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My dear friends! Today I propose you a test on the prepositions. Your task is quite clear: you should fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions like this:

1.I go _ the beach every day.

Your answer:

1. to

or you can rewrite the sentences like this:

1. I go to the beach every day.

This test will be easy enough, but I am planning to post a few blogs dedicated to the prepositions and my next tasks will be much more complicated. This one is just to find out what problems you have using English prepositions.

 So, here is your task.

1. The motel is right__ the beach.
2. She lives____ the 5th Avenue__ Boston.
3. The theater is ____the corner____ the 36^th Street.
4. We are sitting ____the middle___ the theater___the 15th row.
5. The President is delivering the speech___his people.
6. The plane is flying___the mist.
7. The wind is blowing___ the woods.
8. He can't get____ his loss.
9. The tires are worn ___    .
10. The temperature is___0°C. It is quite warm.
11. He is__ 30 years old. He is still young.
12. The tree is___ my window.
13. The tiger is___the cage. Don't let him___.
14. I am__ home. I am not___.
15. He isn't___ . He is__ the yard.
16. It is rather cold. She has her parka___ with a hood___.
17. The windows are___ ___the car. The conditioning isn't __. There is no air to breathe.
18. I like to walk ___the garden or___ the alley.
19. I usually meet him________ the airport_____ the terminal or right___the runway.
20. He was___   ___money and couldn't even buy any food.

I'd like to say that in some (but only some!) sentences there may be more than one correct prepositions. So, if you have a few versions, post them. We will try to lead you to the correct answers as usual. And, of course, when you add your replies, we will explain your mistakes.

Have a great weekend enjoying our new tasks!

My dear friends! You all made your best to correct your mistakes reading our comments.  You all were very persistent and hardworking although you were not very attentive from time to time.  None of you were perfect but I believe you’ve learned something new and haven’t wasted your time in vain. Today is a deadline for this test, so, I am posting the correct answers.

1. The motel is right on/at the beach.
2. She lives on the 5th Avenue in Boston.
3. The theater is on/at the corner of  the 36^th Street.
4. We are sitting in the middle of the theater in the 15th row.
5. The President is delivering the speech before/in front of/to/toward his people.
6. The plane is flying through/in the mist.
7. The wind is blowing through/in the woods.
8. He can't get over his loss.
9. The tires are worn down/out.
10. The temperature is above 0°C. It is quite warm.
11. He is under/below/about 30 years old. He is still young.
12. The tree is below/before/in front of/at my window.
13. The tiger is in the cage. Don't let him out.
14. I am at home. I am not out.
15. He isn't in/around. He is in the yard.
16. It is rather cold. She has her parka on with a hood up.
17. The windows are up in the car. The conditioning isn't on. There is no air to breathe.
18. I like to walk in/round the garden or along/on the alley.
19. I usually meet him at the airport in the terminal or right on the runway.
20. He was out of money and couldn't even buy any food.

I’d like to add a few words. I see you all have some problems with prepositions and I am going to post a few more tests and also to explain you at least the existing rules in our group. Prepositions are one of the most complicated parts of grammar. There are even special dictionaries where you may be lucky to find a word combination you need. So, you shouldn’t be disappointed or upset with your results. Just visit our group more often and take part in Daily Practice discussion. Also, I recommend that you watch some video on my page.

Now there is one more blog on prepositions and I am going to post one more on the prepositions of time. So, you will not be bored! Ha-ha-ha!

Of course, you may ask me any questions if you have them. They all will be answered.

Thank you all for taking part, for your desire to learn and for your good attitude and kind words we read every day! We both are happy to teach such students!

And have a great Sunday!