A. Complete the sentences with the nouns in the box.
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boat bus dad exams football job taxi yellow |
1 The old man got into the ……boat…… with difficulty.
2 You can’t get on the ……………………… without a ticket.
3 He congratulated her on passing her ……………………… .
4 Alice is bored at work. She’s decided to go for a ……………………… on the farm.
5 Look! That’s somebody famous getting out of the ………………………!
6 My sister knows everything about ……………………… .
7 I talk to my ……………………… about my problems.
8 I don’t think purple goes with ……………………… .
Answers
2 bus 3 exams 4 job 5 taxi 6 football
7 dad 8 yellow
B. Match the sentence beginnings to the correct endings.
1 I’m looking forward
2 I didn’t agree
3 Always believe
4 It depends
5 Nobody laughs
6 I need to learn more
7 I’m not waiting
8 They come
a in yourself.
b from a small village.
c about computers.
d for the bus.
e with everything she said.
f at my jokes.
g to the holidays.
h on your opinion.
Answers
1 g 2 e 3 a 4 h 5 f 6 c 7 d 8 b
C. Underline the correct option.
1 He doesn’t eat very well. His lunch seems to consist of / with cakes and crisps!
2 I won’t put up for / with this behaviour any more.
3 I don’t want to go to the museum – I don’t like looking at / for paintings.
4 I don’t want you to worry for / about anything.
5 I went to the hotel desk and asked for / to my key.
6 She blamed her sister on / for the trouble.
7 I’m thinking in / of going on holiday.
8 When I was in Angola, I learnt a lot about / of the country’s history.
9 Have you heard of / to this actor?
10 She smiled to /at her new friend.
11 She’s always complaining about / of the weather.
12 When he laughs, he reminds me to / of my uncle.
Answers
2 with 3 at 4 about 5 for 6 for 7 of
8 about 9 of 10 at 11 about 12 of
D. Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the verbs in the box.
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deal with get off go through go up to know about look after look like run into suffer from work on |
1 When the president entered the room, the prince immediately ……went up to…… her and shook her hand.
2 At last, the government is ………………………… the transport problems.
3 The man ………………………… the bus at the last stop.
4 We ………………………… their young son on Saturday.
5 I don’t ………………………… anything ………………………… golf.
6 They both ………………………… bad headaches.
7 He’s ………………………… a really bad time at the moment.
8 Everyone thinks my sister ………………………… me. We’ve both got green eyes.
9 My dad ………………………… the new kitchen all weekend.
10 She wasn’t looking where she was going and ………………………… a streetlight.
Answers
2 dealing with 3 got off
4 looked after 5 know … about
6 suffer from 7 going through
8 looks like 9 was working on / worked on
10 ran into
E. Make questions by putting the words in the correct order.
1 marriage / in / believe / you / Do
Do you believe in marriage?
2 What / were / music / listening / to / you
…………………………………..?
3 What / thinking / you / about /are
…………………………………..?
4 about / What / you / to / want / do / talk
…………………………………..?
5 ever / to / famous / Have / spoken / you / person / a
…………………………………..?
6 smiling / you / are / Who / at
…………………………………..?
7 you / happened / What / to
…………………………………..?
8 Who / meal / for / the / paid
…………………………………..?
Answers
2 What music were you listen to?
3 What are you thinking about?
4 What do you want to talk about?
5 Have you ever spoken to a famous person?
6 What happened to you?
8 Who paid for the meal?
F. Rewrite each sentence so that it has a similar meaning, using the word in brackets in a prepositional verbs.
1 Can anyone think of a better idea? (come)
Can anyone come up with a better idea?
2 Whose bag is this? (does)
…………………………………..
3 Do you have the same opinion as her? (with)
…………………………………..
4 Did you find my passport when you were tidying my room? (across)
…………………………………..
5 I don’t know whether to choose the black boots or the brown ones. (go)
…………………………………..
6 That shirt doesn’t match your jacket. (with)
…………………………………..
7 I’ll buy the tickets from him. (pay)
…………………………………..
8 We discussed films for hours. (about)
…………………………………..
Answers
2 Who does this bag belong to?
3 Do you agree with her?
4 Did you come across my passport when you were tidying my room?
5 I don’t know whether to go for the black boots or the brown ones.
6 That shirt doesn’t go with your jacket.
7 I’ll pay him for the tickets.
8 We talked about films for hours.
G. Complete the sentences using prepositional verbs so that they are true for you.
1 I never agree ……with my brother. ……
2 I often think …………………………………… .
3 I get on well …………………………………… .
4 I like talking …………………………………… .
5 I always worry …………………………………… .
6 I don’t know much …………………………………… .
7 I love learning …………………………………… .
8 I’m looking forward …………………………………… .
Answers
your own answers
H. Circle the correct option.
1 She’s looking ………… a job at the moment.
a for b at c after
2 He got ………… his bike and rode away.
a off b on c into
3 Nobody could ………… up with a better solution to the problem.
a put b come c get
4 I stayed with a family in London last summer but I didn’t get ………… very well with them.
a on b in c off
5 Who are you …………?
a talking b talking of c talking to
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1 a 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 c
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