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P5   prepositions 1                       fatlouis 2003

(A) Fill in the blanks with the following words.

in  up  of  into  on  for  through  from  out  with

A strange robbery happened      Friday afternoon. A monkey broke       a jewellery shop       Kowloon . ¡§¡¨It stole some jewels

           the glass windows. It stayed there       half an hour. It played        the small boy in the shop. The salesgirl tried to chase it

      of the shop but it climbed      to the top      a cupboard. At last it ran away           the window.

(B)Ask questions.

            When    Who    What    Where

1,_________will Sam do in January?

He will start a new job.

2,_________will Paul get married?

He will get married in April.

3,_________will Paul marry in April?

He will marry Pam in April.

4,_________will they go on holiday?

They will go on holiday in May.

5,_________will they travel?

They will travel to Japan .

6,_________will they do in Japan ?

They will visit Disneyland .

  ANSWER:

(A)A strange robbery happened  on  Friday afternoon. A monkey broke  into  a jewellery shop  in   Kowloon . ¡§¡¨It stole some jewels

 from/through  the glass windows. It stayed there  for  half an hour.

It played  with  the small boy in the shop. The salesgirl tried to chase it out  of the shop but it climbed  up  to the top  of  a cupboard. At last it ran away  through  the window.

(B)1,What  2,When  3,Who  4,Where  6,What

 

P5   prepositions 2                              fatlouis 2003

1.     Sam spent all his money_________toys.

2.     When will the plane arrive_________the airport.

3.     Let¡¦s go to the bookshop_________there.

4.     John, can you hire a taxi_________me?

5.     We are waiting_________the bus.

6.     The children are playing__________the sand.

7.     The lazy boy is very weak_________English.

8.     Mary is very good__________Chinese.

9.     We should be polite_________our teacher.

10. This bag is different_________yours.

11. July comes__________June and August.

12. This table is_________Japan.

13. This table is made_________wood.

14. The cake was made_________my sister.

15. Please sign your name_________the bottom of the paper.

16. You need not worry___________your examination.

17. A car ran_________a bus yesterday.

18. Go on with your work_________once.

19. Dick met David_________his way to school.

20. He woke up_________midnight.

 

  ANSWER:

1,for  2,at  3,over  4,for  5,for  6,with  7,in  8,at  9,to  10,from  11,between  12,in  13,of  14,by  15,at  16,about  17,into  18,at

 19,on  20,at

P5     PREPOSITIONS   3                 FATLOUIS 2003

(A)Fill in the blanks.

up               form           of         on        with

1.     Mr Tong dreamed that he was ________ holiday.

2.     He dreamed that he won a lot ________ money.

3.     He also dreamed that he went to Hawaii _________ his wife.

4.     Mrs Tong came home _____ work. She saw Mr Tong sleeping on the sofa.

5.     Mrs Tong told her husband to get ________.

6.     What kind ________ tickets did Mr Tong dream of buying?

(B) A. Fill in the blanks.

1. John is taking photos ___________ a camera.

2. My birthday is ___________ 1st September.

3. What is the meaning ___________ this word?

4. It¡¦s hot. Please turn ___________ the fans.

5. Mary is reading a book ___________ ghosts.

6. Mabel is afraid ___________ snakes.

7. Kitty is wearing a pair ___________ glasses.

8. Who is sitting next___________ May?

9. David is good ___________ English.

10. Take out a piece ___________ paper.

11. A plane can fly ___________ the air.

12. It¡¦s hot. May I take ___________ my coat?

13. Mother goes ______ the market _______ Mary _____Saturdays.

14. You shouldn¡¦t talk ___________ the driver.

15. The farmers plough ___________ a plough.

(C)Put a suitable word in each blank.

Beginning from last year, I went ___________ school

___________ tram instead ___________ ___________ school bus. Everyday ___________ school.  I went home ___________ tram ___________Betty. I remember one day ___________ April when

 it was raining lightly ___________ school. We did not have any umbrellas ___________ us, so we covered our heads ___________

 plastic bag as we ran ___________ the tram-stop. When we

arrived there, it was already crowded ___________ people.

