Prepositions - Linking Words Test B1 Grammar Exercises

Prepositions - Linking Words Test B1 Grammar Exercises

6. 6. Farmers are usually ..... the fields from early
........... the morning ..... late ..... night ........... the
1. 1. Peter had left his guitar ..... the bed before he got summer.
............ his room.
A) on / on / until / to / at
A) at/ into B) in / at /to / at / in
B) on/ out of C) at / in / to / on / duning
C) in / towards D) in / in / till / at / in
D) by / on

7. 7. ............ we didn't have many toys when we were

2. 2. It takes about ten minutes to drive ..... this tunnel. kids, we used to enjoy ourselves a lot.

A) through A) As soon as
B) across B) Except for
C) over C) Although
D) among D) Despite

3. 3. Our next chemistry class is ............. 11 o 'clock 8. 8. I still have a terrible toothache ..... the drugs I have
......... Tuesday. been taking for days.

A) in /from A) such as
B) on/ by B) even though
C) at / on C) unless
D) around/ in D) in spite of

4. 4. As the truck was going slowly ........ the slope, I 9. 9. Melinda never misses the concerts of her favourite
was driving right ....... it. band ........... they give one near her hometown.

A) off / in front of A) in case

B) down / between B) until
C) along / over C) whenever
D) up / behind D) so that

5. 5. Because he works ..... a farm, Carl always goes to 10. 1o. Whether or not you join me, I will be ..... our
bed very early and gets up ..... dawn. neighbour's barbecue party ..... this afternoon.

A) at/- A) in/ on
B) onto/ in B) at/-
C) on / at C) to / in
D) in/ on D) on / at

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11. 11 . ..... wealth ..... fame makes me happy. I only 15. 15. The car looked all right ..... a few unimportant
want my freedom and privacy. scratches.

A) Either/ or A) unless
B) Both/ and B) apart from
C) Neither / nor C) like
D) Hardly/ when D) as

12. 12. My grandfather turned up the volume of the TV 16. 16. Can you wash the dishes ..... I am doing the
........... hear the news. ironing?

A) in case A) besides
B) so that B) whereas
C) in addition to C) all in all
D) in order to D) while

13. 13. You can get over diseases ..... the common cold 17. 17. It was snowing heavily, ............. we decided to
without taking any medicine. cancel the trip.

A) both A) since
B) such as B) so
C) what is more C) while
D) since D) if

14. 14. It is hard to get a good job ....... you speak 18. 18. The Johnsons have been living right ......... us
a second foreign language fluently ........... English. .......... I was born.

A) othewise / except A) above / since

B) apart from / besides B) next to / for
C) unless / as well as C) below / when
D) as soon as / suchas D) under / whenever

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19. 19. ..... security reasons, you see cameras .... you go 20. 20. There is a lot of traffic on the roads ..... the high
in the city. number of people going on holiday these days.

A) Because of/ whenever A) due to

B) Despite/ in case B) since
C) Due to / wherever C) because
D) Like/ until D) whereas

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