Some nouns are used in expressions with
a fixed preposition.
Preposition + noun phrases
on foot
Ardelia Dewani A. P. (05 – XII IPS)
by chance
for fun
1) Complete the phrases with the prepositions given in the box below.
at
for
1
by
for
from
a walk
a change
nothing
fun
lunch
in
on
out of under
by
5
on
in
2
out of
3
under
4
the end
cash
fact
trouble
a mess
touch
luck
work
control
(his) breath
investigation
6
chance
accident
cheque
mistake
business
holiday
a diet
purpose
fire
time (punctual)
television
at
expense
university
first sight
from
A to Z
scratch
memory
7
8
Some more
Prepositions with Noun
collocations
for the (first) time
in
opinion
time(soon enough
for something)
the first place
ink
love with
on strike
a trip
a tour / a cruise
an expedition
the phone
the radio
at work
school
2) Fill in the gaps in the text with suitable prepositions.
2)
My elder sister didn’t think much about Beijing when she saw it 1) for the first time. She went there
on holiday. 3) In the first place there were too many cars, and she also found it too big.
4)
In fact, in several days she fell 5) in love with the city. My sister travelled 6) by train to avoid the traffic
and decided to go exploring 7) on foot 8) for a change.
9)
In the end, she got a job there and spent the next three years as a teacher.
3)Complete the sentences with preposition + noun phrases from exercise 1) .
1. They hadn’t arranged to meet. They met by chance.
2. Ted’s room is always in a mess. He never tidies and cleans it.
3. John came to Ann’s house on purpose to see her.
4. The Browns usually go to Germany in the summer, but last year they went to France for a change.
5. Sarah wasn't invited. We have been out of touch for years.
6. They fell in love with each other at first sight and in a short time were married.
7. She is still under investigation by the local police.
8. My father built the business up from scratch.
9. She has been on a diet for the past two months because she put on too much weight during the winter.
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