TOPICAL GRAMMAR PRACTICE
UNIT 30
Preposition of Place or Time
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EXERCISE A
Choose
the correct preposition of place or time and write its number
in the brackets.
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1
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I have a little table for
my books and radio _____________ my bed.
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(1)
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on
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(2)
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between
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(3)
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beside
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(4)
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under
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2
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Where are my slippers?
They are _____________
your bed.
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(1)
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at
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(2)
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between
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(3)
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over
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(4)
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under
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3
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Sally, can you sit _____________
Tom and Anne?
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(1)
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at
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(2)
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between
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(3)
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over
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(4)
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under
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4
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_____________
our house there is a park.
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(1)
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Opposite
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(2)
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Next
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(3)
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In front
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(4)
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Between
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5
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Write your name _____________
the top of the page.
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(1)
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beside
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(2)
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in
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(3)
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beneath
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(4)
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at
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6
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The instructions are _____________ page 22.
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(1)
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on
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(2)
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in
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(3)
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at
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(4)
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over
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7
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I always do my homework _____________
I watch television.
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(1)
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for
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(2)
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before
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(3)
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until
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(4)
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by
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8
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I must go. I have to be home _____________ 6 o'clock.
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(1)
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until
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(2)
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by
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(3)
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during
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(4)
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on
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9
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We always go to the seaside _____________
the school holiday.
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(1)
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while
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(2)
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until
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(3)
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during
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(4)
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by
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10
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Linda was born _____________
27th February.
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(1)
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at
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(2)
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for
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(3)
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on
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(4)
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in
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11
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Children, please wait here quietly _____________ a few minutes.
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(1)
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by
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(2)
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for
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(3)
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during
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(4)
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before
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12
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You can have an ice cream _____________ lunch.
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(1)
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after
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(2)
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until
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(3)
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by
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(4)
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on
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EXERCISE B
Fill in the gaps with the
correct preposition of place from the box. You may use some
prepositions more than once.
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at
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between
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behind
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over
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in
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on
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in front
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under
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near
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Describing a photograph
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Here's a photograph that I
took (1) ____ the seaside. lt was a beautiful day and we were all (2) ____
the beach. Look, that's me sitting (3) ____ my mum and dad. And you can
just see Andy's head (4) ____ my dad. I think he was trying to hide from
the camera! We were having a picnic. You can still see the plates and cups (5)
____ the mat (6) _____ of us. It was a very hot day. You can see that there
were no clouds (7) _____ the sky at all. And we had to sit (8) ____ that sun
umbrella to stay cool. And my mum rubbed sun cream all (9) _____ me so I
wouldn't burn. Simon, my big brother, isn't (10) _____ the picture. He was swimming
(11) _____ the sea when I took it. You can't see it, but there was a little
cafe (12) _____ the beach, only about 200 metres away across the road. We
sometimes went there for ice creams or cold drinks. It was a very happy
holiday.
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EXERCISE C
Fill in the gaps with the
correct preposition of time from the box. You may use some
prepositions more than once.
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after
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by
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at
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during
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until
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in
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on
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before
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Sunrise
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I love the dawn. It's such a
beautiful time of day. I like to get up (1) ____ the rest of the family.
Sometimes I get up (2) ____ 5 o'clock! It depends on when the sun comes up.
I sit at the window and watch the sun rise (3) ____ it is high in the sky.
(4) ____ that, I have my shower and get dressed. I go downstairs and have
everything ready for breakfast (5) ____ the time my mum comes down. (6)
____ the week, Mum and I have breakfast alone together. I like that. But (7)
____ weekends the whole family has breakfast together. That's nice, too!
(8) ____ Sundays my mum does a special breakfast with eggs and toast.
Yummy! We always plan our day (9) ____ breakfast and tell each other our
news. (10) ____ breakfast we clear up and, if it's Saturday, I often go shopping
with my mum. (11) ____ weekdays, of course, we have to go to school. I go
to bed early because I get up so early (12) ____ the morning. Then, I look
forward to seeing the next dawn. Do you ever get up to see the sun rise?
Try it! It's wonderful!
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