THE PREPOSITION

I. Add the required locational preposition to the verb:1. to insert …. 2. to interpose …. 3. to graduate ….. 4. to land ….. 5. to obtain ….. 6. to move ……7. to advance ….. 8. to climb …… / ….. 9. to remain …… / …… 10. to deviate …… 11. to open ……12. to point …… / …… 13. to introduce …… / …… 14. to arise …… 15. to isolate …… 16. to fall ……17. to enter … 18. to detach …… 19. to push ….. 20. to escape ….. 21. to retreat …… 22. to range ….

II. Fill in the blanks with prepositions according to the pattern: Preposition + (Article) + Noun +reposition:1. to the detriment ……. 2. in anticipation ……. 3. at a loss …… 4. in memory …… 5. on behalf ……6. out of patience …… 7. in revenge …… 8. in keeping …… 9. on the part ….. 10. in/with reference …..11. by the side …… 12. at the top ….. 13. on a visit ….. 14. in succession …… 15. in the opinion …….16. in/with regard …… 17. in support ….. 18. in tune …… 19. with the complements ….. 20. in the teeth …. 21. in proportion ….. 22. on condition …. 23. at the mercy ….. 24. in response ….. 25. for want …. 26. on good terms ….. 27. in the person ….

III. Fill in the blanks with the two prepositions required by the nouns, according to the pattern: Preposition + (Article) + Noun + Preposition:1. ….. addition ….. 2. ….. the basis ….. 3. ….. danger …… 4. ….. the foot …. 5. ….. love ….. 6. ….. the left ….. 7. ….. opposition …. 8. …. case ….. 9. …… the help ….. 10. ….. place ….. 11. ….. exchange ….12. ….. combination ….. 13. …. the middle ….. 14. …. the exception ….. 15. ….. the name ….. 16. ….. time ….. 18. ….. possession ….. 19. ….. the speed ….. 20. ….. common ….. 21. ….. the good ….. 22. ….. means ….. 23. ….. praise ….. 24. ….. the sake ….. 25. …. answer ….. 26. ….. need ….. 27. ….. spite ….. 28. ….. relation ….. 29. …… touch …… 30 ….. the neighbourhood …..

IV. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions: 1. Their train is going …. Bucharest. 2. ….. 5 o’clock we go ….. home and we stay ..... home ….. the evening. 3. ….. 10:30 we go ….. bed and we stay ….. bed ….. 6 o’clock ….. the morning when we get ….. of it. 4. This text is ….. English, let’s translate it ….. Romanian. 5. Before getting ….. the station, the train passed …………. the tunnel. 6. Every morning Grandfather goes ….. a little walk …… his little grand-daughter. 7. He told me that I was speaking ………… thinking. 8. The little girl was sitting ……. to me and her mother. 9. I saw him …… the children ….. the classroom. 10. It’s raining, come …… my umbrella. 11. There are five bridges …… the river. 12. Yesterday we worked …….. 12 o’clock. 13. I will be ready …… five minutes. 14. I will come to see you …… the afternoon. 15. He was afraid ….. the big dog.

V. Fill the blanks with the correct prepositions:1. His car stopped ….. the hospital. 2. Jim is driving …… his office ….. his house. 3. We are swimming….. the lake. 4. Look …… those people standing there ….. a line. 5. She is learning French ……. books. 6. We are going to leave Iasi ….. Cluj. 7. While we were waiting …… you it started to rain. 8. The next bus stop is ……. the corner. 9. Their house was …… the top of the hill. 10. Today I have been writing letters ……. 8 o’clock. 11. He was born …… November 15th. 12. This novel was published …… 1989.13. This supermarket is open …… the morning ….. 9 ….. 1 p.m. 14. I usually get up ….. 7 o’clock and have breakfast …… 7:30. 15. I told father that I had known my friend ……. 1977. 16. Every morning ….. 8 o’clock he goes ….. school. 17. Before crossing the street you should stop …… the traffic lights. 18. Why don’t you agree …… me ……. this matter? 19. He is late again so his wife will be angry …… him. 20. Although I asked …… salt he gave me sugar.

