Grammar check Handout : prepositions 1 (Grammar Game )

G R A M M A R Check Handout : PREPOSITIONS - 1 (Grammar Game )

ON / UPON	UNDER / BELOW	BEHIND / BEYOND	AT
BESIDE / NEXT TO	OVER / ABOVE	IN FRONT OF	AROUND / SURROUND
IN	UP / ONTO	DOWN	INTO
OUT	THROUGH	BETWEEN	IN THE MIDDLE
IN THE CORNER	AT THE CORNER	OUTSIDE	INSIDE
		FAR NEAR	BEFORE AFTER
ALONG	ACROSS

G R A M M A R Check Handout : PREPOSITIONS - 2 (Grammar Game)

		5	5
OPPOSITE (TO)	AGAINST	ABOUT 5	TILL / UNTIL / BY 5
		MARS	3+5
TOWARDS	TO	FROM MARS	TO 5
5-3	FORWARD BACKWARD		WITH WITHOUT A BOX A BOX
FROM 5		FOR
AMONG / AMID	HIDDEN BENEATH	BENEATH /UNDERNEATH	BESIDES / EXEPT / BUT
2002 2004 2OO6 2008	2002 2004 2OO6 2008		MO TU WE TH FR SAT SU A WEEK
SINCE 2002	FOR 6 YEARS	DESPITE THE RAIN	WITHIN A / DURING THE
	IN THIS WEEK IN SPRING IN 2009 IN MAY IN THE MORNING IN THE 18^TH CENTURY IN 90’S IN TWO DAYS IN TIME IN THE END	AT NIGHT AT 2 O’CLOCK AT THE END OF THE WEEK AT THE BEGINNING OF JULY AT THE MOMENT AT THAT TIME AT NOON AT LUNCHTIME AT ALL AT THE AGE OF	ON WEDNESDAY ON MY BIRTHDAY ON TIME ON ARRIVAL ON YOUR DEPATURE ON THE 25^TH OF MAY ON A CLEAR DAY ON THE HOUR on the afternoon of Friday the 13th of March
THROUGHOUT	IN (TIME)	AT (TIME)	ON (TIME)

COMPOUND PREPOSITIONS: ACCORDING TO/AHEAD OF/APART FROM/ASIDE FROM/ AS OF/BECAUSE OF/BY MEANS OF/ IN ADDITION TO/IN BACK OF/ IN FRONT OF / IN PLACE OF / IN REGARD TO / IN SPITE OF/INSTEAD OF/IN VIEW OF/NEXT TO/ON ACCOUNT OF/ OUT OF/ OWING TO/PRIOR TO
G R A M M A R Student’s Handout. Activity: PREPOSITIONS (Grammar Game)
Exercise One: Put suitable preposition into each space.

1. 
   My car is standing _____ ____ ____ my house. (3 words)
   
2. 
   Sue is cooking _____ the kitchen. (1 word)
   
3. 
   It is raining ______.
   
4. 
   There is too much salt ______ my soup.
   
5. 
   A cat is hiding _______ my bed.
   
6. 
   The door is locked from outside kids can’t go ______.
   
7. 
   Summer comes _______ spring.
   
8. 
   I don’t have to take a bus. I live _______ my work.
   
9. 
   Be careful while you walk _______ the road. The traffic is really heavy in the morning.
   
10. 
    Who is hiding _______ the wardrobe?
    
11. 
    The road runs ________ the river. You can’t sleep on the way. The river is so beautiful.
    
12. 
    I stopped my car ____ the corner.
    
13. 
    Children were singing and running _______ the Christmas tree.
    
14. 
    There is a big vase ______ the corner with a exotic tree.
    
15. 
    There is an apple tree ___ ___ ___ of the yard.
    
16. 
    The princess was looking _____ the window. Suddenly she saw a big strange bird flying over.
    
17. 
    He fell ______ when he was climbing a cherry tree.
    
18. 
    We went ______ to the top of the hill and could see how beautiful the valley was.
    
19. 
    Who is sitting ___ ___ Barbara?
    
20. 
    Someone is walking ______ the roof.
    
21. 
    In winter temperature falls ______ zero.
    
22. 
    An eagle is flying ______ my chicken farm.
    
23. 
    Tomas is not _____ home he is _____ work.
    
24. 
    There lots of trees _______ the house.
    
25. 
    There’s no secret _______ me and you.
    
26. 
    Stop repeating _______ me. Don’t you have your own idea?!
    
27. 
    Look, someone’s hiding _______ that tree. He’s been following us since we left home.
    
28. 
    Is she looking _____ us?
    
29. 
    She stood up and ran _____ the bathroom.
    
30. 
    We can’t go to Kevin’s house. He lives _____ away.