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Elevate your English! Practice advanced prepositions, phrasal verbs, and improve vocabulary with this comprehensive worksheet.

Complete the blanks with the prepositions 1. regardless of2. due to3. except for4. according to5. because of6. apart from7. owing to8. instead of9. thanks to10. but for11. contrary to12 as for Complete the blanks with the prepositions 1. in spite of2. in comparison to3. in favour of4. in charge of5. in control of6. on behalf of7. as far as8. in honour of9. as well as Read the sentences and complete them with the prepositionsin, on, at, by, underorto. Be careful with Capital letters at the beginning of the sentences. You’ll find a fairly detailed map of the town onpage 40 of this guide.Tomy parents' surprise I passed all my examinations.Underthe circumstances, the police officer had no other choice but to arrest them.What's onyour mind, Geoffrey? You look rather worried.I promise to be by your side no matter what happens.You look so calm and atease with yourself.To sum up, this book is a good read and I definitely recommend it.I made several attempts to convince her, but in vain.I was underthe impression you knew how to operate the video camera.Their willingness to employ me immediately without another interview took me bysurpriseTo a certain extent, your anger is understandable. Read the sentences on the left and match the phrasal verbs with their definitions on the right by writing the correct number in the box next to each definition.A) Break I'm buying a new car because my old one keeps breaking down stop functioning As soon as the government announced the harsh economic measures, riots broke out throughout the country start suddenly The thief broke into the house and stole the jewels. enter illegally She couldn't handle being under so much stress so she broke down and started crying. lose control of one’s feelings I started describing what had happened to the police officer but my sister broke in to tell him something i had forgotten interrupt They broke up after having been together for three years end a relationship If Peter doesn't stop working so hard, he'll burn out before his time become exhausted By the time the fire brigade arrived, the building had already burnt down be destroyed by fire Read the sentences on the left and match the phrasal verbs with their definitions on the right by writing the correct number in the box next to each definition.B) Cut These pictures of film stars were cut out of different magazines. cut from The doctor told me to cut down on junk food reduce The speaker was cut off by protesters many times during her speech interrupt Always cut up the meat for the dog, otherwise it will choke on it cut into small pieces During the winter the island is cut off from the rest of the world isolated The boys are shouting upstairs. Tell them to cut it out! stop doing Read the sentences on the left and match the phrasal verbs with their definitions on the right by writing the correct number in the box next to each definition.C) Turn Turn off the heater. It's very hot in here. switch off John has turned into a reliable and efficient worker much to my surprise change to It turned out to be a great party result in a particular way More people turned up at the meeting than I had expected arrive unexpectedly Can you please turn down the music? I can't hear you reduce the amount of sound My application for a visa was turned down again reject Don’t forget to turn on the alarm when you leave home switch on I want you to know that you can turn to me for help any time come to and ask for When Jessica heard her favourite song, she turned up the radio full blast and started dancing increase the amount of sound, heat. etc Complete the blanks with the prepositions ashamed ofbusy withconscious offriendly with or togood at sth (competent)good to sb (=kind)good for sb (=beneficial)jealous ofmean to sbrelevant to shortuseful to sbuseful for sthan example ofan exception toan opinion of or about or ina question abouta reaction tobelieve incomment oncontrast withdecide ondedicate sth to sbintroduce sb to sb byrelate tothink of or about Read the following sentences and complete them with prepositions Walter is very good at the high jump.Why are you always so mean to Sarah?My friend Giles introduced me to the fascinating world of classical musicThe travel book will be useful for our trip to Paris at the end of the month.What exactly do you mean by saying I'm arrogant and a snob?Most nouns form their plural in -s. but there are a lot of exceptions to this rule.Mrs Ming is a very nice lady. She's always been good to me.A glass of orange juice a day is good for you.This brochure will be useful to all the tourists who visit the sights. You needn't _ so much food. There was plenty of food left over from yesterday. cook to cook have cooked to have cooked Susan hates Maths and Chemistry but she's really good _ Science. to for at of You had better _ out tonight. It's raining heavily. not go don't go not to go to don't go The climbers didn't succeed _ the mountain peak due to extreme weather conditions, reach to have reached reach in reaching It _be Annie who is crossing the street; Annie's taller. mustn't can't wouldn't shouldn't ‘‘When are Michael and Julie getting married?"