EXERCISES:
>> Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
0. The moon is ___ our heads.
over, above
1. Ms. DeSouza is ___ work.
2. She is ___ her desk.
3. We are ___ the house.
4. Peter is ___ the class-room.
5. The sun is ___ the mountain.
6. Rome is not ___ France.
7. The train is ___ the train station.
8. The train is ___ the platform.
9. ___ the house it is warm; ___ it is cold.
10. The toilet is ___ the bathroom.
11. The water is ___ the bottle.
12. Mr. Shen is not ___ the office.
13. Rome is ___ France.
14. My hat is ___ my head.
15. Heaven is ___ us; Hell is ___ us.
16. The number two is ___ number one and number three.
17. Japan is ___ the Pacific Ocean ___ California.
18. Rio de Janeiro is ___ Sao Paolo.
19. Rio de Janeiro is ___ Moscow.
20. Stephen is ___ home.
21. The man ___ a black jacket is our teacher.
22. Junko Suzuki is Japanese. She is ___ Japan.
23. A bottle ___ wine is ___ the refrigerator.
24. The man ___ a cane and a dog is blind.
25. Australia is many miles ___ Korea.
>> Put the first noun with the second noun, using a verb and a preposition:
0. my keys, my pocket
My keys are in my pocket.
26. many words, the dictionary
27. Rome, Italy
28. Peter, school
29. my house, Main Street
30. the baby, bed
31. the food, the table
32. the football game, TV
33. the bridge, the river
34. the river, the bridge
35. Switzerland, the mountains
36. Switzerland, Italy and Germany
37. the City, Los Angeles, California
38. a plate, spaghetti, the table
POSSIBLE ANSWERS TO THE EXERCISES:
1. at
2. at, behind
3. in, inside, at
4. in
5. behind
6. in
7. in, at
8. at
9. in, inside -- outside
10. in
11. in, inside
12. in, at
13. outside
14. on
15. above, below
16. between
17. across -- from
18. near
19. far from
20. at
21. in, with
22. from, in
23. of -- in
24. with
25. from
26. Many words are in the dictionary.
27. Rome is in Italy.
28. Peter is at school.
29. My house is on Main Street.
30. The baby is in bed.
31. The food is on the table.
32. The football game is on TV.
33. The bridge is over the river.
34. The river is under the bridge.
35. Switzerland is in the mountains.
36. Switzerland is between Italy and Germany.
37. The City of Los Angeles is in California.
38. A plate