Exercises

Exercise 1. Translate the Prepositions and explain their meaning.

1. Возьмите учебник в сумке. 2. Поставьте чашку на стол. 3. Мы в прошлом месяце ездили к морю. 4. Я вчера пришел домой в 2.30. 5. Сколько ему лет? – Где-то около 40. 6. В прошлом месяце они приезжали сюда через день. 7. Через два дня мы прибудем в Москву.

Exercise 2. Fill the gaps using the necessary prepositions (in, into, on, at, before, for, after, daring, since, while)

1. The wedding will take place___the 23rd of May___ten o'clock. 2. Don't enter___the room: the group is writing a test. 3. What's the matter with you? We have been waiting___you___two hours! 4._______we came to this town, we lived in Exton, and we were there, our two youngest children were born. 5. We have been friends almost all my life,___1975. 6. What did you do every day___the two months of your summer holidays? 7. Please, wait for me: I shall be back ten minutes.

Exercise 3. Open the brackets using the right prepositions.

1. I'm sorry, but I can't help you. Nothing depends (on, of, from, for) me. 2. Before we came to this city, we lived in Kiev, and (when, as long as, while, during) we were there, our sons were born. 3. The child is badly looked (at, after, for). 4. The Browns are very nice people. Let's invite them (at, in, to, on) the party. 5. I approve of his interest (in, of, for) history. 6. I have been looking (at, after, for, forward to) my watch for three days, but I haven't found it yet. 7.When I failed to do the job everybody started laughing (on, over, of, at, for) me.

Exercise 4. Fill the gaps using the necessary prepositions

1. Stop laughing___me, will you? 2. I've done it many times, and nothing has ever happened___me. 3. What did he mean___saying this? 4. She entered___the room so quietly that he didn't hear her. 5. I can't wait___they return. I must go. 6. He is getting worse.

Let's send___a doctor. 7.We explained___them how to use this machine.8.He is ill___bronchitis.

Exercise 5. Fill the gaps using the necessary preposition

1. They have been married for fifteen years. 1880. 2. What did you do every day in summer the two months of your summer holidays? 3. Let me be the first,and you can follow___me. 4. Ioffered to assist her, but she refused___my help. 5. I live___15, ParkStreet. 6. He is very angry___me for being often late. 7. Why do you keeppeople waiting___you? 8. 1 can stay at the office an hour longer, ___8o'clock.

Exercise 6. Fill the gaps using the necessary prepositions to or into

1. In winter I usually go ... bed at ten o'clock because I go... school and have to get up early. But in summer, when I don't go ... school and live ... the country, I like to go ... bed late. 2. Do you like to read ... bed? 3. We did not want to stay ... town on such a hot day, so we went ... the country. 4. It is very late. Go ... bed at once. 5. Where is your little sister? — She is ... bed. Mother always puts her ... bed at eight o'clock.

Exercise 7. Fill the gaps using the necessary prepositions at or on

1. I get up ... seven o'clock or ... a quarter past seven. 2. ... Sunday I usually get up ... nine o'clock or ... half past nine. But last Sunday I slept very long and got up only ... noon. 3. My birthday is ... the ninth of July. 4. The school year begins ... the first of September. 5. ... the twenty-fifth of December people celebrate Christmas. 6. ... Wednesday I usually have a lot of homework. 7. Lev Tolstoy liked to get up ... sunrise. 8. Our lessons are usually over ... twenty minutes to two. 9. They returned from the wood ... sunset. 10. I began writing my composition ... seven o'clock and finished only ... midnight.

Exercise 8. Fill the gaps using the necessary prepositions with or by

1. Не was taken to hospital ... an ambulance. 2. He was treated ... very effective drugs. 3. He was cured ... a very skilful doctor. 4. He wrote his letter ... a pencil. 5. He was scolded ... his mother. 6. The boy cut his finger ... a knife. 7. The boat was carried ... the waves into the open sea. 8. The teacher was pleased ... our work. 9. America was discovered ... Columbus. 10. "Hamlet" was written ... Shakespeare. 11. We eat soup ... a spoon.