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prepositions: revision test

Q Put in the correct words.
1 Let's go to Cardiff........................ Tuesday, {in, at, while, on)

2 The bridge..........................the river is closed, {along, over, up, through)
3 The next meeting is .......................... December 8th. {on, at, in, by)
4 What do you usually d o ..........................the weekend? {on, at, in, by)
5 Max fe ll.......................... his bike and broke his leg. {down, on, out of, off)
6 I need your answer..........................{in, by, at, until) Friday.
7 I'm not free now, but I can talk to y o u .......................... half an hour, {in, for, by, until)

8 I slept..........................two hours this afternoon, {in, by, for, during)
9 The quickest way to our house is ..........................the park, {along, through, in, over)
10 Let's go for a w a lk........................ the sun's shining, {while, during, for, along)

^ Put in suitable prepositions. (More than one may be possible.)

1 I'm going to put this picture.......................... my bedroom wall.
2 I'll be away..........................June 1st........................... July 15th.
3 Olivia lived in Cairo..........................three years.
4 I didn't work very hard.......................... my time at university.
5 It says........................ the newspaper that there will be snow.
6 Does this bus sto p ..........................the railway station?

7 Your father's photo is .......................... page 16.
8 We're leaving..........................the 10.40 train.
9 I always wear this rin g .......................... my little finger.
10 Write your nam e..........................the top of the page.
11 Can you clean this s u it..........................4 o'clock?
12 A lot of people travel for a year........................ school and university.
13 Pete met his girlfriend..........................a party.

14 I'll be ready to g o ..........................ten minutes.
15 I like w alking..........................the river.

^ All these sentences are wrong. Correct the mistakes.

► I'll see you atTuesday. ....................................................

1 She talked non-stop during three hours.........................................

2 Please let me have all the information until Saturday...................
3 Anna walked slowly out the room and down the stairs................
4 There's a pub on the other side of the road in front of our house.
5 Do you think you can swim through this river? ..........................
6 There's a strange insect in the ceiling.............................................

7 It took a long time to drive over the town to the church..............
8 I'll see you on next Monday.............................................................
9 Did you stay at home on Christmas? ...........................................
10 We have to get down the bus at the next stop..............................

286 PREPOSITIONS In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full
forms (for example lam, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.