Friday, April 23, 2021

Prepositions of Direction, in, on, at., off

 

6. Prepositions of Direction

Write appropriate prepositions in the gaps.

  in (to), out of ;

  on(to),off

 up , down;

up to, towards, away from;

along, through, between;

across, round, past, over, under.

 

1.    When the bull began to run  …..  me, I jumped … … the fence       the next field.

2.    He took two books   the shelf. He put one of them       the table and the other one  the briefcase.

3.    She ran       the corridor and  ..the stairs into the basement.

4.    His bullet whistled  ….  my ear, so I shot him right   .. the eyes.

5.    He came         her and put his arm     the waist.

6.    The prisoner jumped   the window, ran across      the road and jumped   ….a car that was waiting for him on the other side.

7.    Looking      the microscope, she saw the two cells separate and move slowly …away from… each other.

8.    They couldn’t get ….   the high wall, so they dug a tunnel       it.

 

Preposition in, on, at., off

a)        Have you got an electric blanket….your bed? I've only got a hot water bottle …..mine.

b)      There is a ticket machine … the entrance to the car park.

c)      Finchley Road tube station is ….the Bakerloo Line.

d)     In summer, there are always flies … the kitchen ceiling.

e)      She spent the day sunbathing   ….the swimming pool.

f)       My favorite pub is ….the river bank.

g)      There's a newspaper shop  …my way to the office.

h)      Scott found a Norwegian flag…  the south pole.

i)        There is a pub …the riverside.

j)        (a) Mona was born ……… …..Tuesday, 15 July.
(b) What will happen…… …….the 22nd century?
(c) You must take …… ………your shoes before entering the temple
(d) You must pay your bills …… ……the end of June. 

A     Answers.

      1)towards, over, into 2) off/from, on(to), in(to)) 3) along, down 4) past, between 5) up, to, round 6) through/out of, into 7) through/down/ away from 8) over, under

        a)on,in b) at c) on d) on e) at f) on g) on h) at i) on

         a)on,b) in,c)off,d)at




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