PREPOSITIONS

CIRCLE THE BEST OPTION.

1. My best friend lives ______ Sucre street.
a. in
b. on
c. at
2. I'll be ready to leave ____ about twenty minutes.
a. in
b. on
c. at
3. Since he met his new girlfriend, Juan never seems to be ______ home.
a. on
b. in
c. at
C

4. The child responded to his mother's demands ______ throwing a tantrum.

a. with
b. by
c. from
b.
B

5. I think she spent the entire afternoon ______ the phone.

a. on
b. in
c. at
A

6. I will wait ______ 6:30, but then I'm going home.

a. from
b. at
c. until
C

7. The police caught the thief _____ the corner of Cascade and Plum Streets.
a. in
b. at
c. from
B

8. My fingers were injured so my sister had to write the note _____ me.
a. for
b. with
c. to
A

9. I am not interested _____ buying a new car now.

a. to
b. for
c. in
C

10. What are the main ingredients ______ this casserole?

a. about
b. to
c. of
C

11. My best friend, John, is named ______ his great-grandfather.

a. after
b. to
c. about
A

12. Grandpa stayed up ______ two in the morning.

a. since
b. for
c. until
C

13. My parents have been married ______ forty-nine years.

a. since
b. for
c. until
B

14. He usually travels to Philadelphia _______ train.

a. by
b. at
c. with

15. You frequently see this kind of violence ____ television.

a. with
b. in
c. on
C

16. I told Mom we'd be home ______ an hour or so.

a. to
b. in
c. at
B

17. I was visiting my best friend _____ the hospital.

a. of
b. at
c. in
C

18. The professor _______ South Africa amazed the American students with her stories.
a. from
b. of
c. in
A

19. I'll see you ____ home when I get there.

a. in
b. by
c. at
C

20. It's been snowing ________ Christmas morning.

a. since
b. for
c. for
A

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SELECT THE BEST ANSWER.
1. He made his escape by jumping _____ a window and jumping _____ a waiting car.
a. over / into
b. between / into
c. out of / into
d. up to / out of
2. To get to the Marketing department, you have to go _____ those stairs and then _____ the
corridor to the end.
a. over / into
b. between / into
c. out of / between
d. out of / into
e. up / along
3. I saw something about it _____television.
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. through
e. with
4. I couldnt get in _____ the door so I had to climb _____ a window.
a. through / in
b. between / into
c. out of / between
d. out of / into
e. up / along
5. She took the key _____ her pocket and put it _____ the lock.
a. over / into
b. between / into

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7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

c. out of / in
d. by / on
e. up to / out of
He drove _____ me without stopping and drove off _____ the center of town
a. from / into
b. towards / over
c. along / up
d. past / towards
e. in / next to
I took the old card _____ the computer and put _____ the new one.
a. through / in
b. out of / in
c. out of / between
d. out of / into
e. up / along
I went _____ him and asked him the best way to get _____town.
a. from / into
b. towards / over
c. along / up
d. by / on
e. up to / out of
Its unlucky to walk _____ a ladder in my culture. I always walk _____ them.
a. through/ in
b. out of / in
c. under / around
d. out of / into
e. up / along
The restaurant is _____ Espaa Street, _____ the cinema.
a. through / in
b. out of / in
c. under / around
d. on / next to
e. up / along
Carola left school _____ the age of 15 and went to work _____ a bank.
a. through / in
b. out of / in
c. under / around
d. in / next to
e. at / in

12. He jumped _____ the wall and _____ the garden.

a. over / into
b. towards / over
c. along / up
d. by / on
e. up to / out of
13. He was driving _____ 180 miles per hour when he crashed _____ the central barrier.
a. at / into
b. out of / in
c. under / around
d. in / next to
e. at / in
14. She ran _____ the corridor and _____ the stairs to the second floor.
a. from / into
b. towards / over
c. along / up
d. by / on
e. in / next to
15. Alberto is the person standing _____ the window, _____ the woman with the long blonde hair.
a. at / into
b. beside / next to
c. under / around
d. in / next to

e. at / in
16. When the bull ran _____ me, I jumped _____ the fence.
a. from / into
b. towards / over
c. beside / next to
d. by / on
e. in / next to
17. Look, that cars _____ fire.
a. through
b. with
c. in
d. into
e. on
18. He saw a parking space ____two cars and drove _____ it.
a. over / into
b. between / into
c. along / up
d. by / on
e. up to / out of
19. Marcelo comes to work _____ car but I prefer to come _____ foot.
a. at / into
b. beside / next to
c. by / on
d. in / next to
e. at / in
20. He took the book _____ the shelf and put it _____ his bag.
a. from / into
b. at / into
c. beside / next to
d. by / on
e. in / next to
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