00498--PREPOSITIONS - EXERCISE 4

PREPOSITIONS - EXERCISE 4

Use the most suitable prepositions to complete these sentences. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.

1. The dog ran ........... the tree five or six times.

2. We flew slowly .......... the suburbs of Paris.

3. I moved the baby ......... the fire.

4. The police ran ................... the crowd and arrested a young man.

5. If you put some money ............... here, the machine will start.

6. They had nowhere to stay so they slept .............. a bridge.

7. The town hall is .............. the library and the museum.

8. We watched the soldiers as they walked ................. our house on their way to the ship.

9. They ran out of the dressing-room .............. the football pitch.

10. London is ............... the south-east of England.

11. The dog stood .................... the door and waited.

12. They walked hand-in-hand ...................... the side of the canal.

13. I didn't want my mother to see her present, so 1 held it ............... my back.

14. The cat jumped .................... my arms and ran away.

15. I threw the stone ....................... the sea.

16. The bottles fell .................... the lorry and rolled ..................the hill.

17. It was too dark to see so he walked slowly, holding his arms ............... him.

18. I put a chair .................... the door to stop anyone coming in.

19. We crawled ....................... a hole in the fence.

20. What have you got ............. your hand?

21. The cat was sitting ............... the cupboard, looking down at me.

22. I was frightened. I could see him walking ................... me, with a very angry look on his face.

23. I tied the string ...................... my waist.

24. If you are feeling sick, you should sit a ............... chair and put your head ................... your knees.

25. The cat jumped out of the tree .................... the roof of my car.

ANSWERS

1. round 

 2. over 

 3. away from 

 4. into/through 

5. in 

6. under 

7. between

8. past 

9. onto 

10. in 

11. at 

12. along 

13. behind 

14. out of

15. into/in 

16. off... down 

17. in front of 

18. against/behind 

19. through

20. in 

21. on top of/on 

22. towards 

23. round 

24. on ... between 

25. onto


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00497-- PREPOSITIONS // EXERCISE 3

PREPOSITIONS // EXERCISE 3

Write these sentences, choosing the correct preposition.

1. They ran (across/opposite) the road.

2. We had a picnic on the hill (over/above) the village.

3. I put the ladder (against/up) the wall.

4. The snake moved quietly (through/across) the tall grass.

5. The mouse ran quickly (across/through) the path.

6. The cat walked slowly (on top of/along) the wall.

7. We sat (on top of/along) the cliffs and watched the sea.

8. Someone pushed a letter (under/below) the door.

9. She drove [between/through) the gates.

10. I held the parcel (behind/past) my back.

11. They walked (in front of/past) the school gate.

12. I pushed my bike (over/above) the bridge.

13. The bank clerk stood (against/towards) the wall.

14. We waited (down/under) a tree.

15. 1 put my suitcase (on top of/over) the wardrobe.

ANSWERS

1 across 2 above 3 against 4 through 5 across 6 along 7 on top of

8 under 9 through 10 behind 11 past 12 over 13 against 14 under

15 on top of

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00496--PREPOSITIONS // EXERCISE 2

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PREPOSITIONS - 2

Supply the missing prepositions.

1. I don't agree ......... your proposal.
2. Mr Potter suffers ........ asthma.
3. Please don't insist ........ paying the bill.
4. I wouldn't think ....... borrowing money.
5. These two pictures differ ...... each other.
6. Choose ........ the two.
7. Where did you read ..... it?
8. I'm depending ......... you.
9. We can only guess ....... the truth.
10. Please wait ..... me.
11. Knock ...... the door.
12. Ask ....... the menu.
13. I don't agree ...... you.
14. How do you know ..... this?
15. Does this jacket belong ...... you?
16. Let's begin ....... tomato soup.
17. Can you look ...... the children for tonight?
18. I couldn't wish ....... a nicer office.
19. We failed ........ our attempt to win the race.
20. You can't reason ..... him.
21. This pie tastes ........ onion.
22. I don't believe ...... fairies.
23. I succeeded ...... starting the engine.
24. The police are looking ..... the robbers.

ANSWERS

1. with/to
2. from
3. on
4. of
5. from
6. between
7. about
8. on
9. at
10. for
11. at
12. for
13. with
14. about
15. to
16. with
17. after
18. for
19. in
20. with
21. of
22. in
23. in
24. for

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00495--Prepositions// Exercise 1

PREPOSITIONS-1

Complete these sentences, putting the verbs into the gerund and using one of the following prepositions. Some of them are used more than once.

 about      of         in           to    after

 by          for        on          at    without

1 We talked .......(go) to France for our holiday.

2 I look forward .......(see) you again next year.

3 She's tired .........(work) for the company.

4 I'm very happy my parents ...........(come) home.

5 ..........(open) the front door, I walked slowly through it.

6 We got into the house .........(climb) through a window.

7 I'm looking forward ..................(work) with you.

8 Are you interested ...................(join) the committee?

9 I'm tired ...............(come) to the same place every week.

10 He's very keen ........................(swim) at the moment.

11 I'm worried Jane ................(get) to the airport on time.

12 I'm not interested ........................(hear) your excuses.

13 She's very good ..................(listen) to what people say.

14 This is used .........................(cut) metal.

15 The car drove off .........................(stop).

Answers

1. about going
2. to seeing
3. of working
4. about ... coming
5. After opening
6. by climbing
7. to working
8. in joining
9. of coming
10. on swimming
11. about ... getting
12. in hearing
13. at listening
14. for cutting
15. without stopping

00263--SINGULAR-PLURAL [ENGLISH GRAMMAR]

