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Choose the correct prepositions.

I
I
out
if
if
I
b
b
y,
get

I
usually
a
usually
so
so
look
look
..b
i

sit

sit

o
f
)
front
front
front
y,

in
in
in
sit
"
"
! !
! i usually sit ..b" a window in class, so I can look out if I get bored. (behind, by, in front of)
was
1 1 There was a big t h e trees. (above, against, opposite)
a
1 There was a big bird flying high up
a
under)

2 2 They a beautiful a river. (above, by, under)
y,
b
b
2 They live in a beautiful old house
a
y,
3 3 There's a big clock t h h e e door of the station. (above, against, between)
3 There's a big clockt
a
clock
sat
sat
down

eyes.
her
her
4 I sat down Marion and looked into her eyes.(above, behind, by)

behind,

your
your
park
5 You can park your car
5 5 Yo u park your car t h e house. (against behind, between)
(against
(against
! I'll meet you at the station t h e clock. (against, between, under)
I'll
! !
7 7

door
door
7 The door wouldn't stay shut, so I put a chair i t . (above, against, near)

wouldn't
shut,

a
a
so
so
I
chair
The

stay
stay
Put in the correct prepositions.

her
her
suitcase,
t
t
a
a
a
t

money
the
money
1 1
She
1She put the money at the bottom of her suitcase, h e r clothes.

r
u
2 Our house is a bank and a supermarket, t h e police station.
2 2
a
O
bank
bank and a supermarket, and just
o
3 Please don't put your bicycle o u r wall.
r
o
u
u
y
y
3 3
bicycle
r
Please
slow bus all the way.
we
we
slow
bus
bus
were
4 Sorry we're late - we were driving a slow bus all
5 I work in a small town Birmingham.
a
w
o
k
5 5 I w o r r k in a small
t

anything

! In the theatre I couldn't see anything because there was a very tall man m e .
In
very

very
was
was
a
a
a
see
very

l

a
l
see

! !
have
a
minutes'walk
minutes'walk
have
7 7 We usually have lunch a little t h e school, about five minutes'walk away. .
away
usually

7 We usually have lunch in a little cafë
Look at the picture and choose the correct prepositions.
the
near
a(‚
the
the
a(‚
ov
5 5
behind
ov
"
in
restaurant
"
"
!"a(‚!ov" near the travel agent 5 in front of/ behind the restaurant
behind
!
a(‚
front of/
front of/
behind
"
! !
"
"
Bank
/
under
under
under

the
the
opposite!
the
opposite!
opposite!
opposite
/
the
the
1 1 opposite / in front of the National Bank # opposite! under the car

in
the
of
of
of
front
in
front
front
in

car
National
National
National

# #
/
/
opposite
7 against / opposite the window
against
opposite
the
2 against! between the two women
the
against
2 2 against! 7 7 against / opposite the window
the
8 behind! between the banks
the
behind
behind!
behind!
/
between
between
the
the
3 3 above / behind the child 8 8 behind! between the banks
behind
3 above / behind the child
by
4 near/ by the travel agent 9 by /opposite the supermarket
the
by
e
e
acted
acted
w
s
both
w
both
rs
rs
contr
contr
some
some
In In some a n s w e rs , , , both contr acted f f f o r r r m s ( ( ( f f f o r r r e x a m pl e 1'm, don't) a n d full PREPOSITIONS 281
In some answers, both contracted forms (for example1'm, don't)and full
a
1'm,
n
n
n
d
a
a
o
o
s
m
o
s
o
m
s
forms
forms
forms (for example!am,do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.
possible.
possible.

Normally
Normally
Normally
possible.
example!
are

do
do
are
are
not)
not)
not)
r
f
(
f
correct.
f

(
(
are
both
both
both
r
r
are
are
o
o
o