I. Complete each sentence by choosing the correct preposition.
1. She has no control … that dog! (over / on / with)
2. Do not feel guilty … being late. (from / about / with)
3. Has was somewhere … Rome and Venice. (between / among / along)
4. Be careful! Do not go … the trees. (beyond / over / without)
5. Which way … does this box go? (about / up / over)
6. He managed to pass … studying hard. (by / with / from)
7. They walked … to the end of the street. (beyond / aside / up)
8. They sang … the long walk home. (along / throughout / over)
9. He failed … lack of work. (for / through / with)
10. The car went … us at a very high speed! (against / past / around)
11. My brother is really … snowboarding – he goes every winter. (for / over / into)
12. You should be pleased … the results. (with / for / over)
13. It was sunny all … the summer months. (through / between / round)
14. The bus stops just … the traffic lights. (down / to / before)
15. The shares have risen … six euros each. (up / at / to)
16. I have spent three years … that company. (to / for / at)
17. The proposal is … consideration at the moment. (for / with / under)
18. The shopkeeper chased … the thieves. (behind / along / after)
19. We were delighted … her news. (for / by / of)
20. From the house we could walk … to the sea. (beyond / below / down)
II. Complete each sentence by choosing the correct homophone. Homphones are words
that have the same pronunciation but different spellings and meanings.
1. I … home from work by bike. (road / rode)
2. I told that … Glyn and he was horrified. (to / too / two)
3. It must have been someone who is in the … about the project who told the press
about it. (no / know)
4. The plaster cast will help to … the broken bone. (heal / heel)
5. Do not walk around outside in your … feet. (bare / bear)
6. American pit bull terriers are … for their fighting instincts. (bread / bred)
7. Would you lie a seat by the … or would you prefer to be by the window? (aisle / isle)
8. She gave him a long … but did not answer his question. (stair / stare)
9. The bird flew off with a bright red … in its beak. (berry / bury)
10. He had an accident while he was driving a … car. (hire / higher)
11. They set … for France. (sale / sail)
12. There is a … in the pipe. (brake / break)
13. There will be new … on drink-driving from next week. (curbs / kerbs)
14. Well, cut it in … and we will have half each. (to / too / two)
15. It was freezing outside and her hands were … with cold. (blew / blue)
16. Most rock groups spend two of three months a year on the … . (road / rode)
17. She … about medical matters for a national newspaper. (rights / writes)
18. We could take out a … to buy a car. (loan / lone)
19. The girl carefully pulled up the weed by its … . (roots / routes)
20. They pulled out of the deal at the last minute leaving us … and dry. (hi / high)
I.
1. Over
2. About
3. Between
4. Beyond
5. Up
6. By
7. Up
8. Throughout
9. Through
10. Past
11. Into
12. With
13. Through
14. Before
15. To
16. At
17. Under
18. After
19. By
20. down
II.
1. Rode
2. To
3. Know
4. Heal
5. Bare
6. Bred
7. Isle
8. Stare
9. Berry
10. Higher hire
11. Sail
12. Break
13. Curbs
14. Two
15. Blue
16. Road
17. Writes
18. Loan
19. Roots
20. High
