PREPOSITIONS

IN: the morning, august, summer, 2006, uniform, hospital, bed, the world, debt, prison,
English, the center of, the middle of, some ways, addition, Vietnam, London, ink, the
past/ future, case

ON: Monday, Saturday morning, holiday, radio, subject, foot, a farm, a chair, the beach,
the phone, Christmas Day, the occasion, the south coast of, a picnic, the way to,
time, a street, a floor, the right/ left, sale, the corner

AT: 5 o’clock, first, last, present, the moment, 16 years old, the age of (15), home,
school, the bus stop, the same time, a party, Mary’s house, the end of, the beginning
of, night, least, once, times, work

others: for a week/ fun/ reading/ a walk - from Paris to London, from nine to five- By
Nguyen Du, by shooting, by then, by the way, by far, by accident by car/ bus/
taxi/ plane - with smoke, with hands, out of date/ work/ order

ADJ+ Prep: amazed, amused, delighted at – afraid of, angry with, bad at, good at, different
from, fond to, familiar with, famous for, proud of, interested in, kind to/ of, pleased
with, useful for, worried about, similar to, accustomed to

VERBS + Prep: borrow from, compare with, crowd into, laugh at, look at/ after/
for/up, prepare for, participate, think of , prefer...to, succeed.. in, take part in, take
care of, tell about, take.. to about, tune into, keep in touch, consist of

NOUN + Prep: love for, habit of/ aspect of, sight of, means of, reason for, method of, pair of

1. Lan will be here ............................... Christmas.

2. You can reach her .............................3876657.
3. She is very proud ............................... her children.
4. Her father died ................................... a broken heart.
5. Can you fill .................................. this form for me?
6. Our school is a bit far ................................. our house.
7. I couldn’t sleep ............................. night.
8. My mother often help me ................................. my homework.
9. We have to learn these words ............................. heart.
10.We have lived here ........................... nearly eleven years.
11.The wardrobe is ............................. the right side ........................ the room.
12.We have a lot of homework ........................ literature.
13.My sister is not very good........................ cooking.
14.She is very interested ......................... folktales.
15.Tom is going to participate ............................. the game .
16.City life is different ........................... country life.
17.I received a letter ................................. my friend yesterday.
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18.Susan has worked for that company ............................... last summer.
19.She is very cruel ............................ her husband’s son.
20.Can I speak ............................. you for a minute ?
21.I’ll come ............................. to pick you .......................... at 7.30.
22.I phoned An last night but she was ........................ .
23.There is a bookshelf .............................. the left of the room.
24.You should work harder ............................. your English grammar.
25.We often pay soccer .................................. Sunday afternoon.
26.Thanks ............................ your help.
27.I’m enrolling ................................ the activities.
28.They are very happy ............................... what they get from their teacher.
29.The conference is .............................. July.
30.Khoi is my close friend. I spend most of my time ........................ him.
31.His friends didn’t laugh ........................ his jokes.
32.They usually enjoy my sense ............................... humor.
33.He lives ............................... 10 Tran Phu street ......................... Ha Noi.
34.He emigrated ........................ Canada ....................... 1960.
35.The secretary took a massage ............................. her boss.
36.Snow is falling all ............................. the country.
37.My parents are tired .............................. living in the city
38.He lives ............................ that house .......................... the second floor.
39.We are waiting ............................... Mai ........................ the bus stop.
40.I’ll wait ................................. you are ready.
41.She’s still looking .............................. a job.