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Exercise
9 Put in the correct prepositions or adverbs.
Students
1
Blow . . . the candles on the cake before you cut it.
2
He used to be very shy but he has grown... it now.
3
A number of oil tankers have been laid . . . recently. Too many of
them had been built.
4
Don’t let him order you . . . like that; he’s not your employer.
5
I can pay . . . the money you lent me after I’ve been to the bank.
6
Applications for the job must be sent. . . before next Wednesday.
7
The fireworks factory was practically wiped ... by the explosion.
8
We must keep on working; it’s too soon to sit. . . . (relax)
9
The terrorists blew . . . the railway line.
10
He wanted to ask her to marry him but he was too shy to do it at
once. He led it by saying he often felt lonely.
11
I had to send ... an electrician to mend the switch.
12
After nursing the whole family when they had flu she was completely
worn ....
13
My nephew wants to be an explorer when he grows ....
14
The house stood ... in the dull street because of its red door.
15
After the owner’s death the business was wound . . . and the shop
sold.
16
The little girl couldn’t blow . . . the balloon.
17
Children’s clothes have to be strong to stand ... hard wear.
18
As soon as the decorators have finished work in my new house, I’ll
move ....
19
He was laid ... for six weeks with two broken legs.
20
The idea has gradually grown . . . that the State should look after
every citizen from the cradle to the grave.
21
They always lay ... a large supply of tinned food in winter in case
they are snowed up.
22
You can’t move into this flat till I move ....
23
He thinks I broke his window and threatens to pay me . . . for it.
24
I asked the hotel to send . . . any letters which came after I had
gone.
25
BBC stands .. . British Broadcasting Corporation.
26
The inscription on the tombstone had been worn . . . by the weather
and could scarcely be read.
27
He’s going to turn this old building ... a block of flats.
28
My shoes wear .. . very quickly since I started walking to the
office.
29
I’ll start laying . . . my new garden next spring.
30
On a touring holiday you can move ... to a new place every day if
you want to.
31
The lifeboat is standing ... in case it is necessary to take off the
crew of the damaged ship.
32
Don’t sit. . . for me. I shall probably be back very late.
33
Contact lenses may feel uncomfortable at first but this feeling soon
wears ....
34
She was the only one to stand … me. No one else said anything in
my defence.
35
He was sent. . . from the university for drug-pushing.
36
The strike was called . . . when the management agreed to the
strikers’ demands.
Exercise
10 Put
in the correct prepositions or adverbs.
1
I left the milk heating for too long and it all boiled ....
2
When we had worked . . . the cost of a holiday abroad, we decided to
stay at home.
3
Ring this number and ask . . .(to speak to) Bill.
4
The shop is closing down and selling ... all the stock at reduced
prices.
5
I always mix . . . the painters Monet and Manet. (confuse)
6
His description of the accident was borne ... by other witnesses.
7
I’ll do the shopping if you see . . . the lunch.
8
He read the novel, missing . . . the dull descriptive passages.
9
I have fixed . . . my holiday and I can’t change the date now.
10
I asked him ... for a cup of coffee.
11
She left the potatoes cooking for so long that the water boiled . .
. and the potatoes were burnt.
12
I can see . . . her sudden friendliness; she wants me to look after
her parrot while she is away.
13
You mustn’t answer . . . like that when your mother scolds you.
14
Workmen don’t always clean . . . very thoroughly after they have
made a mess.
15
The news of his marriage to another girl was a shock to her but she
bore . . . bravely and went on as if nothing had happened.
16
Ring up the station and find . . . what time the train goes.
17
He stopped to pick ... a hitch-hiker.
18
He would like to ask her . . . but he is too poor to pay for meais
in restaurants.
19
The committee left him the team as he had refused to practise.
20
I couldn’t get any bread. All the bakers’ shops were sold ....
21
I thought he
was mad and backed . . . nervously.
22
James was asking . . . you today. He says he hasn’t seen you for
weeks.
23
He wasn’t walking very fast. You’ll catch ... him if you start
at once.
24
It would be safer to get your solicitor to draw . . . the contract.
25
She’ll be busy seeing . . . the children’s clothes before they
go back to school.
26
He has got mixed …. a very odd set of people. I hope they won’t
have a bad influence on him.
27
All passengers must fill. . . this disembarkation form before they
leave the ship.
28
He supported the idea at first but backed . . . when he found he’d
have to contribute towards the cost.
29
I’ve been invited ... to Brighton this week-end.
30
This stove must be cleaned . . . once a week or it gets choked with
ashes.
31
He got out as soon as the train drew ....
32
Everyone drew ... in alarm when smoke began to pour out of the
parcel.
33
He doesn’t like being seen ... .He prefers to go to the station
alone.
34
The music faded ... in the distance as the street players moved on.
35
Nobody backed me . . . when I complained about the food in the
canteen, so nothing was done about it.
36
I’ll see you . . . when you leave. It’s easy to get lost in this
enormous building.
Exercise
11 Put
in the correct prepositions or adverbs.
1
If the business continues to lose money, I’m afraid we’ll have
to close ....
2
He joined . . . only because several of his friends had joined the
army, too.
3
If the weather doesn’t clear up we’ll have to knock . . . early;
we can’t work in the rain.