It took fifteen minutes ___________ a tram to come, but it was

full ___________ passengers.

  P5     PREPOSITIONS   3                 FATLOUIS 2003

ANSWER:

(A)1,on  2,of   3,with   4, from  5,up   6,of

B)1 ,with  2 ,on 3, of    4 ,on  5 ,about  6 ,of  7 ,of  8 ,to  9, at

10 ,of    11, in     12 ,off  13 to, with, on.  14, to   15, with

(C)Put a suitable word in each blank.

Beginning from last year, I went to school by tram instead of

 school bus. Everyday after school.I went home by tram with

Betty.

      I remember one day in April when it was raining lightly after school. We did not have any umbrella with us, so we covered our heads with plastic bag as we ran to the tram-stop. When we arrived there, it was already crowded with people. It took fifteen minutes

for a tram to come, but it was full of passengers.

 

P5  PREPOSITIONS 4                 FATLOUIS  2003

A.   Fill in the blanks with suitable words.

1,Mr Wong is not very good _____ English.

2,Can you write a letter ______ English?

3,Matches are dangerous: they can set the house _____ fire.

4,There is no one ______ the room.

5,Write your name ______ at the top of this paper.

6,The woman wears a diamond ring _____ her left hand.

(B)Peter is naught boy. Yesterday he played football      the playground. He kicked a ball         _____ the window of a house.

The windows broke        pieces. The owner      the house shouted

     him      once. Peter was filled      fear and he said,¡¨ Sir, I am

sorry       breaking your window. I promise      get them fixed

soon.¡¨

C )Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given verbs.

    Mr. Lam and Mr. Chan       (like) football very much. They      

(go) to watch a football match every Saturday. Mrs. Lam         (watch) with them.

    Last Saturday Mr. Lam and Mr. Chan went to Kowloon to watch a football match. Mr. Lam         (forget) to bring his umbrella and Mr. Chan        (lose) his umbrella on the way. After the football match, it

       (begin) to rain and they      (get) very wet.

(D)

Dear Karen,

    I        (arrive) at U.S.A five days ago. I        (meet) Auntie Liza at the airport. She         (bring) me to her home and        (cook) dinner for me.

    I          (study) in the new school soon. I hope I can        (make) some good friends. I           (work) hard. Don¡¦t worry about me. I         ___ (come) back in the summer holiday. Hope to

     ___ (see) you. With best regards!

Love

MiMi

 

(E)Rewrite the sentences with correct punctuation

 listen the students are singing sweetly said miss lee

 i think they will win in the competition said miss tam

 miss lee asked when will be the competition

 it will be on next Tuesday miss tam replied

 

 

 

 

  P5  PREPOSITIONS 3                   FATLOUIS  2003

ANSWER:

(A) 1.at  2.in  3.on  4.in  5.at  6.on

(B)Peter is naught boy. Yesterday he played football in the

playground. He kicked a ball through the window of a house. The windows broke into pieces. The owner of the house shouted at him

at once. Peter was filled with fear and he said,¡¨ Sir, I am sorry for breaking your window. I promise to get them fixed soon.¡¨

(C ) Mr. Lam and Mr. Chan  like  (like) football very much. They

 go  (go) to watch a football match every Saturday. Mrs. Lam  watches  (watch) with them.

    Last Saturday Mr. Lam and Mr. Chan went to Kowloon to

watch a football match. Mr. Lam  forgot  (forget) to bring his umbrella and Mr. Chan  lost  (lose) his umbrella on the way. After

 the football match, it

 began  (begin) to rain and they  got  (get) very wet.

(D)

   

Dear Karen,

    I  arrived  (arrive) at U.S.A five days ago. I  met  (meet) Auntie Liza at the airport. She  brought  (bring) me to her home and

cooked  (cook) dinner for me.