Singular	Plural
alga	algae
lamina	laminae
nebula	nebulae
alumna	alumnae
larva	larvae
papilla	papillae
beau	beaux
chateau	chateaux
plateau	plateaux
bureau	bureaux
milieu	milieux
tableau	tableaux
appendix	appendices
cortex	cortices
matrix	matrices
calix	calixices
helix	helixices
radix	radixices
amanuensis	amanuenses
crisis	crises
oasis	oases
parenthesis	parentheses
ellipsis	ellipses
analysis	analyses
antithesis	antitheses
hypothesis	hypotheses
synopsis	synopses
axis	axes
metamorphosis	metamorphoses
basis	bases
concerto grosso	concerti grossi
graffito	graffiti
ripieno	ripieni
maestro	maestri
virtuoso	virtuosi
criterion	criteria
parhelion	parhelia
phenomenon	phenomena
Chassis (s=silent)	Chassis (s is pronounced as z)
Corps (s=silent)	Corps (s is pronounced as z)
stratum	strata
speculum	specula
spectrum	spectra
minimum	minima
maximum	maxima
epithalamium	epithalamia
datum	data
curriculum	curricula
crematorium	crematoria
compendium	compendia
bacterium	bacteria
bacterium	bacteria
bacillus	bacilli
bronchus	bronchi
cactus	cacti
calculus	Calculi
fungus	fungi
nucleus	nuclei
radius	radii
stimulus	stimuli

00262--CONFUSABLES [ENGLISH GRAMMAR]

CONFUSABLE S

canvas	a rough cloth
canvass	to ask for votes
centenarian	someone who is at least 100 years old
centurion	the commander of a company of 100 men in the ancient Roman army
cereal	food processed from grain
serial	a book or radio or television performance delivered in instalments
ceremonial	describes the ritual used for a formal religious or public event
ceremonious	describes the type of person who likes to behave over-formally on social occasions
childish	of, like, or appropriate to a child
childlike	having the good qualities, such as innocence, associated with a child
clothes	garments
cloths	the material out of which clothEs are made
canon	is a cleric
cannon	is a large gun
cast	a group of actors in a play a plaster CAST throw (something) forcefully in a specified direction
caste	a social group
cite	to refer to
sight	vision
site	land for a particular purpose
complement	that which completes
compliment	praise
alley	a little lane
ally	a friend
contemptible	worthy of contempt
contemptuous	a person who shows contempt is contemptuous
council	a board of elected representatives
counsel	advice
councillor	an electedrepresentative
counsellor	one who gives professional guidance
credible	believable
credulous	gullible
currant	a small dried grape used in cooking
current	a steady flow of water, air or electricity happening at the present time
allude	to refer to indirectly
elude	to evade capture or recall
allusion	an indirect reference
delusion	a false belief
illusion	a deceptive appearance
alternate	alternate Mondays (every other) alternate between two moods
alternative	another possibility two choices
amoral	not being governed by moral laws
immoral	means breaking the moral laws
astronomy	the scientific study of the stars and planets
astrology	the study of theinfluence of the stars and planets on human life and fortune
beside	next to by the side of
besides	Also as well as
blond	to describe men’s hair
blonde	to describe women’s hair
boarder	a person who pays to live in someone’s house
border	the edge or boundary of something
born	eg. He was born in 1989.
borne	bear-bore-borne (past participle)
dairy	a building or room for the processing, storage, and distribution of milk and milk products
diary	a book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences
decent	conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour
descent	act of coming down ancestry
desert	abandon in a way considered disloyal or treacherous  sandy
dessert	a pudding
disinterested	impartial, unselfish, acting for the good of others and not for yourself
uninterested	bored
economic	related to the economy
economical	Thrifty avoiding extravagance
effective	able to produce a result
efficient	working well without wasting time, money or effort
eligible	suitably qualified
legible	able to be read
emigrant	leaves his or her country to live in another
immigrant	moves into a country to live permanently
eminent	famous
imminent	about to happen
epigram	a short witty saying
epitaph	an inscription on a tombstone
exceptionable	open to objection
exceptional	unusual
exhausting	tiring
exhaustive	Thorough fully comprehensive
explicit	stated clearly and openly
implicit	implied but not actually stated
fewer	the comparative form of ‘few’ used with plural nouns eg. fewer children
less	the comparative form of ‘little’ ‘a small amount’ eg. less enthusiasm less than is used with number alone; eg. Less than ten
fiance´	masculine
fiance´e	feminine
heroin	a drug
heroine	a female hero
historic	famous in history memorable likely to go down in recorded history
historical	existing in the past
imaginary	existing only in theimagination
imaginative	showing or having a vivid imagination
impractical	could be done but not    worth doing
impracticable	incapable of being done
industrial	associated withmanufacturing
industrious	hard-working
its	a possessive adjective  eg. its colour
it's	It is  it has
judicial	pertaining to courts of law and judges
judicious	showing good judgment
later	the comparative of ‘late’ shows time
latter	the opposite of ‘former’ shows position
lay	Lay-laid-laid lay down the weapon she laid an egg yesterday she has laid an egg already
lie	Lie-lay-lain I lie down for rest. I lay down for rest yesterday i have lain down in the shadow of this tree many a time.
luxuriant	growing abundantly
luxurious	rich and costly
masterful	dominating
masterly	very skilful
medal	a small metal disc given as an honour
meddle	to interfere
momentary	Lasting only for moments
momentous	of great significance
official	Authorised formal
officious	Self-important interfering
partake	to share with others (especially food and drink)
participate	to join in an activity to play a part in
personal	Of or pertaining to a particular person
personnel	Employees office staff
principal	chief teacher important
principle	moral rule
quiet	silent
quite	very
sceptic	One who doubts
septic	Infected by bacteria
sew	stitch
sow	Plant scatter
social	related to society
sociable	friendly
stationary	Not moving still
stationery	Writing materials envelops office materials
veracity	truthfulness
voracity	greed