Prepositions - Linking Words Test B1 Grammar Exercises

6. Farmers are usually _____ the fields from early _____

1. Peter had left his guitar _____ the bed before he got the morning _____ late _____ night _____ the 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. _____ we didn't have many toys when we were kids,

2. It takes about ten minutes to drive _____ this tunnel. 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. Our next chemistry class is _____ 11 o 'clock _____ 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. As the truck was going slowly _____ the slope, I was 9. Melinda never misses the concerts of her favourite
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. Because he works _____ a farm, Carl always goes to 10. 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. _____ wealth _____ fame makes me happy. I only want 15. The car looked all right _____ a few unimportant
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. My grandfather turned up the volume of the TV _____ 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. You can get over diseases _____ the common cold 17. It was snowing heavily, _____ we decided to cancel
without taking any medicine. the trip.

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

14. It is hard to get a good job _____ you speak a second 18. The Johnsons have been living right _____ us _____ I
foreign language fluently _____ English. 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 / such as D) under / whenever

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19. _____ security reasons, you see cameras _____ you go 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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Answer Key:

1: B 11: C
2: A 12: D
3: C 13: B
4: D 14: C
5: C 15: B
6: D 16: D
7: C 17: B
8: D 18: A
9: C 19: C
10: B 20: A

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