Book 3, APPENDIX 3

Worksheet
Student___________________________ Teacher_________________________ Date____/____/_______

A. Build up sentences and questions with the prepositional phrases below

1. Mad at/about(enojada con/loca por)_________My mom was mad at me ___________
2. Make over(ceder)___My grandmother will make over her market stall___________
3. Make up(preparar inventar) __You are making it up________________________
4. Matter with(asunto con)_It’s a different matter with her ___________________________________
5. Move over(moverse)____Please, move over ____________________________
6. Multiply by (multiplicar)__ if you multiply by the number of samples you will have the you will have the
total____
7. Never around (nunca alrededor estar cerca)__ You are never around when I need you____
8. Next to (alado de)____The school is nex to the chemist’s _________________________________
9. Nice to (encantado/bueno)___It would be nice to share my interests ___________________
10. Open up(abrir)___Open up the bottle_____________________________________
11. Order from(ordenar desde/de)__ It was the only time I ever heard my sister disobey a direct order
from our grandmother__
12. Out of (fuera de)______They were out of the ferry ___________________________________
13. Outraged by (indignado por)____she was outraged by insignificant matters ____________
14. Over with (terminado derriba con)____ He almost knocks Ken over with his elbow _____________
15. Put away (guardar)___I have already put away my clothes in the suitcase________________________
16. Put on(poner/vestir)_______She put on a skirt__________________________________
17. Supposed to(supone)__ We are supposed to be doing this the quiet way __________________
18. Patient with(paciente con)__ he has been remarkably patient with me _________________________
19. Protect from(protejer de)_____He protects her from her ex-boyfriend ___________________
20. Proud of(orgulloso de)___Mexico is proud of its rich culture put of____________________
21. Put off(posponer)________ Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today_____________
22. Qualified for(calificada para)______There must be some job that you're qualified for______
23. Quick about(darse prisa sobre)___ “If he comes, he will be quick about it ___________
24. Quiet in(tranquila en)_______ The place is very quiet in the rear area _______________________
25. Ready for(listo para)___I’m ready for this _______________________________
26. Rely on/upon(depender de/confiar en)_____This game relies on luck _______________
27. Responsible for(responsable de)__Each person is responsible for its decisions_________
28. Righteous about(justo sobre)_______ He felt righteous about it all___________________
29. Rip up(desgarrar)_____She didn’t have to rip up the picture______________________
30. Rule over(gobernar)__AMLO is ruling over our country________________________
Thinkin in incorrect thinking about

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 B. Make up a story using some prepositional phrases from the list below
1. Zealous about(celosa de/ apasionado___ Serena,
metido en the only daughter of King Leroy, a shy, smart and generous
algo)
2. Zany about/over(loco por( girl, had many aspirations and dreams, but one day her father died
3. q te gusten cosas fuera de lo comun)/from estrafalario)
a strange disease.
4. Yell about(gritar sobre)
5. Xenophobic about(odio a extranjeros)After the death of the king she had to take command, at the age of 18
6. Worry about(preocuparse) she became the queen. Over time, she met a peasant named Jack with
7. Wait up(espera) whom she fell in love, but the social level did not allow them to be
8. Wait on(servir) together. The queen married Aaron, prince of the neighboring
9. Wait for(esperar) kingdom, but Aron was zany about power and money. The marriage
10. Voice over(narracion sin narrador) didn’t prevent their encounters with Jack, they used to meet in their
11. Victorious in(victorioso) hiding place. The talked about their fear of not being able to meet
12. Verify about(verificar sobre) again but they had to understand about the kingdom's policy. They
13. Usher in(acomodar) were sad about it, but they were sure of their love. Until unfortunately
14. Used to(solia hacerlo) one day, they were discovered by one of the castle guards. She waited
15. Use for(usar para) for her punishment, but nothing happened in those weeks. Jack was
16. Understand about(entender sobre) tired of the situation, but he knew there was nothing he could do
17. Turn on (encender) about it. But one day out of the blue, the queen couldn't get in touch
18. Tired of(cansado de) with Jack.
19. Throw out/away(tirar)
20. Think over(Volver a pensar) She began to worry about him and thought over. The queen secretly
21. Tell on/ about(soplarse/contar sobre)sent a search for Jack until one day she received a letter from Aaron.
22. Talk about(hablar sobre) She couldn't believe what she was reading. Aaron had Jack executed,
23. Sure of(Seguro de) Aaron was zealous about their affair. The queen fell into depression.
24. Sorry for / about(disculpa por) Instead Aron felt victorious. The queen's depression helped him gain
25. Sorry about(Lo siento sobre)
more power. The depression killed the queen and she never told
26. Shut up(callarse la boca)
anyone about her love affair.
27. Set for(establecer por/dejar listo algo)
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28. Search for(buscar)
____i set the alarm for tomorrow
29. Sad about(triste sobre)
morning___________________________________________________
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