Тест на тему "Употребление предлогов"

 PREPOSITIONS

 

Test 1

Prepositions of time. Fill in  at, in, or on.

1. _____ the morning                      9.  _____ spring

2. _____ Sunday                           10. _____ 1949

3. _____midnight                          11. _____ noon

4. _____ November 9^th                                12. _____ the 19^th century

5. _____ 7.30                             13. _____ Saturday morning

6. _____ Monday morning                    14. _____ a summer day

7. _____Easter                             15. _____ the weekend

8. _____  7.15                               

Test 2

Prepositions of time. Complete the sentences with  in,  at,  or  on.

1. They don’t go to school _____ weekends.

2. My birthday is _____ Thursday.

3. I do my homework _____ the afternoon.

4. I have English lessons _____ Tuesdays.

5. The British like watching TV _____ their spare time.

6. It is hot _____ summer.

7. I have lunch _____ one o’clock.

8. We don’t work _____ a public holiday.

9. My birthday is _____ April.

10.    The film starts _____ half an hour.

Test 3

Prepositions of place. Complete the sentences with  in,  at,  or  on.

1. I’ve got a computer _____ home.

2. Mr. Smith has got ten vipers _____ his  zoo.

3. “Where is the book?” “It’s _____ the shelf.

4. Tom lives _____ Scotland.

5. There are three pictures _____ the wall.

6. A lot of animals live _____ the world.

7. My sister is _____ the cinema _____ town.

8. There is a swimming pool _____ my area.

9. Ann wasn’t _____ school yesterday.

10.    My father’s car is _____ the street.

 

Test 4

Here are some people talking about themselves. Put the words from the box in the gaps.

at    at      next     on    on      under      in      above     in front     near

1. My name is Mike. I live _____(1) Moscow. I have a flat _____(2) the fifth floor of an apartment block. My friend Nick lives _____(3) me in a flat _____(4) the sixth floor. I know that he’s _____(5) home now, because I can hear his music.

2. Hi! I’m Jane. I live in Flat 22 and my friend Mary lives _____(6) to me in Flat 23. I’m a pupil and as I live _____(7) my school, I can get there in ten minutes. _____(8) school I learn thirteen subjects.

3. I’m Pete. I’m not happy. There’s a train tunnel _____(9) my house, and a very busy road _____(10) of it. I’m always tired because I don’t sleep very much.

Test 5

Mixed prepositions.  Complete the text with   in,  on,   or  at.

I love summer.  I play tennis ___(1) weekends and I go out ___(2)  the evenings. I go  ___(3) holiday with my friend  ___(4)  summer. We usually go  ___(5) August because it’s hot and sunny. We get up  ___(6) eight o’clock  ___(7) the morning because we like going to the beach early. 

I don’t like winter very much because it’s always cold and snowy  ___(8) Moscow.  But I like December because my birthday is  ___(9) December . This year my birthday is  ___(10) Sunday.

Test 6

Mixed prepositions. Choose the correct answer.

1. Jenny goes ___ school at 8 o’clock.

a) at          b) to            c) in          d) of

2. Room 450 is ___ the second floor.

a) in          b) at            c) on         d) to

3. Can I have a room ___ a shower, please.

a) with       b) of            c) to         d) at

4. How do you say “стол” ___ English?

a) of          b) on           c) at         d) in

5. I drink tea ___ 5 o’clock.

a) in          b) at            c) on        d) to

6. Andrew lives ___ a house.

a) at          b) of            c) in         d) to

7. I  go to school ___ the morning.

a) in          b) on           c) at         d) to

8. We don’t go to school ___ Sundays.

a) at          b) in            c) to         d) on

9. Jack likes to listen ___ the radio.

a) on         b) to            c) by         d) with

10.    His birthday is ___ March.

a) at          b) in            c) on         d) of

11.    What’s _____ television tonight?

a) to          b) at            c) in          d) on

12.    Are you interested _____ politics?

a) at          b) in            c) of          d) on

13.    “Oliver Twist” is a book _____ Charles Dickens.

a) of          b) with         c) by          d) on

14.     I am good _____ Maths.

a) at          b) in            c) with        d) on

15.     There’s a tunnel _____ the river.

a) above     b) under       c) over        d) on

Test 7

Put in the correct prepositions.

1. I’ll see him _____ six o’clock.

2. The next party’s _____ Saturday night.

3. Is she going away _____ Christmas?

4. I met them when we were _____ holiday.

5. I live _____ Green Street.

6. Who does he want to talk _____ ?

7. “Which is your house?”  “The one ____ a brown door.

8. He isn’t listening _____ us.

9. She’s always talking _____ the same things.

10.    Did she pay _____ the dress?

11.    That’s very kind _____ you.

12.    He thinks she’s too young _____ him.

13.    You are responsible _____ your education.

14.    There are big differences_____ the British and Russian political systems.

15.    Birds can be divided _____ several families.

Test 8

Put in the correct prepositions at, behind, by, in, in front of, near, on, out of, under, of, to, for.

1. He met his friend _____ a dance.

2. They live very _____ Sam and Jane.

3. I wish she wouldn’t drive so close _____ me.

4. Please take your thumb _____ your mouth.

5. “Where is my book?”  “_____  your bag.”

6. Can I sit _____ you?

7. At the theatre somebody tall always comes ad sits _____  me.

8. She’s travelling _____ the seven o’clock bus.

9. Have you looked _____ table? It’s really dirty.

10.    They usually travel _____ train.

11.    He goes to school _____ foot.

12.    They are afraid _____ the dogs.

13.    What has happened _____ her?

14.    They left Kiev _____ Moscow.

15.    He arrived _____ London at nine p.m. yesterday.

Test 9

Complete these sentences using  at  or  by.

1. This plane is always exactly on time; it arrives _____ 10 sharp.

2. He can’t tell you exactly when he’ll get there, but he promises he’ll be  _____ 5.00.

3. _____ the time I’ve prepared lunch, he’s got the kids dressed.

4. I once met my friend in London; _____ the time I was working in that shop.

5. Why don’t you phone him at 7.45- he’ll be at home _____ then.

6. Be sure and phone her _____ 6.30 –that’s when she has to leave for the airport.

7. Sam left the house _____ 6.00 and walked to the cinema.

8. The baby will probably be walking _____ the next time we come.

9.  She has got all lunch in the bag _____the time he gets out of the bath.

10.    She is very busy _____ the weekend.

11.    _____ Christmas our family has a good time.

12.    He has a cup of tea and ______ ten o’clock he usually works.

Test 10

Fill in on, in, by or at.

1. Her birthday is _____ the 9^th of November.

2. Last year he was _____ a holiday with his girlfriend.

3. _____ the afternoon she went to buy food.

4. The party started _____ 6 o’clock _____ the evening.

5. Her sister lives _____ 10, Mill Road.

6. They travelled _____ plane with their children.

7. They arrived _____ the airport _____ 10 o’clock _____ the morning.

8. The train arrived _____ France _____ 9 pm.

9. He was waiting for her _____ a bus stop at 6 pm.

10.    They travelled _____ ship last summer.

11.    The party lasted until very late _____ night.

12.    _____ board the plane there were lots of babies.

13.    She is _____Moscow university.

14.    She was born _____ hospital.

15.    The oldest pub in England was built _____ the 13^th century.