PREPOSITIONS: SET THREE

Choose the appropriate prepositions.

Life in the Nineteenth Century

Life was hard in English villages __1__ (in, at, for) the nineteenth century. Most of the men worked on farms and had to be up __2__ (since, by, until) sunrise because they often began work __3__ (from, since, at) about 7 o'clock, milking, ploughing, or harvesting. They generally worked __4__ (from, after, for) 7 o'clock __5__ (until, at, by) 12 o'clock without stopping. __6__ (At, To, On) midday they had their lunch: bread and cheese or sometimes meat, and a drink. __7__ (For. After, In) the afternoon they continued to work. They generally worked __8__ (to. until, before) 4 or 5 o'clock and then went home. __9__ (From, After, At) supper they often went out to the inn __10__ (for, by, on) the evening, drank some beer with their friends and chatted. __11__ (From, Since, After) those days, of course, working conditions on the farms have improved considerably, but farm workers still work very hard __12__ (by, since, for) many hours a day.

PREPOSITIONS: SET FOUR

Use in, on or at in the appropriate blank spaces.

We live_____ 35 Tom Street.

She has lived_____ Washington Street

Their store is_____ Fifth Avenue.

There are two pictures _____ the wall.

I visited them _____ Bursa _____ 1983.

Use by or until in the following blanks.

Will you be finished with your work _____ eight o'clock?

I told him I would meet him_____ ten.

Last night I studied physics _____ midnight.

We always work from nine _____ five-thirty.

We must leave _____ Monday.

Use above, over, under, below, inside or outside in the following blanks.

The ceiling is _____ the window.

The branches of a tree are _____ the trunk.

The airplane flew directly _____ our heads.

The temperature is _____ 40'C. It's very hot.

The temperature was 10'C _____ zero.

In the airplane, we climbed up through the clouds and flew _____ them.

She dropped a coin on the floor. It rolled _____ my chair.

Can you hear those birds? They are flying _____ the house.

There are flowers growing _____ the house.

In spring we prefer to play_____ the house.

Use past or between in the following blanks.

She always drives _____ our house on her way home.

The city lies_____ two rivers.

The taxi drove _____ us.

There is a fine garden _____ those buildings.

Put the sofa _____ two doors.

Use in, for or during in the following blanks.

We lived in Erzurum _____ a year.

We played a lot of tennis _____ the summer.

They studied Turkish _____ two years.

He learned to drive _____ two weeks.

I went to Italy _____ 1975, and I stayed there _____ a week.

How much of Istanbul can one see _____ two days?

You won't be able to get a tan _____ three days, will you?

They finished the whole course _____ six months.

She studied at a college _____ two years.

_____ his lifetime, Columbus crossed the Atlantic four times.

Use by, from, for or of in the following blanks.

Yesterday I read a novel _____ Agatha Christie.

This letter is _____ my cousin.

We bought a new apron_____ our mother.

It was the skull _____ a prehistoric man.

The operas _____ Wagner are performed frequently.

Wagner used legends _____ the German Middle Ages _____ his most famous operas.

Violins made_____ Stradivarius in the eighteenth century are sometimes sold _____ very large sums of money.

PREPOSITIONS: SET FIVE

The tallest building _____ the world is located _____ New York city.

Its_____ 24th Street _____ Madison Avenue.

Please be careful! Walk _____ the sidewalk, not _____ the street

We're going to arrive_____ the train station late.

Turn _____ the left. Mr. Shaw's house is the third one _____ the right.

Cactus plants grow _____ the desert.

Alice sits _____ Harry _____ the first row _____ seats.

The lesson _____ page 40 is the easiest lesson _____ the book.

Do these men usually get paid _____ the week or _____ the month?

Mr. Kowalski works in a factory _____ the day and studies _____ night.

We got there just _____ time to see the end of the program.

The doctor was busy _____ the time, so we couldn't see him _____ once.

A monkey escaped _____ the zoo _____ jumping _____ a high fence.

Well, _____ this particular case I think you are wrong.

I haven't been able to get _____ touch _____ Mr. Miller all day.

Please substitute this word _____ that one.

Paul wasn't very sure _____ his answers.

_____ the circumstances, it was impossible to do anything about it.

When did Rachel act back _____ her trip?

What's the matter with Harold? He seems to be angry _____ John.

He is now working _____ a composition.

They are grateful _____ you_____ your help.

I think you ought to apologize _____ Sue _____ your rude remarks.

It was difficult _____ me to keep _____ smiling _____ his funny remark.

I think it's easy to confuse these two expressions _____ the other one.

Sometimes I wonder _____ that very much.

My plan is quite similar _____ yours, but it's quite different _____ Frank's.

We complained _____ the poor service _____ the management.

Thomas is very excited _____ his new car.

_____ the age _____ 18 he was sent to prison.

USE PREPOSITIONS IN THE BLANKS

I was born_____ November the first.

She was born_____ nineteen thirty-eight.

I was born_____ a little town.

What do you know _____ the tenth century?

Let's talk _____ something else.

I don't remember where I was _____ that date.

It doesnt matter _____ me.

I'd like to talk _____ him.

Do you know any _____ those people?

All of those people are friends _____ mine.

Is he the tall man_____ the left?

I don't know the man _____ the middle.

Last year I was _____ the hospital.

My friend was in the hospital _____ two weeks.

I have a lot of trouble _____ pronunciation.

I am thinking _____ my lesson.

Who are they writing _____?

Who is she waiting_____?

They are going _____ school.

I am eating _____ my friend.

She is still _____ her fifties.

How many are there _____ your family?

She was eleven _____ her last birthday?

I'd say you are close _____ twenty-one.

I have only coffee _____ breakfast.

I go _____ for lunch at about 12:30. I always eat in the same restaurant.

I worked _____ early morning _____ late _____ night.

What time did you get _____ your office yesterday?

Did you see him? What did you talk _____?

There are three pens _____ the table.

There is an electric cooker _____ the kitchen.

There are some forks _____ the shelf.

The birds are flying _____ the river.

It is very hot. Take _____ your coat.

It is dark outside. Turn _____ the lights.

It is often windy _____ March.

I have a terrible headache. Turn _____ the radio.

There are two cars_____ the building.

He's an American. He comes _____ America.

We are listening _____ the radio now.

They are sitting _____ the grass.

He is sitting _____ his mother.

Where were you _____ Monday?

I have lived there _____ ten years.

He will fly_____ Diyarbakir.

These books belong _____ me.

He is working _____ the garden, and I am working _____ home.

I'd like to drink some tea_____ a few minutes.

I read a book _____ a while.

I like the shape _____ that table.

We live _____ Pembe Street.

Take these books home _____ you.

Would you mind mailing this letter _____ me?

How is your accent _____ English?

A historian is expert_____ history.

Pour the milk _____ that glass.

I don't argue _____ my father.

Bring me two eggs _____ the refrigerator.

Turn right _____ the next comer.

Is this seat reserved_____ someone?

A young couple moved _____ next door to us.

Today is the first day _____ spring.

You are mistaken _____ that.

This is a present _____ Ali.

He speaks English _____ a Turkish accent.