Prepositions Choose The Correct Alternative
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- 1.He lives _________ the house _____________ the end ______________ road
- A.
On, at, in
- B.
In, in, of
- C.
In, at, of
- D.
On, by, at
- 2.As frases I. John lives ______ Jackson Street; II. It was _____________ the night of April 14; III. She was _____________ her way home ... devem ser completadas com a preposição
- A.
Of
- B.
By
- C.
On
- D.
Off
- 3.Most people find it difficult to read and listen to the radio _______ the same time
- A.
On
- B.
In
- C.
For
- D.
At
- 4.Sorry, I can't eat any cookies. I'm _______ a severe diet.
- A.
At
- B.
Of
- C.
On
- D.
For
- 5.He was born in the country but grew _______ in Rio de Janeiro
- A.
On
- B.
Up
- C.
Over
- D.
Down
- 6.Listen _______ me, will you?
- A.
At
- B.
On
- C.
To
- D.
Of
- 7.I always go _______ school ___________ foot
- A.
Of, of
- B.
To, by
- C.
At, from
- D.
To, on
- 8.They traveled…………….New York…………..San Francisco………..car.
- A.
To; for; by
- B.
From; to; by
- C.
Of; at; in
- D.
Of; at; over
- 9.(UFCE)”They may find a house to live in for the winter…” A partícula in , usada na frase transcrita, emprega-se de modo incorreto, no seguinte exemplo:
- A.
There are three girls in the group.
- B.
They walked home in the rain.
- C.
In her mind, he is guilty.
- D.
He began his new job in Monday.
- E.
We love to go camping in the summer.
- 10.(PUC-RS)The prepositions in and on are correctly used in all alternatives BUT:
- A.
On November I’ll be in vacation.
- B.
He’ll go on a leave in the summer.
- C.
She’s always in a bad mood on Mondays.
- D.
In two months you can be on the road.
- E.
In the evenings I see her on TV.
- 11.People_______70 should not do these exercises. It’s too heavy for them.
- A.
On
- B.
In
- C.
Out of
- D.
Over
- 12.(URGS-RS) Read ______ line 5 _____ line 20 ______ page 31.
- A.
From; to; on
- B.
From; until; in
- C.
Of; to; at
- D.
On; as far as; by
- 13.Travelling ______ ship is not so expensive nowadays
- A.
Above
- B.
Below
- C.
By
- D.
Behind
- 14.-Where does Paul live? -His house is just ________ the street.
- A.
To
- B.
Between
- C.
Across
- D.
Through
- 15.The train was going _______ the tunnel when the accident happened.
- A.
At
- B.
Through
- C.
Across
- D.
On
- 16.Use in, on or at. Everybody gets kind of emotional ________Christmas.
- 17.My birthday is _______November
- 18.My Brother’s birthday is ___________April 21st
- 19.They arrived_________Florida____________6.30
- 20.Meet me next to the clock tower _____________the morning
- 21.There are four seasons _______________a year.
- 22.Let’s meet behind the church _____________midnight
- 23.
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- A.
They are walking down the stairs
- B.
They are working down the stairs
- C.
They walked up the stairs
- D.
They are walking downs the stairs
- 24.
![In the Picture, I can see a woman. The woman is sitting at a table. She is sitting ______ a chair. There is another chair ________ the woman. Her feet are ________ the table. The woman is holding up a cup _____ her hands.]( "In the Picture, I can see a woman. The woman is sitting at a table. She is sitting ______ a chair. There is another chair ________ the woman. Her feet are ________ the table. The woman is holding up a cup _____ her hands.")
In the Picture, I can see a woman. The woman is sitting at a table. She is sitting ______ a chair. There is another chair ________ the woman. Her feet are ________ the table. The woman is holding up a cup _____ her hands.- A.
On, opposite, under, in
- B.
On, below, under, in
- C.
On, opposite, in, in
- D.
On, under, opposite,in
- 25.You’ll have to choose……………..love and duty.
- A.
Between
- B.
Among
- C.
At
- D.
To
- 26.Recife is _______ the northeast of Brazil.
- A.
In
- B.
On
- C.
Towards
- D.
From
- 27.His country house is __________ the top of a hill.
- A.
On
- B.
In
- C.
Among
- D.
By
- 28.He was _______hospital for a few days.
- A.
On
- B.
In
- C.
Over
- D.
Below
- 29.She was ______________ the bank when I last saw her.
- A.
From
- B.
On
- C.
In
- D.
At
- 30.My cousins live _____________ a farm not from here
- A.
On
- B.
At
- C.
Above
- D.
Over
- 31.She rushed _____________stairs to see the present.
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