Week 3

A. Prepositions Quiz

1. In the UK, children usually start school ___ the age of 4 or 5.
in  at  to  on
2. I always stay at home ___ the evening and watch TV.
at  on  to  in
3. Why don't you come to my house ___ Christmas.
on  at  in  to
4. I'm just popping out to the bank, I'll be back ____ a few minutes.
at  in  on  for
5. We're going on holiday ____ 2 glorious weeks!
for  on  at  during
6. He sleeps during the day and parties ____ night.
on in  at  to

1. They say drinking a little red wine is good ____ you.
for  at  to  by
2. Small children always get excited _______ Christmas.
with  for  about  at
3. Paris is famous ____ being a romantic city.
with from  for  to
4. John was furious ______ his wife ______ crashing their new car.
with / for  with / as  against / because  to / for
5. At first George was interested _____ joining the army, then he became obsessed ______ guns.
in / to  on / with  by / with  in / with
6. Joanne was great _____ playing the piano, but she was even better _____ the guitar.
at  for  with  in

B. Prepositions of Place

Preposition of place	Explanation	Example
in	inside	I watch TV in the living-room I live in New York Look at the picture in the book She looks at herself in the mirror. She is in the car. Look at the girl in the picture This is best team in the world
at	used to show an exact position or particular place table events place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work)	I met her at the entrance, at the bus stop She sat at the table at a concert, at the party at the movies, at university, at work
on	attached next to or along the side of (river) used to show that something is in a position above something else and touching it. left, right a floor in a house used for showing some methods of traveling television, radio	Look at the picture on the wall Cambridge is on the River Cam. The book is on the desk A smile on his face The shop is on the left My apartment on the first floor I love traveling on trains /on the bus / ona plane My favorite program on TV, on the radio
by, next to, beside, near	not far away in distance	The girl who is by / next to / beside the house.
between	in or into the space which separates two places, people or objects	The town lies halfway between Rome and Florence.
behind	at the back (of)	I hung my coat behind the door.
in front of	further forward than someone or something else	She started talking to the man in front of her
under	lower than (or covered by) something else	the cat is under the chair.
below	lower than something else.	the plane is just below the the cloud
over	above or higher than something else, sometimes so that one thing covers the other. more than. across from one side to the other. overcoming an obstacle	She held the umbrella over both of us. Most of the carpets cost/are over $100. I walked over the bridge She jumped over the gate
above	higher than something else, but not directly over it	a path above the lake
across	from one side to the other of something with clear limits / getting to the other side	She walked across the field/road. He sailed across the Atlantic
through	from one end or side of something to the other	They walked slowly through the woods.
to	in the direction of bed	We went to Prague last year. I go to bed at ten.
into	towards the inside or middle of something and about to be contained, surrounded or enclosed by it	Shall we go into the garden?
towards	in the direction of, or closer to someone or something	She stood up and walked towards him.
onto	used to show movement into or on a particular place	I slipped as I stepped onto the platform.
from	used to show the place where someone or something starts:	What time does the flight fromAmsterdam arrive?

Prépositions de positionnement

Prepositions of place

1. I see two fish  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above the bowl.
2.  Gloops, our friend, is  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above the bowl.
3.  Hurry up!! Gloops is  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above the table!
4.  Gloops is swimming  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above the two fish.
5.  Now, Gloops is asleep  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above the two fish.
6.  The cat is looking at the fish  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above him.
7.  But the cat found a better place to keep a watch on the fish  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above him.
8.  The bubbles go  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above in the water.
9.  In order to eat the plants, the two fish have to go  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above.
10.  The cat is  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above of the bowl.
11.  The cat is  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above of the bowl. 

C. Choose the correct preposition from the word list below to fill in the blanks for each sentence.
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over      into      at       behind      beside      under      by      from      between      up      on
during      outside      of      through      without      toward      until      onto      near      in
among      before      across      after      along      for      with      opposite       as      around
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1.  I ride my bicycle to work, all the way ______________ the mountain.