4
I think Tom is living in York now. I must look him . . . next time
I’m there.
5
You’d better ring her . . . and tell her you’ll be late.
6
It isn’t fair to shout the speaker . . . without giving him a
chance to explain.
7
Most au pair girls have to live ....
8
The guide rounded . . . the party of tourists and led them to the
cathedral.
9
‘I’ve
made a mistake; I must rub it. . .’ said the child.
10
The car-park attendant said, ‘You are too far from the next car;
could you close ... a little?’
11
Drop . . . any time you’re passing, and have a cup of tea.
12
She was offered a flat in a modern block and jumped . . . the
chance.
13
The last person to go to bed usually locks ... at night.
14
I’ll pay for both of us and you can settle . . . afterwards.
15
The hero in the book was tied ... by his enemies and left in a
gas-filled room, but he managed to escape.
16
They offered to pay half the expenses and he closed . . . the offer
at once.
17
He won’t buy the car without trying it... on the road first.
18
Mother’s having a day’s holiday; we are waiting . . . her for a
change.
19
She rang . . . angrily before I could explain why I hadn’t turned
up.
20
That’s poison; you should lock it. . . where the children can’t
touch it.
21
Since she got married she seems to have dropped ... of all social
activities.
22
The boxer was knocked ... in the second round and lost his title.
23
Whales live mainly . . . plankton.
24
An English husband usually helps his wife to wash . . . after a
meal.
25
It takes some time to settle ... to work again after a holiday.
26
My horse was entered . . . the Derby, but he came in last.
27
The porter was told to watch the people who tried to … gate-crash.
28
He had to rub ... his French to help his son when he started to
learn it at school.
29
She took . . . her glove so that she could show . . . her diamond
ring.
30
I tried . . . several coats but none of them suited me.
31
If you can’t afford it, you’ll have to do . . . it.
32
Watch . . .! That man tried to take your purse out of your
shopping-bag.
33
Several gambling clubs have been shut. . . recently for breaking the
regulations.
34
This is a clockwork toy. You have to wind it . . . .
35
I pointed ... all her mistakes but she didn’t seem very grateful.
36
I don’t think I’d like to share a flat with her. I’d find it
difficult to live her standards of tidiness.
Students Exercise
12 Mixed combinations with compound prepositions/ adverbs. Put
in the correct prepositions or adverbs. Note that two words are
required.
1
Once he has signed the agreement, he won’t be able to back .......
the scheme.
2
Watch ... the signpost. I don’t want to miss the turning.
3
That chair is not very strong. Do you think it is your ...weight?
4
After drinking half a bottle of whisky he felt able to
stand......his employer.
5
The Italian course started in September and it’s now March. I’m
afraid you won’t be able to catch … the class now.
6
Whenever he runs a difficulty he always comes … to me for help.
7
A mother will usually stand ... her children, no matter what they
have done.
8
There’s no point in doing … the old regulations if you are going
to introduce equally stupid new ones.
9
I’m afraid there’s no milk left; we’ll have to fall … dried
milk for our tea.
10
It’s your turn to make some suggestions; I’ve run … ideas.
11
He may be sorry but that won’t make … the damage he has done.
12
Some people can break the law and get ... it. Others get punished.
13
He pretended to fall ... my plan but secretly he was working against
it.
14
Don’t tell me any of your secrets. I don’t want to be
mixed....your affairs.
15
He would get … his work better if you left him alone.
16
Why do you
hang those old magazines? Give them away if you don't
need … them.
17
Don’t run … the idea that I disapprove completely. I’m only
trying to point out the disadvantages.
18
Once a man
gets a reputation for being amusing he has to try and live ... it.
19
My room is rather dark because it looks ... a blank wall.
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Answers
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Exercise 9
1 out 2 out of 3 up 4 about 5 back 6 in 7 out 8
back 9 up 10 up to 11 for 12 out 13 up 14 out 15 up 16 up 17
up to 18 in 19 up 20 up 21 in 22 out 23 back 24 on 25 for 26
away 27 into 28 out 29 out 30 on 31 by 32 up 33 off 34 up for 35
down 36 off
Exercise 10
1 over 2 out 3 for 4 off 5 up 6 out 7 to/about 8 out 9
up 10 in/out/round 11 away 12 through 13 back 14 up 15 up 16 out
17 up 18 out 19 out of 20 out 21 away 22 after 23 up with 24 up 25
to/about 26 up with 27 in/up 28 out 29 down 30 out 31
up/in 32 back 33 off 34 away 35 up 36 out
Exercise 11
1 down 2 up 3 off 4 up 5 up 6 down 7 in 8 up 9 out 10 up 11 in
12 at 13 up 14 up 15 up 16 with 17 out 18 on 19 off 20 up 21 out
22 out 23 on 24 up 25 down 26 for 27
out for 28 up 29 off, off 30 on 31 without 32 out 33 down 34 up 35
out 36 up to
Exercise 12
1 out of 2 out for 3 up to 4 up to 5 up with 6 up against 7 up for
8 away with 9 back on 10 out of 11 up for 12 away with 13 in with
14 up with/in 15 on with 16 on to 17
away with 18 up to 19 out on/on to
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