Use the prepositions below to complete the passage. Some prepositions may be used more than once: over - on - down - in - from - at

                                                       Plankton

Plankton, the most basic part of the ocean food chain, is found (1) ....................... huge amounts (2) ................................ the oceans of the world. Slightly (3) .......................... half of it consists of tiny plants called diatoms. The rest is microscopic animals and fish eggs. (4) ............................... the Arctic Ocean to the Antarctic Ocean, it is relied (5) ..................................... as a food source by many fish. (6) ........................... areas where there is no plankton, such as (7) ............................... the bottom of the sea, there are fewer fish and they eat whatever floats (8) ...................................... to them. The small fish that live (9) .................................. plankton are, (10) ............................. turn, eaten by larger fish. Even larger fish feed (11) ................................. them. The whole cycle of life in the sea depends (12) .................................. plankton.

1 The house is big , but ____________ windows are small 

 a.it                  b.its                          c .it's                 d.their 

2 Sue fell down the stairs and broke ___________ leg

a.her                   b.hers                     c its                 d his 

3 Your travel plans sound just    as exciting as___________

a.I               B.me            c.my              d.mine

Complete the sentences with one of the prepositions from the box.

ABOUT – ACROSS – ALONG – BEHIND – BELOW – BY – FOR - FROM – NEAR – OF - OFF – ON – OVER – THROUGH – THROUGHOUT – TO - UNDER – UP - WITH

1. The police prevented the protesters _______________ entering the building.
2. Could you please take your feet _______________ the table?
3. According _______________ the latest report, the virus is spreading very quickly.
4. About a third of the Netherlands is _______________ sea level.
5. The cat jumped _______________ the wall into my neighbour's garden.
6. I have been living _______________ my parents for a long time. It's hard to leave them.
7. _______________ the club rules, we are not allowed to let non-members play.
8. Today, scientists know that there is no water _______________ the moon.
9. The school is _______________ the post office.
10. The match has been cancelled because _______________ the bad weather.
11. We have been _______________ a lot lately. I hope things will get better soon.
12. He ran _______________ the hill until he was out of breath.
13. I don't know where the place is. It's not _______________ any map I've seen.
14. There is a police car _______________ us. I think they want us to pull over.
15. I have just read an interesting book _______________ JFK's assassination.
16. He worked _______________ the day and most of the evening.
17. Gun powder was invented _______________ the Chinese.
18. Everyone was at the meeting, except _______________ Jane. She was ill.
19. The dog ran _______________ the road and hid _______________ the tree.
20. We walked _______________ the beach for at least a mile before we saw the first house.

13. Choose the correct words or phrases to complete the sentences below.

1. I have ..............................(some/ any) food for you if you want some.

2. There is ...........................(a lot of/ some) pepper in my omlette. Too much. I don’t like it.

3. Can I have ................................(some/ a lot of) sauce in my spaghetti? But not too much.

4. I need to buy ......................(some/ any) oil because there isn’t ...........................(some/any) oil in the kitchen.

5. She is a warm and friendly girl. She has..................................... (lots of/ some) friends.

6. I need ........................(some/ any) sugar for the cakes. Is there............................ (any/ a lot of) sugar in the jar?

14. Complete the dialogue with         How much or How many.

Nick: Let’s make an omelette for breakfast, Mai!

Mai: OK, sound good. 1) __________ ______ eggs do we need for the omelette, Nick?

Nick: Five eggs.

Mai: And 2) ____________ ____ tomatoes and onions do we need?

Nick: Two tomatoes and three onions.

Mia: OK. Do we need any flour?

Nick: No, we don’t. 3) __________ ______ butter have we got?

Mia: About 100 grams.

Nick: We need only 40 grams of butter.

Mia: 4) ____________ ____ salt do we need?

Nick: A teaspoon.

Mia: And 5) _____________ ___ pepper do we need?

Nick: Half a teaspoon.

Mia: Do we need anything else?

Nick: Er, well- we need two tablespoons of cold water.

I.B.  Choose a verb and a preposition from the boxes and write phrasal verbs in their correct form to complete the sentences below. (5 marks)

1.  I ........................................ some interesting information about John the other day.

2.  Who’s going to ....................................... the children while you’re away?  

3.  I'm going to ........................................... with my homework until it's finished.

4.  I couldn’t understand the lecture so I just ..............................................  

5.  I am trying to ................................................. chips and other fast food, but it isn't easy! 

Choose the correct prepositions and put them in correct places.

1.Mrs Andrew got ____ the taxi and ran ____ Oxford street. (across, round, out of)

2.Alice walked ____ the steps to the river and ____ the bridge.(through, over, along, down)

3.He walked slowly ____ the roa for a few minutes then he stopped and went ____ a small door ____ a garden. (across, along, into, through)

4.Mary went ____ the stairs and ____ her office, took a letter ____ the table and started to read it. (into, off, out of, over, up)

5.Go ____ the supermarket ____ the bridge ____ the first corner and the police station is on your right. (along, down, past, round, under)