Adjectives and Prepositions Exercise

1) England is famous

2) I'm very proud

its rainy weather.for

my daughter, she worked very hard.of

3) He isn't really interested

getting married.in

4) Luke is very pleased

his exam results.with

5) Unfortunately, I'm very bad

music.at

6) I've been married

my husband for 10 years.to

7) She's very excited

the party.about

8) Julie is very different

9) My niece is afraid

her sister.from

dogs.of

10) A ball gown is similar

11) What is your town famous

an evening dress.to

?for

12) It's great that you got that job - you should be proud

yourself.of

13) I'm very excited

buying a new computer.about

14) That bike is similar

yours.to

15) She is interested

jazz.in

16) Are you pleased

your new house?with

17) Lucy is extremely good

languages.at

18) Who is James married

?to

19) English cheese is very different

20) He isn't afraid

French cheese.from

anything.of

Verbs and Prepositions Exercise 1

1) Stop worrying

2) I've waited

your exam - everything will be fine.about

Judy for 30 minutes. I'm going home.for

3) Stop talking and concentrate

4) Don't forget to pay

your work.on

the newspaper.for

5) He explained the computer program

me.to

6) I don't know what we'll do at the weekend. It depends

7) She will arrive

Bejing at 3pm.in

8) I like to listen

the radio when I wake up.to

9) He borrowed 20

his brother.from

10) Who does this coat belong

11) She left without paying

.to

the meal.for

12) It was so hot I couldn't concentrate

13) Mothers always worry

15) I'm fed up of waiting

17) She listens

my book.on

their children.about

14) Please explain the meaning of this word

16) That car belongs

the weather.on

your classmates.to

spring.for

my father.to

opera on the tube.to

18) Which university you go to depends

your exam results.on

19) A lot of people borrow money

20) When she arrived

the bank.from

the pub, it was already closed.at

Verbs and Prepositions Exercise 2

1) It's so noisy that I can't concentrate

2) Don't worry - I'll pay

3) The car belongs

my homework.on

the tickets.for
my father, so I don't think we can use it.to

4) I borrowed a pen

my classmate.from

5) I've been waiting

the bus for more than twenty minutes!.for

6) Julie: "What time shall we eat dinner?" Gill: "It depends

John - we'll eat when he

gets home".on
7) When we arrived

the cinema, the film had already started.at

8) Please explain this problem

9) She was listening

us.to

the radio when the doorbell rang.to

10) John worries

his exam results all the time.about

11) My flatmate listens

12) David paid

a lot of jazz.to
the drinks.for

13) Who does that house belong

14) Don't worry

?to

Gemma, she'll be fine.about

15) She borrowed a jumper

Julie.from

16) Please be quiet. I need to concentrate

this book.on

17) I want to go to the beach tomorrow but it depends

18) Who are you waiting

the weather.on

?for

19) When will we arrive

Beijing?in

20) A policeman explained

the children why they should never run across the road.to

Prepositions of Place Exercise 1

1) He's swimming

the river.in

2) Where's Julie? She's

3) The plant is

school.at

the table.on

4) There is a spider

the bath.in

5) Please put those apples

6) Frank is

the bowl.in

holiday for three weeks.on

7) There are two pockets

8) I read the story

the newspaper.in

9) The cat is sitting

the chair.on

10) Lucy was standing

11) I'll meet you

the wall.on

the garden.in

14) There's nothing

15) I stayed

the bus stop.at

the cinema.in

12) She hung a picture

13) John is

this bag.in

TV tonight.on

home all weekend.at

16) When I called Lucy, she was

17) There was a spider

the ceiling.on

18) Unfortunately, Mr Brown is

19) Don't sit

the table! Sit

20) There are four cushions

the bus.on

hospital.in

a chair.onon

the sofa.on

Prepositions of Place Exercise 2

1) The wine is

the bottle.in

2) Pass me the dictionary, it's

3) Jennifer is

4) Berlin is

work.at

Germany.in

5) You have something

6) Turn left

the bookshelf.on

your face.on

the traffic lights.at

7) She was listening to classical music

8) He has a house

the radio.on

the river.on

9) The answer is

the bottom of the page.at

10) Julie will be

the plane now.on

11) There are a lot of magnets

12) She lives

13) John is

14) I'll meet you

15) She stood

the fridge.on

London.in

a taxi. He's coming.in

the airport.at

the window and looked out.at

16) The cat is

the house somewhere.in

17) Why are you calling so late? I'm already

18) I waited for Lucy

the station.at

19) There was a picture of a flower

20) She has a house

bed.in

her T-shirt.on

Japan.in

Time Prepositions Exercise 1

1) Lucy is arriving

February the 13th

eight o'clock

2) The weather is often terrible in London

January.in

3) It's better to get taxi if you are out alone

night.at

4) She got married

September.in

5) They usually go to the south of France

the summer.in

the morning.onatin

6) Columbus sailed to the Americas

7) The Beatles were popular

the 16th century.in

the 1960s.in

8) I graduated from university

9) His birthday is

2001.in

June.in

10) I usually go to my parents' house

Christmas. We eat turkey together

Day.aton
11) The train leaves

tomorrow morning

12) I love going skiing

8:00 am.-at

January.in

13) We met at the restaurant

8pm.at

14) The class is

Monday mornings.aton

9am

15) I like to drink coffee

the morning and tea

16) We went out for dinner

17) She left London

18) I had a party

last Wednesday.-

the 4th of March.on

my birthday.on

the afternoon.inin

Christmas

19) Lucy went to New York

20) We're meeting

New Year.at

lunchtime

next Tuesday.at-

Time Prepositions Exercise 2

1) There was a loud noise which woke us up

2) Do you usually eat chocolate eggs

3) What are you doing

4)

5) My father always reads the paper

9) Shakespeare died

10) She studies

every night.--

breakfast time.at

Fridays.on

7) The trees here are really beautiful

8) I'll see you

Easter?at

the weekend?at

last week I worked until 9pm

6) She plays tennis

midnight.at

the spring.in

Tuesday afternoon then.on

1616.in

every day.-

11) John is going to buy the presents

today.-

12) In my hometown, the shops open early

13) She met her husband

14) The party is

the morning.in

1998.in

next Saturday.-

15) We are meeting

16) I often get sleepy

17) His daughter was born

Friday morning.on

the afternoon.in

the 24th of August.on

18) Mobile phones became popular

the nineties.in

19) Luckily the weather was perfect

her wedding day.on