PREPOSITIONS

Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition

1. On rainy days she usually goes __________ a walk with her boyfriend.

2. Listen _________ me very carefully. This is really important.

3. Scolari hardly ever goes _________ bed before midnight at the weekends.

4. This is not my own computer. I share it _________ my sister.

5. It was too late when I got __________ the office. The meeting had already started.

6. Look _________ this photo in the newspaper? Isn’t this your father’s friend?

7. A policeman gave us some information __________ the robbery.

8. Everyday Alex studies Turkish __________ two hours.

9. Are there any eggs __________ the kitchen?

10. Angelina and her friends often go __________ a drink __________ work _________  Friday evenings.

11. Is there a football match __________TV this evening?

12. He mostly spends his money __________ technology.

13. Is Roberto Carlos __________ Brazil.

14. What time does she usually get ___________ at the weekends?

15. Colombus discovered America __________ the 15th century.

16. T-Bag was very good _________ math __________ high school.

17. Sara works __________ a multinational company.

18. Their French classes are __________ 6 p.m __________ 9.pm.

19. Lincoln was __________ Germany last week.

20. They have got a beautiful house __________ the lake.

21. In Turkey most banks open __________ about 9 a.m.

22. Ronaldinho often watches TV or play Playstation __________ the evenings.

23. My daughter always walks to school because we live __________ her school.

24. The restaurants are very expensive here so people hardly ever eat __________ around here.

25. A: What shall we eat __________ dinner today?   B: How __________ pizza?

26. Are these flowers __________me? Thank you very much.

27. Kate’s always very busy __________ the week so she has lunch in her office.

KEY

1. for  2. to  3. to  4. with  5. to  6. at  7. about  8. for  9. in  10. for / after / on  11. on  12. on  13. from  14. up  15. in  16. at / in  17. for  18. from / to  19. in  20. by  21. at  22. in  23. near 24. out  25. for / about  26. for  27. in

Rewrite the following sentences starting with the words given.

1. The Coca Cola Company advertises its products well, so people prefer drinking them.

If _____________________________________________________________________________.

2.  It is necessary for him  to renew his  passport before leaving the country.

I______________________________________________________________________________.

3. Is it prohibited for students to park here?

Are students___________________________________________________________________ ?

4. “How long have they been in Porto when you arrived there?”

Can you tell me __________________________________________________________________?

5. Ceyda is much more romantic than her sister, Lale.

Lale  is_________________________________________________________________________.

6. Aragones is older than Fatih Terim. (not as….as)

Fatih Terim ___________________________________________________________________.

7. Alex had already left the library when I got there. (by)

Aylin had already left the library_____________________________there.

8. There were more accidents last year than this year. (as)

This year, there were not ______________________________________ last year.

PRESENT WISH

Complete the sentences using the given clues.

1. It’s a pity I can’t go to the stadium tonight.

I wish____________________________________________________.

2. I want to see Sara more often but I can’t.

I wish____________________________________________________.

3. I live in Malta and I don’t like this.

I wish_____________________________________________________.

4. It’s a pity Mary is not here.

I wish____________________________________________________.

5. My sister doesn’t know how to dance.

I wish____________________________________________________.

6. My best friend isn’t here.

I wish ___________________________________________________.

7. Why can’t you come to my birthday party?

I wish___________________________________________________.

8.  I’m not watching the news.

I wish__________________________________________________.

9. She has got a lot of problems with her husband.

She wishes _________________________________________________.

10. Alex can’t speak English fluently.

He wishes________________________________________________.

KEY:

1. I wish I could go to the stadium tonight.

2. I wish I saw Sara more often.

3. I wish I didn’t live in Malta.

4. I wish Mary was here.

5. I wish she knew how to dance.

6. I wish my best friend was here.

7. I wish you came to my party.

8. I wish I was watching the news.

9. She wishes she didn’t have problems with her husband.

10. He wishes he could speak English fluently.

GET

Complete the sentences with the correct form of get and one of these words

angry – emails- home- married – taller – tickets – on – better – off – lost

1.  A:The pain in my back’s __________________. B: I’ m happy to hear that.

2. Alex didn’t have a map and a GPS system in his car so he _______________.

3. Look at Sara’s daughter. She ___________________. She’s growing very fast.

4. What’s the best age for people to _________________?

5. Because I work for a very big firm, I always ___________nearly 75___________ from the clients everyday.

6. It will be the most important match in this season, so we must ______________ early.

7. Although he is new in the team, he _____________with everybody.

8. Scolfield will call his brother as soon as he _____________ in the evening.

9. Mary’s boss _______________ because she couldn’t finish writing the orders on time.

10. I _____________ the bus quickly as soon as I noticed that I had taken the wrong bus.

KEY:

