Exercise 2: Complete each sentence with one correct PREPOSITION in brackets.

1. We used to write _______ each other, but now we don’t. (at/to/in/for)

2. Can I share the book _______ you? (with/for/on/to)

3. What do you want to be _______ the future? (for/on/in/at)

4. Have you found any places suitable _______ our picnic? (for/on/to/in)

5. They often complain _______ their work. (for/on/to/about)

6. The alarm went _______ (of/off/in/up) and I got _______ (up/off/in/down)

7. The farmer is pumping water _______ the field. (for/to/into/on)

8. I am contented _______ your exam result. (to/for/on/with)

9. She likes working _______ children. (on/for/with/to)

10. The street is crowded _______ people and vehicles. (on/for/by/with)

11. You can learn English _______ the help of computers. (of/with/on/in)

12. The computer is capable _______ doing various things. (of/on/at/in)

13. My class is divided _______ 4 groups. (on/for/with/into)

14. The computer can help you to interact ________ other computers. (to/with/on/about)

15. You can relax _______ (by/with/at/on) listening to music _______ the computer (in/at/on/of)

16. Computers can be used _______ entertainment. (to/with/for/on)

17. I often receive letters _______ my brother. (from/to/with/about)

18. He doesn’t understand anything ________ the computer. (about/for/on/in)

19. Take _________ your shoes before entering the room. (off/on/up/in)

20. She’s looking _________ a job, but she hasn’t found one. (into/for/up/at)

Exercise 2: Complete each sentence with one correct PREPOSITION in brackets.

1. We used to write _______ each other, but now we don’t. (at/to/in/for)

2. Can I share the book _______ you? (with/for/on/to)

3. What do you want to be _______ the future? (for/on/in/at)

4. Have you found any places suitable _______ our picnic? (for/on/to/in)

5. They often complain _______ their work. (for/on/to/about)

6. The alarm went _______ (of/off/in/up) and I got _______ (up/off/in/down)

7. The farmer is pumping water _______ the field. (for/to/into/on)

8. I am contented _______ your exam result. (to/for/on/with)

9. She likes working _______ children. (on/for/with/to)

10. The street is crowded _______ people and vehicles. (on/for/by/with)

11. You can learn English _______ the help of computers. (of/with/on/in)

12. The computer is capable _______ doing various things. (of/on/at/in)

13. My class is divided _______ 4 groups. (on/for/with/into)

14. The computer can help you to interact ________ other computers. (to/with/on/about)

15. You can relax _______ (by/with/at/on) listening to music _______ the computer (in/at/on/of)

16. Computers can be used _______ entertainment. (to/with/for/on)

17. I often receive letters _______ my brother. (from/to/with/about)

18. He doesn’t understand anything ________ the computer. (about/for/on/in)

19. Take _________ your shoes before entering the room. (off/on/up/in)

20. She’s looking _________ a job, but she hasn’t found one. (into/for/up/at)

VI. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.

1. I don’t like watching films _______ television.

2. _______ the weekend we can play a game of badminton.

3. We spent several days sightseeing _______ Berlin.

4. The cinema is only three kilometres _______ my house.

5. Why don’t you go and watch the show _______ Dad?

6. She has read a lot of books _______ sports and games.

7. He is watching TV in the room and doesn’t go out _______ fresh air.

8. This talk show is on _______ 7 o’clock on Sundays.

9. Will you go with us _______ the stadium this Saturday?

10. The Houston Marathon is an annual event held _______ January.

I.    Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.

1.   Would you like to go out? - No, thanks. I’d rather stay ________ home.

2.   If you’re going to watch the football, you can count me ________. I don’t like football.

3.   I’ve put ________ 2kg in the last month.

4.   The Japanese eat healthily, so they live ________ a long time.

5.   Sitting too close ________ the TV hurts your eyes.

6.   Be careful ________ what you eat and drink.

7.   She runs six miles every day to help keep herself ________ shape.

8.   Watching TV too much isn’t good ________ your eyes.

V. Put one suitable preposition in the blank of each sentence.

1. He'was poor, but he rent a mansion and set himself _____ as a millionaire.

2. We will definitely see you next week. We will be there _____ fail.

3. The same rule applies, irrespective _____ how much you have paid.

4. It was very good ______ Sue to drive us to the airport.

5. He went _____ his own accord. Nobody forced him to go.

Question IX: Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable preposition.

1. When you are late for class, you should apologize …………your teacher.

2. Let’s look these new words ……………in a dictionary.

3. If I have free time, I will see you ………….    ………….. the airport.

4. Four people were injured …………..the demonstration. Three ……….them

are students …………...the university, the fourth is here …………holiday.

5. He arrived ………..London …………6 pm …………a foggy November day.

6. The man ………….beard is the brother ………the girl …………..blue.

7. Jean has spent a lot of money …………travel.

8. The school yard is crowded …………..students.

9. All of us are very keen ………….football.

10. Please explain this exercise ………….me.

11. He always gets ………… well …………..everyone.

2 Put one suitable preposition to complete the sentence :
My father works for a company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday
2 . He lives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a house . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the countryside
3 . Lan is standing near the store and she is waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . the bus .
4 . I agree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . you about that .
5 . I like the weather . . . … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June .
6 . Look . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the wall , please
7 . The desk is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the chair and the bed .
8 . Her birthday is . . . . … . . . . … . . … . . . . . . . . . . October , 17th
Put suitable relative pronoun to complete the sentence
1 . Let me see all the letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . you have written .
2 . Is there anyone . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . . . . . . . . . . . can help me do this ?
3 . Mr . Brown , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . is only 34 , is the director of this company .
4 . I know a place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . roses grow in abundance .
5 . It was the nurse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . told me to come in .
6 . The teacher with . . . . . . . . , we studied last year no longer teaches in our school .
7 . They showed me the hospital ……….buildings had been destroyed| by US bombings .
8 . We saw many soldiers and tanks ………. were moving to the front
9 . Dr . Fleming , . . . . . . . . . . . discovered penicillin , was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1945 .
10 . He joined the political party………. was in power .