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PREPOSITIONS 1
For
each of the six questions choose the one
correct answer
1.
If you take
something ________ heart, you are very sensitive.
a. from
b. at
c. in
d. to
2.
People all
________ the world are learning English.
a.
through
b. in
c. on
d. over
3.
I always go
____ home for Christmas.
a. at
b. to
c. -
d. for
4.
I live in a
flat ________the second floor.
a. on
b. in
c. at
d. up
5.
He's already
left the office but you can phone him ________ home.
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. by
6.
This is
Nelson's Column. It stands ......
a. on
Trafalgar Square
b. at
Trafalgar Square
c. by
Trafalgar Square
d. in
Trafalgar Square
PREPOSITIONS 1 answers
1. .
a.
Wrong.
b.
Wrong. However, this preposition is used in the
following expression: 'I
know
Mary seems rather serious, but I think she's young
at heart'. It
means
that someone (Mary in this case) has maintained a
youthful
approach to life even though she's got older.
c.
Wrong.
d.
Correct.
2.
a.
Wrong.
b.
Wrong.
c.
Wrong.
d.
Correct.
3.
a.
Wrong. We say ‘I am at home’.
b.
Wrong.
c.
Correct. ‘Go home’ (no preposition) is correct.
d.
Wrong.
4.
a.
Correct.
b.
Wrong.
c.
Wrong.
d.
Wrong.
5.
a.
Wrong.
b.
Wrong. We can say ‘Call him on his mobile (phone)’.
c.
Correct.
d.
Wrong
6.
a.
Wrong.
b.
Wrong.
c.
Wrong.
d.
Correct.
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