1. getting better  2. got lost  3. is getting taller 4. get married  5. get nearly 75 emails  6. get tickets  7. gets on  8. gets home  9. got angry  10. got off

TOO / TOO MUCH / TOO MANY / ENOUGH

Exercise. Fill in the gaps with too, too much, too many or enough.

1. Two cars are __________. More than two is ___________.

2. Linda is sad because her mother doesn’t spend __________time with her.

3. In the USA children watch _________violence on TV. They should play more outside.

4. Eighteen-years olds aren’t mature____________ to enter casinos in Turkey.

5. You should make sure you’ve saved __________money before you buy that car.

6. 40 isn’t __________old to start a new life.

7. Children eat ____________ fast food.

8. This house is __________expensive to rent. I can’t afford that.

9. Alex isn’t talented ___________ to play in Barcelona.

10. Shannon is tall ___________ to be a model.

KEY

1. enough / too many

2. enough

3. too much

4. enough

5. enough

6. too

7. too much

8. too

9. enough

10. enough

BECAUSE – SO – ALTHOUGH

Exercise1. Complete the sentences with because / so.

1. Perez can’t help you at the moment __________ he is busy.

2. Bill has got a lot of money __________ he can buy a plane.

3. I haven’t got much time ___________ I can’t go out with you.

4. Lydia is an intelligent girl__________ she is able to solve these math problems.

5. They can’t go abroad _____________ they haven’t got a passport.

6. Alex has seriously injured __________ he won’t be play in the following match.

7. We can’t understand his French__________ he speaks very fast.

8. He forgot to set up the alarm clock ___________he was late to the meeting.

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with although.

1. Murat didn’t wake up. The telephone rang many times.

____________________________________________________.

2. Kazim didn’t play in the match. He recovered from an injury.

____________________________________________________.

3. It was snowing. I drove without snow chains.

_____________________________________________________.

4. Carlos took a nap. He still feels very tired.

____________________________________________________.

5. Peter didn’t get hurt. He fell down the stairs.

_____________________________________________________.

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences by yourself.

1. Although I wasn’t thirsty _______________________________.

2. My shirt still has coffee stains on it although _________________________.

3. Although my father is a careful driver _________________________________.

4. The refree showed him a red card because ______________________________.

5. They played very well so ______________________________________________.

CLOZE TESTS (ONE WORD)

Fill in the blanks with ONE word only.

Ex 1.

Alex Ferguson is a forty-two year old over-weight farmer. His wife Darry is a thirty-nine year old housewife.

They have __________(1) three bright obese children. __________(2) names are Timmy, Penny and Carlos.

Timmy __________(3) a six-year old, round faced, freckled, ginger __________(4) boy. He has got gig, brown

__________(5). Penny is an 8 year old, short straight haired, fair and tall girl. She’s got green eyes like her

mother. Carlos is an 11 year old curly haired, scruffy boy. __________(6) has got glasses. They all like eating,

so Darry is usually in the kitchen to cook delicious __________(7) for __________(8).

Ex 2.

I __________(1) Murat Tan. I go to Atatürk High School. My school __________(2) near my house so I usually walk to __________(3). I have many friends. My best friend’s __________(4) is Aylin. She __________(5) got twin sisters. __________(6) names are Burcu and Deniz. __________(7) are in class 1.

KEY

Ex1.

1. got  2. Their  3. is  4. haired  5. eyes  6. He  7. food  8. them

Ex2.

1. am  2. is  3. school  4. name  5. has  6. Their  7. They

TIME CLAUSES

Complete these sentences with if, unless, when, as soon as or until.

