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Confusing Prepositions Practice Handout
Confusing Prepositions Practice Handout
Confusing
Prepositions
Practice
I)
Choose
the
best
preposition
(at,
on,
in)
to
complete
the
time
phrases
below.
New
Year’s
Eve
Celebrations
in
the
US
New
Year’s
Eve
is
a
special
celebration
all
over
the
world,
but
each
country
celebrates it a little bit differently from the others. In the United States, New Year’s Eve is
_____ (1) December 31 (Gregorian calendar) every year. Usually _____ (2) this day, people
plan to go to parties at night that often start _____ (3) 8PM. At five minutes before midnight,
people turn on their TVs to watch the famous lighted ball drop in the middle of Times
Square in New York City. Sixty seconds before midnight, people in every city of the US start
to count down and _____ (4) midnight everyone cheers and yells “Happy New Year!” Balloons
and confetti fill the air. _____ (5) New Year’s Day, which is _____ (6) January 1, most people do
not work, and banks and all government buildings are closed. This New Year’s Eve tradition
was started _____ (7) 1907 to celebrate the arrival of 1908. However, _____ (8) 1942 and 1943
II)
Put
the
prepositions
in
the
correct
order
for
each
sentence.
a.
during
the
summer
b.
on
a
boat
1. Our
family
vacations
_____
_____
_____.
c.
at
a
lake
2. John
opened
the
door
_____
_____.
a.
into
the
classroom
b.
after
the
bell
a.
at
home
b.
before
class
3. The
girl
wrote
the
essay
_____
_____
_____.
c.
with
pen
a.
after
getting
home
4. Susan
put
the
groceries
_____
_____.
b.
in
the
refrigerator
8. The
taxi
arrived
_____
_____,
so
I
made
my
a.
on
time
b.
at
the
airport
flight.
9. A waiter took our order _____ _____. a. at the restaurant b. with a pencil
10. We saw beautiful paintings _____ _____. a. at the museum b. in the morning