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prepositions: more practice

Time. Circle the correct prepositions.

1 He phoned on / in Friday. 9 Hannah's birthday is on / in May.
2 The party is a f/o n June 18th. 10 What are you doing on /a tThursday?
3 Are you at home at / on Christmas? 11 Bring my bike back until / by Friday.
4 I'll be here during / for two months. 12 I'll work for / until 8.00 this evening.
5 We get up late in / on Sunday mornings. 13 I couldn't sleep for / during the night.
6 I often watch TV in lo t night. 14 Stay here while / during I go shopping.

7 The film ends on I at 9.45. 15 I play tennis at / in the weekend.
8 You can't learn English in /by a month.

^ Expressions without prepositions. Today is Saturday August 13th 2011.

Rewrite the expressions in italics using this, next, last and every.
► I finished university in 2010. ...........................................................
1 Joanne had a party on Saturday August 6 th...........................................................

2 I'm going to buy a new car in 2012..........................................................................
3 My holiday is in September 2011,2012,2013,2014 etc...........................................
4 I've already bought too many clothes in August....................................................
5 It was really hot from August 1st to August 7th.......................................................

6 Shall we go and see a film on August 14th in the evening? .................................
7 I'll be away on Saturday August 20th.......................................................................
8 My brother was ill in July 2011.................................................................................
9 We're going camping in September 2011................................................................
10 The new station will be ready in August 2012.........................................................

Q Movement. Cross out the wrong words.
► across the river / the bank 6 up the mountain / the floor

1 along the church / the road 7 over the door / the wall
2 down the police station / the mountain 8 past the floor/ the church
3 into the church / the table 9 rou nd the corner / the railway line

4 off the corner / the table 10 through the door/the table
5 out of the church / the wall

Q Place and movement. Put in suitable prepositions.

► He sat ..^.y/.^P .r..... the window, and looked out from time to time.
1 C comes........................ B and D in the alphabet.
2 I couldn't see the plane, because it was h ig h ..........................the clouds.
3 I had to wait a long time at the post office, because the w om an.......................... me wanted a lot of
different things.
4 There's a garage on the other side of the street ju s t..........................our house.

5 Please don't put bicycles........................ the shop window.
6 He turned round and walked away..........................the trees.
7 We cycled..........................a little road........................... the river for about five kilometres.
8 Ann cam e..........................the church and walked slow ly..........................the square.
9 I g o t..........................the bus and w e n t........................... the bank.
10 'Where's the swimming pool?' 'D rive..........................the police station,.........................
the railway bridge a n d ........................ the corner, and you'll see it on your left.'

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