Places - Rooms - Where To Look For

People
Match the person to the rooms you would most likely find them in, two rooms are not
used. Click on the arrow to see if you have answered correctly.

1. a study
2. a mortary, morgue
 some toddlers 3. a stock-exchange floor
 an actor 4. a playroom or nursery
 a prisoner 5. an office
 a novelist 6. a stage
 a trader
 a chef
7. a surgery
 some off-duty soldiers 8. a saloon
 a secretary 9. a warehouse
 a deliveryman picking up packages 10. a closet
 some teachers 11. a cell
 a doctor's patients before their 12. a kitchen
 a football player after a game 13. a waiting room
 some factory workers at lunchtime
14. a mess
 a gardener
 a carpenter
15. a shed or greenhouse
 a photographer developing photos 16. a locker room
 a corpse 17. a work
 a swimmer after her swim 18. a staffroom
 a surgeon 19. a barn
 some sailors 20. a cabin
21. a cockpit
 a pilot in mid-flight 22. a darkroom

23. a cafeteria
English Prepositions List
There are more than 100 prepositions in English. Yet this is a very small number when
you think of the thousands of other words (nouns, verbs etc). Prepositions are important
words. We use individual prepositions more frequently than other individual words. In
fact, the prepositions of, to and in are among the ten most frequent words in English.
Here is a list of 70 of the more common one-word prepositions. Many of these
prepositions have more than one meaning. Please refer to a dictionary for precise
meaning and usage.

 aboard
 about
 above
 across
 after
 against
 along
 amid
 among
 anti
 around
 as
 at
 before

 behind
 below
 beneath
 beside
 besides
 between
 beyond
 but
 by

 concerning
 considering

 despite
 down
 during

 except
 excepting
 excluding
 following
 for
 from

 in
 inside
 into

 like

 minus

 near

 of
 off
 on
 onto
 opposite
 outside
 over

 past
 per
 plus

 regarding
 round

 save
 since

 than
 through
 to
 toward
 towards

 under
 underneath
 unlike
 until
 up
 upon

 versus
 via

 with
 within
  without

Places - Shops and Stores

Match the shop or store to the objects you want to buy. When appropriate, both
American English (US) and British English (GB) have been included.

NOTE Many shops or stores such as 'butcher's', 'baker's' end in -'s. This is the
possessive form coming from the original 'butcher's shop' or 'baker's shop', etc. 'shop'
has been dropped but the possessive form has been retained.

 a box of chocolates

 a pair of sheets and pillow cases

 a sack of coal
1. a stationer's (GB) / a stationery
store (US)
 a dozen red roses 2. a confectioner's (GB) / a candy
shop (US)
 a bar of perfumed soap 3. a baker's
4. an antique dealer
 some tomatoes or some broccoli 5. a draper's (GB) / an interior design
shop (US)
 half a dozen wholewheat rolls or a
loaf of bread 6. a newsagent's / a newsstand (US)
7. a florist's
 pipe tobacco or a good cigar 8. a chemist's / a pharmacy OR a
drug store (US)
 some envelopes 9. a (green)grocer's (GB) / a grocery
store (US)
 a three-piece suit
10. an ironmonger's (GB) / a hardware
store (US)
 an eighteenth-century wardrobe
11. a coal merchant's (GB)
 a couple of steaks 12. a tobacconist's (GB) / a tobacco
shop (US)
 a hammer and some one-inch 13. a butcher's
nails 14. a pet shop
15. a tailor's
 a goldfish

 a piece of salmon 16. a fishmonger's (GB)

 a copy of Life magazine

 Jobs
Click the answer button to see the correct answer.
1. Where does a receptionist work?
a. post office
b. bakery
c. office

2. Where does a cashier work?

a. school
b. supermarket
c. police station

3. Where does a headmaster work?

a. school
b. office
c. butchers

4. Where does a Chief Constable work?

a. bus station
b. hospital
c. police station

5. Where does a porter work?

a. bakery
b. hotel
c. school

6. Where does a manager work?

a. police station
b. park
c. office

7. Where does a pilot work?

a. airplane
b. train station
c. restaurant

8. Where does a busboy work?

a. bus
 b. restaurant
c. airplane

9. Where does an actress work?

a. cinema
b. theatre
c. sports centre

10. Where does an artist work?

a. restaurant
b. cinema
c. studio
Use IN , ON , AT.
1. It gets very cold ____ winter.

2. Betty doesn't have a job ____ the moment.

3.The telephone and the doorbell rang ____ the same time.

4. He flew from Japan. He's probably ____ Perth now.

5. Would you like to go out to dinner ____ Friday night?

6. She was tired. She's ___ bed now.

7. Goodbye! I'll see you ____ the morning.

8. Were you ____ Tom's party last night?

9. I'll see you ____ two weeks time.

10. She was born ____ 1961.

11. The doctor will see you ____ 10:00am.

12. ____ the age of ten I wanted to be a firefighter.

13. My wife gave me a wonderful present ____ my birthday.

14. The coffee is ____ the shelf.

15. My pen is ____ my pencil case.

16. He's gone to work. He's probably ____ work now.

17. He lives ____ Australia.

18. ____ my opinion you should buy the blue shirt.