VI. Fill in the missing prepositions denoting time:1. My children need to sleep ….. the afternoon. 2. His mother is coming ….. Sunday. 3. The teacher said we would make our first trip ….. March. 4. …. next August we will be at the seaside. 5. You want to go swimming …… summer and skiing ……. winter. 6. The school year begins …. September 15th.

7. Where were you …. last summer? 8. They got married ….. 2003. 9. The baby cried several times …. night. 10. You have a train early ….. the morning. 11. Why can’t you sleep ….. night? 12. ….. that time it was too late to do something. 13. He used to awake ….. night, at the slightest noise. 14. He finished all his work ….. the morning. 15. She went to the station ….. the middle of the night. 16. I hope I will be ready …. Saturday morning. 17. They met ….. the summer of 1997. 18. The show began ….. 7 o’clock. 19. I will see you again ….. May Day. 20. Caravans used to travel ….. night and rest ….. day. 21. Many families lost their houses …………. the storm. 22. I think I can solve the problem ….. 10 minutes. 23. They will arrive ….. 5 o’clock. 24. Where are you going …….. New Year’s Eve? 25. I will have finished fixing the car ….. next Saturday. 26. We’ll meet them ….. 2 hours. 27. ….. reaching the resort, I checked in at the best hotel. 28. Tell her to come home ….. 10 o’clock. 29. ……. he was 40 he had not a single day of illness. 30. She will come back ….. 3 months’ time.

VII. Distinguish among at, in, into, to, towards when denoting direction:1. He aimed …………. the target. 2. My uncle lived ….. Sacele, but he lives now ….. Brasov. 3. Constanta is …… the East of Dobrogea. 4. He is going ….. the railway station and he will stay ….. the waiting room until the train leaves. 5. She walks ………. / …… the door. 6. Don’t go ……. the cabin.7. Oradea is ……the West of Cluj-Napoca. 8. Canada is ….. the North of the United States. 9. He jumped ……. the pool. 10. The little boy threw stones ………… the dog. 11. She lives ….. the “Continental” Hotel. 12. He has halted ….. the Circus. 13. The Danube flows ….. the Black Sea. 14. He was gazing ….. her. 15. Let’s get ….. the classroom. 16. Certain goods must be imported …… the country. 17. Have you added it …… your list? 18. The dog jumped ….. the man. 19. Please, direct the letter ….. him. 20. Two hunters fired simultaneously …… the bear.

VIII. Fill in the blanks by using one or several prepositional phrases: for lack of, for want of, in the centre of, under the command of, in accordance with, in the eyes of, in spite of, in the middle of, in the service of, in support of, in consideration of, at the head of, for the good of, for the benefit of, in argument with, in tune with, in the face of, in the teeth of, in opposition to, in danger of, in exchange for, in return for, in recognition of, in contact with, in touch with.

1. His work couldn’t be finished ……………………….. / ………………………….. information. 2. The two friends have always been ……………………. / …………………………. all disputes.3. The troops are ………………………. / …………………………. the best of our generals.4. We are called to solve this matter ……………................. the needs of our theatre.5. He is guilty ………………………………. the court. 6.The trip wasn’t cancelled ………………………… the bad weather.7. The trial found the officer ………………………… a foreign power.8. My friend was promoted ………………………….. / ………………………………….. his merits.9. This is a new reason ………………………………………. my proposal.10. Napoleon himself was …………………………… his troops in Egypt. 11. In our country special reforms act ………………………….. / ……………………………… the people. 12. All the members of the board were …………………………….. / ……………………………. Their president. 13. He went to work in a plant …………………………… / ………………………………. / ………………..…………. His family’s opposition.14. The speaker found himself …………………………………………. his audience.15. The old museum is …………………………… being demolished.16. I gave him Romanian stamps ………………………… / ………………………….. some British ones.17. He was given a wrist-watch …………………………………… / ………………………………. his contribution.18. It was not difficult to fix the meeting as we had been ………………………… / ………………………..one another all the time.