Topic
37 Prepositions
They are usually used to show:
Direction Manner Method Position Time
They are placed before :
A noun
A pronoun
F2
P3
At (the airport) --------à before a noun
At (7 o’ clock)
Look at (her). --------à before a pronoun
Meena is interested in (singing). --------à before F2
1. about --------- at a time near to / at
about 9 pm
about ---------
concerning / in connection with
a story about his
childhood
_____________________________________________________________
2. across --------
from one side to the other side
swim across the
river
run across the road
jump across the ditch
_____________________________________________________________
3. along ------ parallel to the
length of sth
along the road
along the river
_____________________________________________________________
4. At -------- Indicating a
point in time
at 7 am
At ---------- Indicating a point in space (Position)
at the post office
at the airport
At ---------- Indicating a
direction
aim at
point at
___________________________________________________________
5. behind -------- at the back of (91)
behind the tree
behind somebody
6. between the two persons / places / time, etc
between A and B
#among (with the number more than two)
among his friends
among the bushes
_____________________________________________________________
7. beside ----------- at the side of
sit beside John
walk beside Mary
___________________________________________________________
8. by ---------- beside / near
a hut by the river
a school by the post office
by --------- means of
transport
by bus by train
by car by aeroplane
_____________________________________________________________
9. for --------- indicating a
length of time
for two years
for --------- indicating a reason
buy a present for Ali
_____________________________________________________________
10. from ------- indicating the place / direction from
which sb/sth starts
from place A to place B
from ------- indicating the time at which sth
starts
from 8 am to 1 pm
from ------- indicating the
price range
from RM 5 to Rm50
_____________________________________________________________
11. In --------- indicating a place within an
area
in the box in Sibu
in the classroom
In ---------during a period of time
in the morning/ afternoon
/ evening
in a day /week / month
/year
in January
12. into ------- moving to a point within (an enclosed
space / volume)
put a pen into his bag
go into the town
rush into the house
13. in front of x behind
in front of the
house
stand in front of the
house
_____________________________________________________________
14. of ------ indicating what is measured, counted
or contained
a loaf of bread
a bottle of water
a box of matches
of ------
showing the relationship between part and the whole
the face of the clock
stairs of the house
the gate of the
school
_____________________________________________________________
15. with ------- in the company
with my family
with my friends
with ------ indicating the
tool or instrument used
cut with a knife
write with a pen
_____________________________________________________________
16. without --------- not having / in the absence of sth
can’t live without air
do without any help
without ------- not using (sth)
can’t hear without the
hearing aid
can’t go out without an
umbrella
____________________________________________________________
17. within -----
in the specified period of time
within an hour
within a year
within -----
in the specified distance
within the town area
within the five miles
of the school
_____________________________________________________________
(93)
Topic 37
Prepositions
Exercise 153
Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition.
on in
between among at
1. There are
some colour pencils _________ the drawer.
2. He
lives______________ No. 15 Taman Indah, Kuching.
3. John sits
_____________ his friends.
4. The school
is _____________ the post office and the fire station.
5. I celebrate
my birthday __________ 15th March every year.
6. Hassan was
born __________ November.
7. The little
girl stared __________ me just now.
8. San San
switched _________ a fan.
9. Hassan has
to choose a pair of sports shoes __________ them.
10. Aminah has to choose ____________ these two
watches.
Exercise 154
Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition.
with above below over under
1 2 3
4 5 6
__________________________
7 8 9
10 11 12
1. 8 is
____________2
2. Aminah
always does her work ___________ care.
3. There is a ball ____________ the desk.
4. 5 is
______________ 11.
5. A bird flew
____________ the roof just now.
6. 12 is
_____________ 6.
7. John walks
to school _______________us.
8. 10 is
_____________ 4
9. 1 is
_______________ 7.
10. The dog
jumped ___________ a drain yesterday.
Exercise
155 Fill in the blanks
with a suitable preposition.
from
to of before after
1. Monday is
____________ Tuesday.
2. I lent a
book __________ Peter.
3. This table
is made ___________ wood.
4. The dog ran
_____________ me yesterday.
5. I borrowed a
book ___________ John.
6. He moved
_______ one place _________ another place.
7. Tina always
washes her hands __________ meals
8. John and his
sister walk home _________ school.
9. Aminah
received a letter _________ her friend.
10. One _______
her friends is ill today. (94)
(Topic 37)
Preposition
Exercise 156
Fill in the blanks with ‘across /as /for /by /before’.
1. Peter works
__________ a clerk there.
2. Tina always
brushes her teeth __________ she goes to bed.
3. The old man
walked __________ the street very carefully.
4. We have
lived with her __________ ten years.
5. Bike and his
family live __________ the river.
6. Nora works
_________ a nurse.
7. Ali always
says, ‘Goodbye.’ to his parents ________ going to school.
8. The boy ran
__________ the field quickly just now.
9. He goes to
school __________ bus.
10. We all
thanked the lady _________ her help.
Exercise 157
Fill in the blanks with ‘across/ about/ along/ as/
behind /beside ’
1. My school is
___________ 1 km away from my house.
2. There is a
river __________ Ali’s house.
3. George can
swim ____________ the river.
4. We like to
stroll ___________ the beach.
5. His father
works __________ a fireman.
6. Joe lives
___________ Tom. They live side by side.
7. I sit
_________ Yalee in class. She sits on my
right hand side.
8. My little
brother likes to hide _________ the door.
9. Look before
you walk _________ the road.
10. Martha
works ________ a teacher.
11. My uncle
always jogs ___________ this road.
12. There were
__________ 30 people at the party.
Exercise 158
Fill in the blanks with ‘of /with / without /in front
of /within’
1. No one can
live __________ air, water and food.
2. He must
finish the work _________ an hour.
3. Helen always
stands ______________ me.
4. He can write
very well _________ his left hand.
5. One ________
her uncles is a policeman
6. I sometimes
walk to school __________ Tina.
7. He can’t see
___________ the spectacles.
8. We are all
afraid ________ that fierce dog.
9. All the
children must stay __________ the school.
10. There is a
tall tree ___________ the church.
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