1.  We’ll never get there on time __________ Sedef gets ready quickly.

2.   I’m so excited.  I’m going to get my skis on _________ we get there!

3.   I’d take that job _________ the salary was better.

4.   I’ll take driving lessons ________ I’ve finished school.  I’m not in a hurry.

5.   I can’t go to the office ________ I’ve found my car keys!

6.    Alex won’t get a birthday present from me __________ I go shopping today.  His birthday is tomorrow.

7.    We won’t be able to buy a new car _________ we’ve saved enough money.

8.   I have to take the pasta out of the water __________ it’s cooked, or it gets too soft and sticky.

9.   We’d go and visit them more often _________ getting there was cheaper.

10.  I’d buy myself an up-to-date iPhone __________ I had a really good job.

KEY: 1. unless  2. as soon as  3. if   4. when  5.  until  6. unless  7. unless 8. when  9. if  10. if

PARAPHRASING / SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION / REWRITE QUESTIONS

Rewrite the sentences using too/enough keeping the meaning the same.

1. Don’t wear a T-shirt. It’s cold outside.

_________________________________________________.

2. It’s very hot today. Let’s go to the beach.

_________________________________________________.

3. We’re not going to work yet. It’s early.

_________________________________________________.

4. You can’t touch the ceiling. You’re short.

_________________________________________________.

5. You can buy this game. It’s cheap.

_________________________________________________.

6. Carlos can be a team leader. He isn’t very young.

_________________________________________________.

7. They can buy a private plane. They are rich.

_________________________________________________.

8. You can lift this TV. It’s light.

__________________________________________________.

9. Delgado is 18 years old. He can vote in the elections.

__________________________________________________.

10. This skirt is not my size. It’s not big enough.

___________________________________________________.

KEY

1. It’s too cold to wear a T-shirt.

2. It’s hot enough to go to the beach.

3. It’s too early to go to work.

4. You aren’t tall enough to touch the ceiling.

5. This game is cheap enough to buy.

6. Carlos is old enough to be a teamleader.

7. They are rich enough to buy a private plane.

8. This TV is light enough to lift.

9. Delgado is old enough to vote in the elections.

10. This skirt is too small for me.

PARAPHRASING / SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION / REWRITE QUESTIONS

TOO / ENOUGH

Rewrite each sentence keeping the meaning the same.

1. The shirt is so small that I can’t wear it.

__________________________________________________________.

2. This flat is too small for my parents to live in.

__________________________________________________________.

3. The road is so wet that I can’t control the car easily.

__________________________________________________________.

4. The bird is so weak that it can’t fly.

__________________________________________________________.

5. My sister is so busy that she can’t come to the cinema with us.

__________________________________________________________.

6. The watch is so expensive that he couldn’t buy it.

__________________________________________________________.

7. These sandals are so small that they don’t fit me.

__________________________________________________________.

8. The film is so boring that he can’t watch it.

__________________________________________________________.

9. I was so tired that I couldn’t keep my eyes open.

__________________________________________________________.

10. The coffee was so strong that she couldn’t drink it.

__________________________________________________________.

11. The boys are too young to watch that film.

__________________________________________________________.

12. Alex was so shocked that he couldn’t say a word.

__________________________________________________________.

13. Sinan is too short to be a basketball player.

__________________________________________________________.

14. Carlos was so excited that he couldn’t sleep.

__________________________________________________________.

15. That room is so hot that I can’t sit comfortably.

__________________________________________________________.

KEY 1. The shirt is too small (for me) to wear.

2. This flat isn’t big enough (for my parents) to live in.

3. The road is too wet to control the car easily.

4. The bird is too weak / isn’t strong enough to fly.

5. My sister is too busy to come to the cinema with us.

6. The watch was too expensive for him to buy.

7. These sandals are not big enough to fit me.

8. This film is too boring to watch.

9. I was too tired to keep my eyes open.

10. The coffee was too strong (for her) to drink.

11. The boys are not old enough to watch that film.

12. Alex was too shocked to say a word.

13. Sinan is not tall enough to be a basketball player.

14. Carlso is too excited to sleep.

15. The room is too hot to sit comfortably.