Prepositions and prepositions/adverbs: at, by, during, for, from,
in, of, on, over, since, till, under, with
Insert suitable words, choosing them from the above list. Mr. Sallame
1. I've lived . . . . . . this street . . . . . . ten years.
2. He has lived . . . . . . 101 Cornwall Gardens . . . . . . 1966.
3. . . . . . . the age . . . .. . 18 he was sent to prison . . . . . . theft.
4. He was . . . . . . prison . . . . .. two years. . . .. . . that time he became interested . . . . . . pigeons.
5. There is a parcel of books . . . . . . you . . . . .. the table . . . . . . the hall. ~
Oh, they must be . . . . . . my brother. He always sends me books . . . . . . . . my birthday.
6. We heard that Bill wasn't . . . . . . arrest but was helping the police . . .. . . their enquiries. The police are
interested . . . . .. a bank robbery which took place . . . Bill's last holidays.
7. Much Ado About Nothing is . . . ... Shakespeare, and you'll find more . . . his plays . . . . . . the bookcase
. . . . . . the corner.
8. As the child was too young to travel . . . . . . herself, they arranged . . . . .. her to travel . . . . . . the care . . . . . .
a friend of the family.
9. Have you heard . . . . . . John . . . . . . his return? ~
Yes, I had a letter . . . . . . . . Monday. He's thinking. . . . . . . . going back . . . . . . America.
10. He was ill . . . . . . . . a week and . . . . . . that week his wife never left his side.
11. Aren't you coming . . . . . . us? ~
No, I'm waiting . . . . . . Tom. ~
But he won't be ready . . . . . . . some time. ~
I'm not . . . . . . a hurry. I'll wait till he's ready.
12. I'm very sorry . . . . . . being late. It was good . . . . . . . . you to wait . . . . . . . . me.
13. Passengers may leave bulky articles . . . . . . the stairs . . . . . . the conductor's permission, but the bus
company will not be responsible . . . . . . such articles.
14. Remember to be . . . . . . . .good time . . . . . . . . the opera because if you're late they won't let you. . . . . .. . .
………. the end . . . . .. . the act.
15. I want two seats . . . . . . . Romeo and Juliet . . . . . . . Friday night.
16. . . . . . . spite . . . . .. the heat he refused to take . . . . . . . . . his coat.
17. He was wounded . . . . . . the shoulder . . . . . . a bullet fired . . . . . . an upstairs window.
18. While . . . . . . their way from the coast . . . . . . the mountains they were attacked . . . . . . a jaguar.
19. What platform does the train . . . . . . . . York leave . . . . . . . .? ~
Platform 8, and you'd better hurry. It'll be leaving . . . . . . . . a minute.
20. He invited me to dinner . . . . . . his club and . . . . . . the meal he asked me . . . .. . advice about
his investments.
21. He's not independent . . . . . . any means. He depends . . . . . . his father . . . . .. everything.
22. He has a picture . . . . . . Picasso (Picasso painted the picture) and he can't decide whether to hang it
. . . . . . the hall . . . . . . the right as you come . . . . .. or . . . . . . the sitting room . . . . . . . the fireplace.
23. I'm tired . . . . . . hearing about Tom and his Picasso. He can hang it. . . . . . his garage . . . . . . all I care!
24. He said he was . . . . . . debt and asked me . . . . . . a loan . . . . . . £50.
25. What's the cheapest way . . . . . . . . getting . . . . . . London . . . . . . . . Edinburgh?-
Well, you could hitch hike there . . . . next . . . . . nothing, or you could go . . . . . . coach . . . . . . about £20.
26. I was horrified . . . . . . his appearance. He looked as if he hadn't slept . . . ... weeks.
27. When he gets back . . . . . the office, he expects his wife to meet him . . . . . . the door . . . . . . his slippers, and
have a hot meal waiting . . . . . . him.
28. Yesterday the children went . . . . . . . . a walk and didn't get back . . . .. . . . 10 p.m. Their mother was furious
. . . . . . them . . . .. . coming in so late. .
29. Passengers who get . . . . . . . . or. . . . . . . . a bus (i.e. who board or leave it) except . . . . . . the official stops
do so . . . .. . their own risk.
30. The rows are lettered - . . . . . A to T, beginning . . . . . . the row nearest the stage. So if Tom is sitting
. . . . .. B26, and Jack is sitting . . . . . . C26, Tom will be directly . . . . . . . . front . . . . . . . . Jack.
31. What's the best way . . . ... cooking a lobster? ~
Cook it. ... . . .. . boiling salted water, and serve it cold . . . . . . mayonnaise.
32. He was fined . . . . . . parking his car . . . a no-parking area.
33. He opened the door . . . . a rusty key and went down the steps . . . . the cellar, followed by Bill . . . . . a torch.
34. The adults worked . . . . . . . . 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. . . . . . . . an hour . . . . . . . . lunch. Boys . . . . . . . 18 were not
supposed to start . . . . . . . .. 8 a.m. (earlier than 8 a.m.)
