Matrix – Unit 3
2
Eating too much junk food can result
_____ people becoming overweight.
3
We can be healthier by adding fresh
fruit and vegetables _____ our diet.
4
These shoes are too big _____ me.
5
It is difficult to come to terms _____
the loss of a loved one.
PREPOSITIONS
1. Use these prepositions to complete gaps
1- 12:
• about • at • of • by • for • in • as • from
• on • to
6
My brother is better _____ Maths then
I am.
3. Insert the suitable preposition.
1
I go _____ school every day.
2
My sister stays _____ home.
3
The train arrived _____
Hello, my name’s Sarah. I’m an
Waterloo_____ 6 p.m.
archeologist’s assistant and I’ve been
4
Meet me _____ noon _____ Thursday.
working
5
I haven't seen you. _____ a week.
6
I have been away _____ Saturday.
7
Hamlet was written _____
1
_____ a Roman fort
2
_____ two
weeks. I’ve always been interested
3
_____
archeology, so when I saw the job
advertisement
4
_____ the newspaper I
applied immediately. I was lucky. Although I
had no experience
5
_____ working
6
Shakespeare.
8
_____
live
an archeologist, I was offered the job. So
now I spend most
7
_____ the day
I was born _____ London, but now I
_____
Lynton,
a
small
village_____ Devonshire.
9
Cats like to sit _____ the roof.
10
Write _____ pencil.
worth it. Why do I like my job? Well, it
12
They went home _____ foot.
brings the past
13
I like to go _____ the country_____
surrounded
find,
11
10
8
_____ dust and dirt! But it’s
9
_____ life. Everything we
_____ the smallest cup to a piece of
_____ jewellery, tells us something
12
car.
14
Get _____ the tram here, and get out
_____ how our ancestors lived. it’s
_____ the third stop. There are many
fascinating!
bridges _____ the Thames.
15
I bought this hat _____ ten shillings.
2. Use one of these prepositions to complete
each sentence:
16
The tram left here _____ Paris _____
• with • for • at • on • off • to • in
17
This is a secret _____ you and me.
18
What are you talking _____ ?
19
A man _____ a red beard went _____
1
When I look back _____ my childhood,
I always feel happy.
midnight.
our house just now.
20
Wait _____ me! Don't go _____ me!
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21. The teacher sits _____ a desk _____
the class.
22
_____ him is a blackboard.
23
He walked _____ the door, but fell
was trying to pin _____ a map.
42
the wall ... mistake.
43
_____ a chair _____ the way _____
the room.
24
She sat _____ her aunt and uncle.
25
We walked _____ the hill _____ the
27
44
_____ here.
45
46
Who does that watch belong _____?
busy street.
47
Children _____ four years _____ age
Go _____ this street, turn right _____
do not often go _____ school.
48
Count _____ one _____ ten _____
29
It is best to draw lines _____ a ru1er.
30
Can you push it _____ the keyhole or
_____ the door?
I would give it _____ you _____
pleasure if it were mine.
32
Is it far _____ here _____ the station?
33
No; it takes five minutes _____ bus,
or you can walk it _____ a quarter of
an hour.
The house is _____ fire! Call_____
help!
35
Will you come _____ me _____ a
swim _____ the new swimming pool
_____ lunch?
36
What are you laughing _____?
37
She fell _____ the stairs and knocked
her glasses _____ her nose.
38
l am looking _____ a letter I had
_____ Sheila this morning.
39
Will you be _____ home _____ six and
seven o'c1ock tonight?
40
He is going for a trip _____ the world
_____ July.
41
She fell _____ the ladder when she
Britain was invaded _____ William the
Conqueror _____ 1066.
49
your fingers!
34
Don't be angry _____ me, but listen
_____ what 1 have to say.
second turning _____ the left.
31
He lives _____ his parents not far
I looked _____ the window _____ the
the post office, and then take the
28
Switzerland lies _____ France,
Germany and Italy.
wood _____ the top.
