PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE & TIME – FURTHER EXERCISES

Date: May 21st, 2022

Name: ………………………………. Class: 4A4

I. Gạch chân đáp án đúng.

1. The film will start for / in eight months.
2. It was a long match. They played for / in three hours.
3. You should sleep for / in eight hours every night.
4. It’s two o’clock. They’re arriving for / in half an hour.
5. ‘How long will you stay in London?’ ‘For / In three years.’
6. We stayed in the hotel for / in a week.
7. ‘When do the holidays end?’ ‘For / In three weeks.’
8. Dinner’s nearly ready. We’re going to eat for / in 5 minutes.
9. Carrots grow below / above the ground.
10. Your index finger is next to / under your thumb.
11. Pearls grow inside / between oyster shells.
12. Your heart is behind / in front of your lungs.
13. Hung Yen is in / near Hanoi.
14. The giant clam is a shellfish which lives in the sea inside / among coral structures.
15. It’s not a good idea to stand opposite / against a wall that has a ‘wet paint’ sign on it.

II. Hoàn thành các câu sau dùng by / until.

1. They will arrive at seven. The house must be tidy.
You must tidy the house _________________.
2. They arrived at six and stayed for three hours.
They stayed _________________.
3. The museum opens at nine and closes at five.
It is open from nine _________________.
4. You must pack your bags. We’re leaving at six.
You must pack your bags _________________.
5. Can you wait? I’ll be back at three.
Can you wait _________________?
6. We start maths at two. It lasts an hour.
We do maths _________________.
7. It’s Monday today. We need your rely in three days.
We need your reply _________________.
8. Ryan has some French homework. The teacher wants it on Monday.
Ryan has to finish his homework _________________.
III. Điền 1 giới từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống.
after by during in for on until

Pele was born _________ (1) the 23rd of October 1940 in Brazil. He is often called the greatest
footballer of all time. _________ (2) 1956, at the age of only 14, he joined the Santos Football
Club and stayed with the team _________ (3) 1974.
_________ (4) the time Pele was 16, he had also started playing for the Brazilian national team
and _________ (5) 1958 he won the World Cup for the first time. In total, he played for Brazil
_________ (6) 14 years and _________ (7) that time, Brazil won the World Cup three times.
_________ (8) 18 years at Santos, Pele left Brazil and ended his career in America. He played
his last match ever _________ (9) the 1st of October 1977. _________ (10) his whole career,
‘The King of Football’ amazingly scored 697 goals in 753 matches.

IV. Điền 1 giới từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống.

1. There's some coffee ______ the shelf ______ the cupboard.
2. My friend works ______ a chemist's ______ the town center.
3. _____ Sundays Mr. Smith stays ______ home and works ______ the garden.
4. Paul met us ______ the station.
5. Does your train stop _____ Krakow?
6. Ann doesn't usually work _____the weekend, but she had to work _____ last Saturday.
7. Did he send you a card _____ your birthday?
8. The Browns went on holiday to Italy _____ Easter and then again _____ the summer.
9. Robert Burns was born _____ 1759.
10. Do you enjoy driving _____ night?
11. I'm taking my driving test _____ September 1st.
12. My books are _____ the desk. Yours are ______ the school bag.
13. Look! There is someone ______ the front door.
14. My mom is a nurse and she works _____ a hospital.
15. I will see you _____ the football match tomorrow.
16. The red cushion is _____ the yellow and the pink one.
17. She will finish her studies _____ a year’s time.
18. The chemist’s is _____ to the library.
19. I think the dictionary is _____ to the notebook.
20. The cat is hiding _____ the bed.
21. Philip was in Australia _____ January.
22. The sports car was parked _____ front of the theatre _____ Regent’s Street.
23. I found her lying _____ the pavement.
24. Are you free _____ Sunday morning?
25. Tom is still _____ bed.
26. You look beautiful _____ this photo.
27. Your keys are _____ the bottom of your bag.
28. My father is _____ work _____ 9 a.m. _____ 5 p.m.
29. Your mobile phone is _____ top of the pile of books.
30. The record shop is _____ the second floor.

V. Điền 1 giới từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống.

I work ______ (1) Cardiff, which is the capital city of Wales. It’s ______ (2) the south of Wales.
The place where I work is ______ (3) the centre of the city. To be exact, it’s ______ (4) 526,
Broad Street. My office is ______ (5) the 12th floor of a big office block. When I’m ______ (6)
work, I usually stay ______ (7) my office doing my work on my computer. ______ (8) my desk,
I’ve got my computer, some photos of my family, and various other things. I also keep a lot of
things ______ (9) the drawers of my desk and ______ (10) a cupboard. I usually have lunch
______ (11) the office canteen – the food is really good there.

VI. Điền 1 giới từ thích hợp + ‘the’ (nếu cần thiết) vào mỗi chỗ trống.
Marie: Yesterday, while I was ____________ (1) supermarket, I met Nikki. I didn’t see her at
first because she was standing ____________ (2) me in the queue. A voice said ‘Hi,
Marie’ and I turned round and it was her.
Linda: Really? I thought she was ____________ (3) university in Paris. What’s she doing
here?
Marie: Well, she’s living ____________ (4) home again now. She gave up her course. It’s a
long story, but she’s had a lot of bad luck. She was ____________ (5) hospital for
two weeks and then she decided to come home.
Linda: What was the problem?
Marie: Well, she fell over something ____________ (6) pavement and hurt her head.
Linda: Oh, dear. So is she going to stay ____________ (7) this town now?
Marie: She’s not sure. At the moment she’s working ____________ (8) a shop.
Linda: Which one?
Marie: The clothes shop ____________ (9) the ground floor of that new building
____________ (10) State Street.