Revise Your Prepositions

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in the gaps with a suitable preposition, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble.Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints!

1. Rupert and Zoe were well known British televion.
2. Zoe was small woman her late fifties.
3. She wasn't afraid telling people what to do.
4. Some of the very old graves belonged people who had died over a thousand years ago.
5. "I've got a man coming over this morning to look those yew trees. He's a gardener Tislington itself", said Zoe.
6. The Blakes were staying in a small house close the old church.
7. "My name's Adam Ross. I spoke your wife - about the yew tree".
8. Zoe was happy that Ross had arrived to take care the problem of the tree.
9. "My wife tells me you have worked in the graveyard a long time, Mr Ross,"said Rupert.
10."She is resting the moment. She is very tired. Buy you might see her - if I need help.
11. Rupert and Zoe did not look all comfortable. Before they could say anything, Ross got up.
12. That night they found it hard to sleep because the cold.
13. Rupert and Zoe left him to do the job while they went out a walk.
14. When they got back, the director of the programme was waiting them.
15. .... no chain saw or axe ever touched the yew trees. Rupert Blake mad sure that.