 

Preposition Exercises 2

Test your knowledge of the prepositions in / at / to / nothing - showing place and movement. Choose either in, at, to, or nothing and click on the arrow to see you have answered correctly.

1. He lives --in . . . . . . . Zielona Gora.
2. She went --NOTHING home.
3. Piotrek works --in . . . . . . Gorzów Wlkp.
4. He went --to . . . . . . . his friend's house.
5. She arrived --in . . . . . . . Manchester for the celebrations.
6. I'm going to stay --at . . . . . . . . home this weekend.
7. Joanna works --at . . . . . . . . the hospital.
8. Why don't we go --to . . . . . . . . the movies tonight?
9. I'm going to see Hania --in . . . . . . . . France this summer.
10. I arrived --at . . . . . . . . work early this morning.
11. She came home --NOTHING early.
12. We stayed --at . . . . . . . . the Mieszko Hotel.
13. They visited --NOTHING England last summer.
14. She's going to travel --in . . . . . . . . . Finland this summer.
15. I'll be --at . . . . . . . . . school later today. 

Prepositions of place and direction

Preposition	Use	Examples
above	higher than sth.	The picture hangs above my bed.
across	from one side to the other side	You mustn't go across this road here. There isn't a bridge across the river.
after	one follows the other	The cat ran after the dog. After you.
against	directed towards sth.	The bird flew against the window.
along	in a line; from one point to another	They're walking along the beach.
among	in a group	I like being among people.
around	in a circular way	We're sitting around the campfire.
behind	at the back of	Our house is behind the supermarket.
below	lower than sth.	Death Valley is 86 metres below sea level.
beside	next to	Our house is beside the supermarket.
between	sth./sb. is on each side	Our house is between the supermarket and the school.
by	near	He lives in the house by the river.
close to	near	Our house is close to the supermarket.
down	from high to low	He came down the hill.
from	the place where it starts	Do you come from Tokyo?
in front of	the part that is in the direction it faces	Our house is in front of the supermarket.
inside	opposite of outside	You shouldn't stay inside the castle.
into	entering sth.	You shouldn't go into the castle.
near	close to	Our house is near the supermarket.
next to	beside	Our house is next to the supermarket.
off	away from sth.	The cat jumped off the roof.
onto	moving to a place	The cat jumped onto the roof.
opposite	on the other side	Our house is opposite the supermarket.
out of	leaving sth.	The cat jumped out of the window.
outside	opposite of inside	Can you wait outside?
over	above sth./sb.	The cat jumped over the wall.
past	going near sth./sb.	Go past the post office.
round	in a circle	We're sitting round the campfire.
through	going from one point to the other point	You shouldn't walk through the forest.
to	towards sth./sb.	I like going to Australia. Can you come to me? I've never been to Africa.
towards	in the direction of sth.	We ran towards the castle.
under	below sth.	The cat is under the table.
up	from low to high	He went up the hill.

Exercise 1 on Prepositions

– Place

Fill the gaps with the correct prepositions.

1. We live atinon London.
2. Would you like to go atinto the cinema tonight?
3. No, thanks. I was atintoto the cinema yesterday.
4. We are going inonto holiday next week.
5. There is a bridge acrossthroughoutside the river.
6. The flight from Leipzig to London was aboutalongvia Frankfurt.
7. AtOnOnto my wall, there are many picture postcards.
8. Who is the person atinon this picture?
9. Come atininto the sitting room, we want to watch TV.
10. Munich lies 530 meters aboveacrosspast sea level.

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