26
The children often throw their ball ...
I love to sit _____ the trees _____ the
shade.
50
What were you talking _____ him
_____?
Matrix – Unit 3
KEY
Eating too much junk food can result in
people becoming overweight.
We can be healthier by adding fresh fruit
1. Use these prepositions to complete gaps
1- 12:
• about • at • of • by • for • in • as • from
• on • to
archaeologist’s assistant and I’ve been
1
on a Roman fort
2
I’ve always been interested
for two weeks.
3
in archeology,
so when I saw the job advertisement
4
in the
newspaper I applied immediately. I was
lucky. Although I had no experience
working
6
5
of
as an archeologist, I was offered
the job. So now I spend most
surrounded
8
7
of the day
by dust and dirt! But it’s worth
it. Why do I like my job? Well, it brings the
past
9
to life. Everything we find,
smallest cup to a piece
us something
12
11
These shoes are too big for me.
It is difficult to come to terms with the loss
of a loved one.
My brother is better at Maths then I am.
Hello, my name’s Sarah. I’m an
working
and vegetables to our diet.
10
from the
of jewellery, tells
about how our ancestors
lived. it’s fascinating!
arch(a)eologist [a:kiô´l∂džist] = starinoslovec,
-vka, arheolog(inja)
jewellery [džú:∂lri] = dragulji, dragotine,
nakit
ancestor [æ´nsist∂] = prednik, praded,
praoče; prvotni lastnik posestva
ancient [éinš∂nt] = starodaven, starinski,
nekdanji, star
2. Use one of these prepositions to complete
each sentence:
1. I go to school every day.
2. My sister stays at home.
3. The train arrived in Waterloo at 6 p.m.
4. Meet me at noon on Thursday.
5. I haven't seen you for a week.
6. I have been away on Saturday.
7. Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.
8. I was born in London, but now I live at
Lynton, a small village near Devonshire.
9. Cats like to sit on the roof.
10. Write in pencil.
11. They went home by/on foot.
12. I like to go to the country by car.
13. Get in the tram here, and get out at the
third stop.
14.There are many bridges over the Thames.
15. I bought this hat for ten shillings.
16. The tram left here for Paris at midnight.
17. This is a secret between you and me.
18. What are you talking about?
19. A man with a red beard went at our
house just now. ???
20. Wait for me! Don't go without me!
21. The teacher sits at a desk in the class.
22. Behind him is a blackboard.
23. He walked through the door, but fell over
• with • for • at • on • off • to • in
a chair on the way to the room.
When I look back on my childhood, I always
24. She sat between her aunt and uncle.
feel happy.
25. We walked over the hill through the
wood to the top.
26. I looked through the window on the busy
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street. ???
49. 1 love to sit under the trees in the shade.
27. Go along this street, turn right at the
50. What were you talking with him about?
post office, and then take the second turning
on the left.
28. Count from one to ten on your fingers!
29. It is best to draw lines with a ru1er.
30. Can you push it through the keyhole or
under the door?
31. I would give it … you for pleasure if it
were mine.
32. Is it far from here to the station?
33. No; it takes five minutes by bus, or you
can walk it in a quarter of an hour.
34. The house is in fire! Call for help!
35. Will you come with me for a swim at the
new swimming pool after lunch?
36. What are you laughing over/at?
37. She fell from the stairs and knocked her
glasses on her nose.
38. l am looking for a letter I had from
Sheila this morning.
39. Will you be at home between six and
seven o'c1ock tonight?
40. He is going for a trip around the world in
July.
41. She fell into the hands of the ladder
when she was trying to pin ... a map.
42. The children often throw their ball at the
wall for mistake.
43. Switzerland lies between France,
Germany and Italy.
44. He lives with his parents not far from
here.
45. Don't be angry with me, but listen to
what I have to say.
46. Who does that watch belong to ?
47. Children under four years of age do not
often go to school.
48. Britain was invaded by William the
Conqueror in 1066.