A. Rewrite these sentences using different prepositions to make them mean the opposite.
1 I’m flying to Nice.
I’m flying from Nice.
2 Get in the car.
………………………………
3 Walk over it.
………………………………
4 Jack went up the hill.
………………………………
5 We got off the train.
………………………………
6 She is coming from Palermo.
………………………………
7 I walked from the park.
………………………………
8 We got onto the plane.
………………………………
9 Walk slowly away from the lion.
………………………………
Answers
2 Get out of the car.
3 Walk under it.
4 Jack went down the hill.
5 We got on / onto the train.
6 She is coming / going to Palermo.
7 I walked to the park.
8 We got off the plane.
9 Walk slowly towards the lion.
B. Where is the mouse going? Answer using the prepositions.
1 ……Past the cheese. ……
2 ………………………………
3 ………………………………
4 ………………………………
5 ………………………………
6 ………………………………
7 ………………………………
8 ………………………………
Answers
2 Up the cheese.
3 Over the cheese.
4 To (towards) the cheese.
5 From the cheese.
6 Into (in) the cheese.
7 Out of the cheese.
8 (A)round the cheese.
C. Circle the correct option.
Max,
Here are the directions to get 1……………. my house. If you come 2……………. train you will arrive 3……………. Central Station. Go 4……………. the station and walk 5……………. the road. You are then on North Street. Go 6……………. this street. You will walk 7……………. A supermarket and a bookshop. My house is number 61. Go 8……………. the garden – the back door will be open. If you get lost, you can always go back 9……………. the station and get a taxi.
See you soon, Amelia.
1 a in b on c to d at
2 a by b in c on d with
3 a in b on c to d at
4 a from b out of c into d between
5 a on b back c through d across
6 a over b to c along d across
7 a over b past c up d at
8 a between b on c at d through
9 a off b by c to d at
10 a in b on c at d to
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2 a 3 d 4 b 5 d 6 c 7 b 8 d 9 c 10 a
D. Mark X on the map to show where your treasure is. Then draw the route to the treasure using →. In your notebook, write instructions for finding the treasure.
Answers
Possible answers
Go round the mountains and walk round the lake. Go along the river and over the bridge to the old house. Go into the house. The treasure is behind the door.
E. Circle the correct option.
1 The pirate ship went ………… the ocean, from the Caribbean to Africa.
a off b across c towards
2 The pirates walked ………… us.
a through b past c along
3 We came to the island ………… ship, but we had to swim home.
a on b in c by
4 I was hiding the treasure on the beach when two pirates came ………… the forest behind me.
a under b off c out of
5 When I arrived ………… the treasure tree, the treasure had gone.
a at b to c in
Answers
1 b 2 b 3 c 4 c 5 a
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