A2
WORDPOWER: preposition + noun – English Grammar Exercises for A2
4 تمارين
1. Match the phrases (1-7) with their meanings (a-g).
- 1)People who go abroad on business are lucky.
- 2)Buses and trains where I live normally arrive on time
- 3)There are lots of houses for sale on my street.
- 4)I once met an old friend by chance when I was abroad.
- 5)You should book a hotel in advance if you visit my city.
- 6)I sometimes broke things on purpose when I was a child.
- 7)You can always tell if two people are in love
- a)available to buy
- b)having strong romantic feelings
- c)not by chance, because it was planned
- d)at the expected time
- e)without planning it
- f)working, but in a different place
- g)before something happens
2. We sometimes use a preposition without an article before a place name. This means ‘in a particular place for the usual reason’.
- He’s at home. NOT He’s at the home.
- Match the sentences (1-4) with the pictures (a-d).
- 1)Mara’s in hospital. She’s got a broken leg.
- 2)My brother’s at university. He studies Physics.
- 3)My daughter’s not in school today. She’s on a class trip.
- 4)The police found the stolen painting in his house. Now he’s in prison.
3. Underline the preposition + noun combinations in sentences 1-4 in 2. Write a sentence about somebody you know (of) who is in each place.
4. Match 1–6 with a–f to make sentences.
- 1)..f.. Their plane didn’t leave on
- 2)My parents are still in
- 3)I didn’t break your glasses on
- 4)All of the bank robbers are now in
- 5)There are lots of tablets for
- 6)Next time you come to London, tell me in
- a love with each other after 30 years of marriage.
- b sale on eBay. I might get one.
- c)advance so I can book some theatre tickets.
- d prison, apart from the one who escaped.
- e purpose. I sat on them by mistake.
- f)time. It was 30 minutes late.
كيفية التدريب
- 1اقرأ كل سؤال بعناية
- 2اكتب إجابتك أو اختر الخيار الصحيح
- 3انقر على 'أظهر الإجابة' للتحقق من عملك
- 4راجع أي أخطاء وجرب تمارين مشابهة
- 5انتقل إلى التمرين التالي عندما تكون مستعداً