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A2

WORDPOWER: preposition + noun – English Grammar Exercises for A2

4 exercícios

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.
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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.

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