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Advanced Prepositions Gap Fill/Multiple Choice Exercise
Downloadable worksheets:
Preposition of place
Level:
elementary
Age:
8-12
Downloads:
8796
TIME Expressions - At/ On/ In - Basic rules for Upper elementary and Intermediate students
Level:
intermediate
Age:
10-17
Downloads:
4160
Prepositions of Place
Level:
elementary
Age:
11-14
Downloads:
3794
Prepositions
Level:
elementary
Age:
6-8
Downloads:
3163
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
Level:
elementary
Age:
8-17
Downloads:
3002
In my bed room (THERE IS/THERE ARE)
Level:
elementary
Age:
8-14
Downloads:
3228
From and To Prepositions Gap Fill/Multiple Choice
Look at the following example question:
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The development of transportation is a story of permament innovation _________ the invention of the wheel _______ the development of spaceships.
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a) with/by
b) for/on
c) from/to
d) after/as
e) through/in
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The correct answer is c.�
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From
indicates the time or place where something begins.
She walked away from the shop.
I have been studying English from when I was a small child.
When used for time, it is roughly synonymous with 'since'.
To
indicates the time or place where something ends up.
She walked to the bus stop.
We went to France last year.
When used for time, it is like 'until'.
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Look at the questions below and decide whether they should use from, to or another word.
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Tomorrow I am leaving home at 9am to go to school.� I will go straight
from
to
after
until
�there
from
to
after
in
�the gym at 3.
I have been at home
from
as
to
with
�last night up
from
to
after
in
�now.
From
To
As
After
�I left my friend's house, I went
from
to
through
by
�work.
When I got
from
to
as
on
�the bus stop I had to wait
from
to
for
by
�twenty minutes,
from
to
by
after
�2.25 until 2.45.� There were 5 people waiting
from
to
with
in
�me.
When the train went
from
to
through
in
�the tunnel, everything went dark.
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Now try the multiple choice ones below.
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1.� ________ the discovery of penicillin, Alexander Fleming won the Nobel Prize for medicine.� He deserved this ____ his discovery had helped so many people.
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a) with/by
b) for/on
c) from/to
d) after/as
e) through/in
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2. When Christopher Columbus sailed _____ Portugal _____ South America, he actually intended to reach India.
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a) with/by
b) for/on
c) from/to
d) after/as
e) through/in
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3. I went for a walk ________ my mother.� We went _______ the shops and the museum, to the park.
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a) with/by
b) for/on
c) from/to
d) after/as
e) through/in
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4. Since he began to campaign ____ office in 2007, Barack Obama has proved himself to be a formidable opponent _______ the world stage.
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a) with/by
b) for/on
c) from/to
d) after/as
e) through/in
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5. Go ________ the door to your right, and if you keep walking straight ahead, you will be going _____ the right direction.
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a) with/by
b) for/on
c) from/to
d) after/as
e) through/in
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