2.  The sign says, "Please don't sit _____________ the grass."

3.  He ran as fast as he could _____________ catch the bus.

4.  Be careful you don't fall _____________ the stairs. They are very steep!

5.  It began to rain, so we all ran _____________ the house.

6.  He gave us directions and suggested we drive about 5 miles _____________ the sunset, then
        turn left  _____________ we reach the town _____________ Highlands.

7.  We can't get _____________ the concert hall _____________ our tickets. Someone
      _____________ our group will need to go back _____________ the hotel to get them.

8.  The United States of America is located _____________ Canada and Mexico.

9.  Let's have a picnic _____________ the lake. The water is so warm that we could jump
        _____________ and go _____________ a swim. Let's wait _____________ _____________
     we eat though.

10. If you go _____________ the bridge, you will be _____________ a different country!

11. Would you like to go _____________ a walk _____________ the river _____________ me?

12. The reference section is located _____________ the fiction section, _____________ the
      second floor, directly _____________ the kids' section on the first floor of the library

Exercise on Prepositions – A picture

Complete the exercise with the correct prepositions.

1. Look  this painting.
2.  the painting, you can see a little girl.
3. So, it is a painting  a girl.
4. A famous painter painted it. So it is a painting  a famous painter.
5. My grandma once owned the painting, but she gave it to me on my birthday. So it is a picture  my grandma.

Exercise on Prepositions – McDonald’s

Complete the exercise with the correct prepositions.

1. The first McDonald’s restaurant was opened  Dick and Mac McDonald  the 15th  May 1940.
2. The best selling products  their restaurant were hamburgers.
3. So the McDonald brothers thought  a way to produce hamburgers more quickly.
4. This was introduced  1948 and became known  the Speede Service System.
5. The first franchised McDonald’s restaurant was opened  1953, and today you can find McDonald’s restaurants more than 100 countries.
6. The meats  the burgers vary  the culture  the country.
7. Franchisees and future managers  McDonald’s restaurants are trained  Hamburger University, which is located  Oak Brook, a suburb  Chicago.
8. McDonald is also known  its sponsorship  various international sport events.

Grammar Exercises - Prepositions of Place and Time

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Choose the right preposition of place:

1.                           At             In             On            the picture, I can see a family                           at             in             on            a kitchen.
2. There is a vase and fruits                               at               in               on              the worktop.
3. The mother is standing                               behind               in front of               across              her husband and her daughter.
4. She is holding a mug                               at               on               in              in her hand.
5. The father and the daughter are sitting                               at               on               in              the worktop                           at             on             in            beautiful iron chairs.
6. There is a picture                               at               in               into               on              the wall.
7. There is a window                               behind               under               in front of              the father.
8. The woman is looking                               at               on               to              her daughter.

Choose the right preposition of time:

1. What are you doing                               at               in               on              Saturday.
2. I am going to the countryside                               at               in               on              the weekend?
3. I haven't been to the countryside                               for               since               on              December.
4. What time are you leaving?
5. I am leaving                               at               in               on              the afternoon. May be                           at             in             on            three o'clock pm.I am coming back                           at             in             on            Sunday evening. I'll catch the half                           to             past            seven train                          on             at             in            Sunday. I'll be here                           by             since             until            nine o'clock.
6. So you'll be there                               by               since               until               for              the whole weekend. I'll be missing you!
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Choose the correct Preposition of Place:

1. I met Jerry inonat the bus stop.We talked about imperialism.
2. She comes fromatin Poland.She is a Polish girl.
3. The temperature outside is atfrombelow zero.It is too cold to go out.
4. Could you write your address belowaton the package?
5. They have a big garden besideinfrom the house.They bought this house two years ago.
6. The books are atonin the top shelf.Give me the one about wild animals.
7. The hospital is oninbetween the church and our house.
8. Her school is inin front ofbetween the hospital.
9. My cat Eryk jumped atinonto the roof.He was so scared then.
10. Yesterday my cat Eryk jumped overfromin the wall.I was so proud of him.