Aristo Success 1B

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Unit 7 Grammar
Graded grammar exercises
Prepositions CCC

A Circle the correct answers. ‘û’ means no preposition is needed.

1 Let’s meet outside the MTR station (in / at / on) 7 pm!

2 I usually receive lots of chocolate eggs (at / in / on) Easter.
3 I am going to dine out with my grandparents (in / û / at) this evening.
4 Remember to return the books (on / at / û) Thursday.
5 My sister heard some strange noise in the house (on / at / in) night.
6 It does not snow in Hong Kong (in / û / on) winter.
7 Fanny will start her first job (at / û / in) next month.
8 I met a pretty girl at a party (in / at / û) last Christmas.

B Fill in each blank by choosing the correct preposition in brackets.

1 I saw Johnny standing __________ (of / at / in) the bus stop.

2 I don’t like living __________ (on / at / to) Nathan Road. It’s too noisy.
3 Suzanne is walking __________ (onto / at / across) the street.
4 The couple are jogging __________ (at / off / along) the riverbank.
5 You have to walk (on / down / into) a corridor before you reach the main
hall.
6 Terry was walking __________ (along / around / on) the park.
7 He hurt his leg because he jumped __________ (out of / into / off) a tree.
8 Peter was running __________ (down / onto / into) the supermarket as we got off
the bus.
9 There is a stranger walking __________ (towards / over / into) us.
10 Somebody has written your name __________ (on / at / in) the wall!

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Aristo Success 1B
4 of 4
Unit 7 Grammar
Graded grammar exercises
Prepositions CCC

C The underlined words below are used incorrectly. Write the correct answers in the
spaces provided. If no preposition is needed, write a cross (û). The first one has been
done for you as an example.

1 Frequent earthquakes take place at Japan. in

2 The witness saw the robbers get onto a taxi and escape. _____________
3 Mr Lee goes to teahouses with his family in weekends. _____________
4 The employees have to write a report in every month. _____________
5 I saw a man diving towards the pool. _____________
6 You will come to the mansion if you walk out of this path. _____________
7 Sally lived at Hong Kong Island when she was little. _____________
8 Watch out! That car is driving across us! _____________
9 She suddenly lost her balance and fell along the ladder. _____________
10 My father will set off for Macau in Saturday morning. _____________

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