19. ____ second thought, the green shirt is nicer.

20. I'll see you ____ Monday.

21. I'll be taking my holiday ____ Christmas this year

22. Buy some bread and milk ____ your way home.

23. What will you be doing ____ New Year's Eve?

24. ____ the end of a course students usually have a party.

25. The flowers ____ your garden are very beautiful.

26. There were many cars ____ the road today.

27. Tom and Betty always go out to dinner ____ their wedding anniversary.
28. We got up ____ dawn today.

29. Are you doing anything ____ the weekend?

30. We live ____ this address.

Prepositions of Place Exercise at Auto-English

Fill the gaps with at, in, on or to.

1
I get ___________ work at 9.
2 I arrive ___________ work at 9.
3 We arrived ___________ Paris at five in the morning.
4 Samantha likes to stay ___________ bed all Sunday morning.
5 Clare's boyfriend's a nurse. He works ___________ the hospital.
6 A: When's Jenny having her baby?
B: Very soon. She's already ___________ hospital.
7 Do you put your feet ___________ the table at home?
8 My beautiful friend Claudia is lying ___________ the beach.
9 I'm sorry. María's not here. She's ___________ work.
10 I go ___________ school by bus.
11 I have lunch ___________ school.
12 I take a packed lunch ___________ school.
13 I have to be ___________ the office for half eight.
14 I always like to be ___________ the airport at least two hours before departure time.
15 I had the best time of my life ___________ university.
1. Correct sentences
2. Comprehension
3. Making questions
4. Prepositions
5. Jobs, places and tools
6. Reported Speech (again!)
7. Translation
8. Essay
I. Reported Speech:

1. Mum “ Are you baking a cake, dear?”

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2. Sue “ Are you working now?”

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3. Vince “Do you sing in a band, Kim?”

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4. Holly “He has written to me.”

________________________________________________________________

5. Thomas “They are playing the guitar, Sam”

________________________________________________________________

6. Sandy “Andy will go to the USA tomorrow”

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7. Frances “I bought my new car yesterday!”

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8. Annie “I was sick last month.”

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II. Present Continuous for the future:

1. They will travel to Hollywood this month.

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2. My train leaves London at 11.30.
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3. Bill and I will meet next week.
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4. She is going to read a story to her baby.
________________________________________________________________

III. The Plurals:

person
deer
mouse
wolf
watch
tooth
woman
child
man
goose
country
1. Two ____________ are following the Eskimo.
2. That hunter killed six ____________ last week.
3. At daylight savings time, we have to change our _____________.
4. _______________ enjoy learning on the Internet.
5. _______________ and _________________ are equal.
6. Dentists take care of your ______________.
7. __________________ like cheese… so they say.
8. The English eat _____________ for Christmas.
9. All ______________ enjoy going to the beach in the summer.
10. Many ___________ would like to host the Olympic Games.

Nome de utilizador: Carla Bernardes. (Sair)

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 Reported Speech
1. Mary "I love chocolate."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ chocolate."
a. loved
b. loves
c. Loving

2. Mary: "I went skiing."

Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ skiing."
a. went
b. had gone
c. have gone

3. Mary: "I will eat steak for dinner."

Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ eat steak for dinner."
a. willing
b. will
c. Would

4. Mary: "I have been to Sydney."

Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ to Sydney."
a. had been
b. has been
c. was being

5. Mary: "I have had three cars."

Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ three cars.
a. has
b. has had
c. had had

6. Mary: "I'm going to go to Long Beach."

Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ going to go to Long Beach."
a. is
b. was
 c. went

7. Mary: "I don't like spinach."

Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ like spinach."
a. doesn't
b. don't
c. didn't

8. Mary: "I have never been to London."

Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ never been to London."
a. had
b. has
c. Have

9. Mary: "I was swimming."

Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ swimming.
a. has been
b. had been
c. have been
10. Mary: "I had a cat."
Jill: Mary said (that) she had ___ a cat."
a. have
b. has
c. Had

11. Mary: "I can't swim."

Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ swim."
a. can't
b. couldn't
c. can not

12. Mary: "I won't buy a new car."

Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ by a new car."
a. won't
b. will
c. wouldn't

13. Mary: "I have to do my laundry."

Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ to do her laundry."
a. had
b. has
c. have
 Direct Speech Reported Speech

Turn into the reported speech what Rosy is saying

Present Simple

I like chocolate _________________________________

She eats a lot of bread _________________________________
The Scotts have a big house _________________________________
_____________________
Present Continuous

She is crying _________________________________

Vince is calling Kim _________________________________
They are playing the guitar _________________________________
_____________________
Past Simple

Vince loved her _________________________________

He was her only love _________________________________
They broke up _________________________________
_____________________
Present Perfect

I have done the work _________________________________

He has written to me _________________________________
We have spoken _________________________________
_____________________
Present Perfect Continuous

I have been talking to her _________________________________

They have been speaking _________________________________
He has seen her twice _________________________________
_____________________
Future

I will be there _________________________________

She will miss Vince _________________________________
You will find someone _________________________________
_____________________
Conditional

I would like to have a boyfriend _________________________________

I would like you to call me _________________________________
He would like to be very famous _________________________________
_____________________