“Well, they won't get married after all. They broke _ two months ago!” out off down up "Would you mind _ a little earlier today?I must go to the dentist's." my leaving me to leave me leave me to leaving She must _ awful when she was told that she had been fired. feel felt have felt be felt You _ to drink lots of water when you're on a diet. should ought must used Your jeans need _ before you wear them for the first time. washing wash to wash have washed _ the weather forecast, it will be cold and foggy at the weekend. Owing to Apart from According to Instead of There used to _ a coffee shop on that corner when I was young. have been were be being Use the correct form of the words in the boxes to complete the sentences in each group A-H below. You may use some of the words more than once. In some cases more than one word may be correct.think consider regard believe mean Please consider my offer and call me if you decide to sell.I have been thinking of taking a holiday. I believeI deserve it because I’ve workedhard all year.The death penalty is regarded as a barbaric practice by most people.I don't thinkhe really meanswhat he is saying, because he’s usually joking.I didn't meanto offend you. Please believe me. realise understand recognise meet introduce present appreciate One day I’d like to meet my favourite film star and get his autograph.That's the journalist that presents the evening news. Don’t you recogniseher?The teacher didn’t realise that the students hadn't understood what he was saying.Aren't you going to introduce me to your friend? I haven’t met her before.I appreciate your help, but you must understand that I want to do this on my own. assume guess suppose estimate calculate predict Since I hadn’t studied for the test, I had to guess most of the answers.We were supposed to play football today, but we cancelled it.It’s almost impossible to predict what the future holds.I suppose / assume I'll be late for work, since there’s so much traffic.We had estimated the value of the house to be around 60.000 dollars, but we hadn’t calculated the cost of the renovation. idea view thought point aspect respect matter She’s very rude and has no respect for anyone.You should consider all aspects of his proposal, because he made some interesting points.In my view the education system should change.I can’t bear the thought of going back to work after such a great holiday.There’s no point in talking to Clark about this problem, as he has no idea about it.As a(n) matter of fact, I hired an interior decorator, who gave me some good ideas queue line aisle corridor hall row The cornflakes are in the third aisle , sir.Walk down the corridor and the toilet is the third door on your right.The entrance hall to my flat is so small that it's a waste of space.Please get in line and wait your turn, madam!We were lucky enough to be given seats in the front row at the theatre.There was such a long queue / line in the bank that I couldn't be bothered to go in. available spare free convenient handy usable When I bought my car, I got the air-conditioner free of charge. It really came in handy during the summer.Every car must have a(n) spare tyre in the boot.The Red Dog’s new album is now available in music stores.A laptop computer is very handy because it is portable and usable anywhere.I’m free tomorrow evening. Would you like to go to the cinema?A car is a very convenient means of transport compared to buses and trains. absence lack shortage loss After the accident, my father suffered a gradual loss of memory.Vicky’s absence from work was noticed, so the boss rang her at home.The lack of rain created severe shortages of fresh fruit and vegetables.There’s a world shortage of energy and scientists are looking for alternative sources.Although I liked living with my family, I was annoyed by the lack of privacy. short scarce rare inadequate insufficient As a botanist he specialises in rare species of plants.The book costs $ 21 and I’m short by one dollar. Could you lend me some money?A(n) inadequate supply of oxygen to the brain can prove lethal.In many parts of the world water is scarce Parking space in the city centre is scarce/ inadequate due to the insufficient / inadequate number of car parks. Fill in the gaps with the correct answer as in the example:0. A1. C 1. A2. C3. D4. C5. A6. D7. B8. A9. C10. A11. B12. C