    I  shall study  (study) in the new school soon. I hope I can  make  (make) some good friends. I  shall work  (work) hard. Don¡¦t worry about me. I  shall come  (come) back in the summer holiday. Hope to

 see  (see) you. With best regards!

Love

Mimi

  E)¡¥Listen! The students are singing sweetly,¡¦ said Miss Lee.

I think they will win in the competition,¡¦ said Miss Tam.

Miss Lee a asked ¡¥When will be the competition?¡¦

¡¥It will be on next Tuesday, ¡¦Miss Tam replied.

P5       PREPOSITIONS 5                 FATLOUIS 2003

A.   )Mrs Lee and Grandma are in Los Angeles now. They have been there for a week Mrs Lee is writing a letter to Mr Lee. Can you finish the letter for her with the correct preposition?

 

*   March

Dear Brian,

Hi. How are you? Grandma and I have been   __  Los Angles  ____  

a week now. We have been   _____  many different places here, I have bought plenty   __   things  _______ Ben, Kitty and you.

How are Ben and Kitty? I have bought a T-shirt ______  Ben and

a scarf  _______ Kitty. Have you checked their homework? I have put some crisps   ___   the cupboard. If they work hard   ___  school, give them some, but not too many.

We will come back very soon. I¡¦m glad that I have brought another suitcase  _____  me. I have bought a lot   _____  presents!

See you   __   the airport!

 

Love,

Daisy

 

(B)Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given verbs

1,I ________ already ____________ the steak . (buy)

2,She ________ just __________ in Japan for a moth. (live)

3,John ___________ his pen last Monday. (lose)

4,We never ____________ in the afternoon. (sleep)

5,The birds __________________ in the park now. (sing)

(C )Ben and Kitty _______  (have) a buffet dinner with their parents,

 Mr and Mrs Lee, in a restaurant last Sunday. There _________(be)

many kinds of food, and they could choose what they _______ 

(want) to eat. Ben and Kitty ______ (be) very hungry and they

_________ (eat) a lot of food.

There is a market thirty metres from Mr and Mrs Lee¡¦s flat. Mrs Lee __________ (go) to the market every day. Yesterday, Mr Lee

 ______  (go) to the market instead. He  ______   (want) to buy

 some apples.

They   _____ (cost) two dollars each. ¡¥They  ____  (be) too dear,¡¦

said Mr Lee.

  P5       PREPOSITIONS 5                 FATLOUIS 2003

Answers:

A) Hi. How are you? Grandma and I have been   to   Los Angles  for  a week now. We have been   to   many different places here, I have bought plenty   of   things  for  Ben, Kitty and you.

How are Ben and Kitty? I have bought a T-shirt  for  Ben and a scarf  for  Kitty. Have you checked their homework? I have put some crisps   in   the cupboard. If they work hard   at   school, give them some, but not too many.

We will come back very soon. I¡¦m glad that I have brought another suitcase  for  me. I have bought a lot   of   presents!

See you   at   the airport!

B.     

1,I have already bought the steak . (buy)

2,She has just lived in Japan for a moth. (live)

3,John lost his pen last Monday. (lose)

4,We never sleep in the afternoon. (sleep)

5,The birds are singing in the park now. (sing)

 

C)    Ben and Kitty  had  (have) a buffet dinner with their parents, Mr and Mrs Lee, in a restaurant last Sunday. There  were (be) many kinds of food, and they could choose what they  wanted  (want) to eat. Ben and Kitty were  (be) very hungry and they  ate  (eat) a lot of food.

There is a market thirty metres from Mr and Mrs Lee¡¦s flat. Mrs Lee goes  (go) to the market every day. Yesterday, Mr Lee  went  (go) to the market instead. He  wanted   (want) to buy some apples. They   cost  (cost) two dollars each. ¡¥They  are  (be) too dear,¡¦ said Mr Lee.