Exercise 1
Complete the sentences using in + the following:
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capital letters |
cold weather |
love |
opinion |
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pencil |
the rain |
the shade |
1) Don't go out ________ . Wait until it stops.
2) Matt likes to keep warm, so he doesn't go out much ________
3) If you write ________ and make a mistake, you can rub it out and correct it.
4) They fell ________ almost immediately and were married in a few weeks.
5) Please write your address clearly, preferably ________
6) It's too hot in the sun. I'm going to sit ________
7) Amanda thought the restaurant was OK, but ________ it wasn't very good.
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1)
1 in the rain
2 in cold weather
3 in pencil
4 in love
5 in capital letters
6 in the shade
7 in opinion
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences using on + the following:
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business |
a diet |
fire |
holiday |
the phone |
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purpose |
strike |
TV |
a tour |
the whole |
1) Look! That car is ________! Somebody call the fire brigade.
2) Workers at the factory have gone ________ for better pay and conditions.
3) Soon after we arrived, we were taken ________ of the city.
4) I feel lazy this evening. Is there anything worth watching ________ ?
5) I'm sorry. It was an accident. I didn't do it ________
6) Richard has put on a lot of weight recently. I think he should go ________
7) Jane's job involves a lot of travelling. She often has to go away ________
8) A: I'm going ________ next week.
B: Where are you going? Somewhere nice?
9) A: Is Sarah here?
B: Yes, but she's ________ at the moment. She won't be long.
10) A: How was your exam?
B: Well, there were some difficult questions, but ________ it was OK.
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1 on fire
2 on strike
3 on a tour
4 on TV
5 on purpose
6 on a diet
7 on business
8 on holiday
9 on the phone
10 on the whole
Exercise 3
Complete the sentences with in , on or at .
1) Water boils ________ 100 degrees Celsius.
2) When I was 14, I went ________ a trip to France organised by school.
3) There was panic when people realised that the building was ________ fire.
4) Julia's grandmother died recently ________ the age of 79.
5) Can you turn the light on, please? I don't want to sit ________ the dark.
6) We didn't go ________ holiday last year. We stayed at home.
7) I hate driving ________ fog. You can't see anything.
8) I won't be here next week. I'll be ________ holiday.
9) Technology has developed ________ great speed.
10) Alan got married ________ 17, which is rather young to get married.
11) I heard an interesting programme ________ the radio this morning.
12) _____ opinion, violent films should not be shown ________ television.
13) I wouldn't like to go ________ a cruise. I think I'd get bored.
14) I shouldn't eat too much. I'm supposed to be ________ a diet.
15) I wouldn't like his job. He spends most of his time talking ________ the phone.
16) The earth travels round the sun ________ 107,000 kilometres an hour.
17) ‘Did you enjoy your holiday?’ ‘Not every minute, but ________ the whole, yes.’
18) A lot of houses were damaged ________ the storm last week.
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1 at
2 on
3 on
4 at
5 in
6 on
7 in
8 on
9 at
10 at
11 on
12 In opinion … on television
13 on
14 on
15 on
16 at
17 on
18 in