A. Fill in the crossword with the words that complete the sentences.
Across
2 I need a holiday. I’m ………………… of getting up early. (5)
3 I didn’t expect to meet her at the airport – I met her by ………………… . (6)
6 She never has any money. She ………………… all her money on books. (6)
8 On …………………, women live five to ten years longer than men. (7)
9 The actor ………………… from cancer when he was 73. (4)
10 We could see a lot of smoke in the sky. We were surprised to see a building was on ………………… . (4)
Down
1 Mark said the new teacher was friendly, but she wasn’t very ………………… to me. (4)
2 One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez has been ………………… into over 27 languages. (10)
4 Colin showed me a chair he had made himself. He’s very ………………… at making things. (6)
5 My grandparents were married for 60 years. They were very much in ………………… . (4)
7 Jenny’s son is a soldier. She finds it very hard, because she knows his life is always in ………………… . (6)
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B. Underline the correct option.
1 The students never arrive on / in time – they are always five or ten minutes late.
2 He’s always very kind with / to me.
3 The baby couldn’t use a spoon to / for eating.
4 I had a phone call of / from Caroline.
5 I am writing thanks to / concerning your article in the paper.
6 Why did you go out without / despite telling me?
7 I got to the airport just in / on time to see my parents before they left.
8 Dr Lauder is not here this week. She’s in / on holiday.
9 They have already started preparing to / for the wedding.
10 She does not eat meat. It’s against / about her beliefs.
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2 to 3 for 4 from 5 concerning
6 without 7 in 8 on 9 for 10 against
C. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.
1 J K Rowling is famous ……for…… creating the character of Harry Potter.
2 Books ………………… Rowling include Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The stories are ………………… a young boy with magical powers.
3 The author originally wrote under the name Joanne Rowling. Her publisher thought that boys would not be keen ………………… reading a book by a female author. So she called herself J K Rowling.
4 She has said that the character Hermione from the Harry Potter stories is similar ………………… herself at the age of 11.
5 She says writing is the perfect job for her as the is happy ………………… herself in a room ‘making things up’.
6 The idea for Harry Potter came to her when she was ………………… the way home on a train, but she did not complete the first book for several years.
7 She was at first disappointed ………………… the reaction from publishers – twelve publishers were not interested ………………… the first Harry Potter book.
8 When she wrote the first book, she had little money. She was a single mother, bringing up her child ………………… her own, but the Harry Potter books turned her into a multi-millionaire.
9 Many parents say that thanks ………………… the Harry Potter books, their children now enjoy reading again.
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2 by; about 3 on 4 to 5 by 6 on
7 with; in 8 on 9 to
D. Complete the sentences using the prepositional phrases from the box.
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above average except for in case of in fact far from by means of up to in place of with regard to in spite of |
1 I am writing ……with regard to…… your advertisement in The Yorkshire Times.
2 The summer school is only for young people ………………… the age of 16.
3 ………………… fire, break the glass.
4 We had a good time at the car racing ………………… the weather.
5 ………………… helping us, you’ve actually made things worse.
6 Cows are kept out of the field ………………… an electric fence.
7 The temperatures this week are ………………… for this time of year.
8 Maurice appeared to have plenty of money, but ………………… he owed money to a lot of people.
9 The room was empty ………………… an old shoe lying in the corner.
10 Rayner is playing in the football match ………………… the injured Cole.
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2 up to 3 In case of 4 in spite of
5 Far from 6 by means of 7 above average
8 in fact 9 except for 10 in place of
E. Rewrite each sentence so that it has a similar meaning, using the word in brackets.
1 I threw away the letter but I didn’t mean to. (mistake)
I threw away the letter by mistake.
2 There was a lack of confidence among the players. (lacked)
…………………………………………………
3 She didn’t fall over by accident. (purpose)
…………………………………………………
4 There was a problem with the train. That’s why there was a delay. (reason)
…………………………………………………
5 My grandmother’s life was not at all similar to mine. (from)
…………………………………………………
6 He writes books for adults and children too. (as well as)
…………………………………………………
7 The trains were delayed because of the snow. (to)
…………………………………………………
8 She’s always doing things too quickly. (hurry)
…………………………………………………
9 He is in charge of advertising. (for)
…………………………………………………
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2 The players lacked confidence
3 She fell over on purpose.
4 There was a problem with the train. That was the reason for the delay.
5 My grandmother’s life was very different from mine.
6 He writes books for adults as well as children.
7 The trains were delayed due to the snow.
8 She’s always doing things in a hurry.
9 He is responsible for / has responsibility for advertising
F. Complete the questions with the correct prepositions. Then answer the questions using a full sentence with a noun or an –ing form.
1 What are you afraid ……of……?
I’m afraid of deep water. / I’m afraid of swimming in deep water.
2 What are you worried ……………… at the moment?
…………………………………………….
3 What school subject are you not interested ………………?
…………………………………………….
4 When you were younger, what books were you keen ………………?
…………………………………………….
5 What are you proud ………………?
…………………………………………….
6 What’s the best thing ……………… being on holiday?
…………………………………………….
7 Do you prefer to study with friends or ……………… your own?
…………………………………………….
8 What was the last thing you watched ……………… TV?
…………………………………………….
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Possible answers
2 about
I’m worried about my friend – he is not very well.
3 in
I’m not interested in History.
4 on
I was keen on stories from the Disney films
5 of
I’m proud of getting a good mark in my English test.
6 about
The best thing (about being on holiday) is not getting up early.
7 on
I prefer to study on my own.
8 on
The last thing I watched (on TV) was the news.
G. When you are famous, what will your teachers say about you? In your notebook, write six sentences using prepositions from this unit.
Example: She was terrible at spelling.
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your own answers
H. Circle the correct option.
1 ………… my opinion, Roald Dahl was one of the world’s best writers.
a On b From c In
2 Why don’t you go to bed instead of ………… on the sofa?
a lie b to lie c lying
3 James and the Giant Peach is a story ………… a boy who makes friends with some insects.
a by b about c of
4 Their new car is very similar ………… their old one – it’s even the same colour!
a of b as c to
5 She is very good ………… swimming.
a at b for c in
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1 c 2 c 3 b 4 c 5 a