INGLÊS - 1o ANO
MÓDULO 27
PREPOSITIONS
Fixação
1) Underline the correct word(s). In some sentences, both words are possible.
a) She got very badly sunburnt during/over her holiday in Spain.
b) During / over the next two days I made several trips to the library.
c) Dr. Brown won’t be available during/ over the coming months.
d) She is going to need a lot of support during / over the next few months.
e) We should be at home during / over the weekend. Come and see us.
Fixação
2) Choose by or until to complete these sentences.
a) 1) I’ve given myself _____ the end of September to finish the book.
2) The publishers have told me I have to finish the book _______ the end of September.
b) 1) ______ three o’clock I was exhausted, but the party was still going on.
2) The party went on ______ after three o’clock.
c) 1) You have to hand in your projects ____ October.
2) Students have ______ October to hand in their projects.
d) 1) The exhibition is open ______ June 6th, when it moves on to New York.
2) ________ June 6th, when the exhibition moves on to New York, some half a million
people will have visited it.
e) 1) You have to bring my car back _____ the end of the month.
2) You can borrow my car ______ the end of the month.
f) 1) I waited ____ 9 o’clock, and then I went home.
2) _________ 9 o’clock everybody had gone home.
Fixação
3) Where necessary, correct these sentences with besides or except for. If the sentences is
already correct, put a X.
a) If the people in the area were really concerned about the noise your children make, other
except your neighbours would have complained.
b) Except for occasional word in English I didn’t understand anything of the Japanese film.
c) It is the best selling brand of chocolate in all European countries besides Denmark and Greece.
d) Except for this 3 cars, he owns 2 motorbikes and a small lorry / In all medical operations,
besides emergencies, the patient needs to give his or her consent.
e) Besides sugar and carbohydrates, you ought to avoid eating too much.
Fixação
4)
Jackie Torrence became a storyteller ____ chance. When she was working as a librarian,
she was asked ____ tell a story ____ a community event. Eventually, she continued telling tales
____ 47 states in the U.S.
The correct sequence to complete the gaps with the prepositions is
a) By – to – at – in.
b) To – at – in – by.
c) By – in – at – to.
d) In – to – at – by.
Fixação
Texto para a próxima questão:
Am I all right?
While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doc-tor to tell him whether his operation
had been suc-cessful, but the doctor refused to do so. The following day, the patient asked
for a bedside telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and
asked for Doctor Millington. When the doctor answered the phone, Mr. Gilbert said he was
inquir-ing about a certain patient, a Mr. John Gilbert. He asked if Mr. Gilbert‘s operation had
been successful and the doctor told him that it had been. He then asked when Mr. Gilbert
would be allowed to go home and the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hospital
for another two weeks. Then Dr. Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient.
‘No,’ the patient answered, ‘I am Mr. John Gilbert.’
(ALEXANDER, L. G. Practice and progress.Longman.London, 1978.)
5) (UPE) Read the paragraph and fill in the blanks using a preposition.
Freddie Mercury was born ______ September 5th, 1946. He was the vocalist _____ the band
rock.
“Queen” and composed many hits _____ the band. As the lead _____ “Queen”, he travelled all
_____ the world. Freddie Mercury died ____ 1991.
a) for – of – of – of – under – in.
b) on – of – for – of – around – in.
c) in – of – of – all – over – on.
d) at – at – in – in – of – at.
e) to – at – onvat – around – at.
Fixação
Read the text and answer questions.
d
Twilight
Twilight is a 2008 American romantic vampire film based ___ Stephenie Meyer’s popular
novel of the same name. It is the first film in The Twilight Saga film series. This film focuses
on the development of the relationship between Bella Swan and Edward Cullen (a vampire),
and the subsequent efforts of Cullen and his family to keep Swan safe ___ a coven of evil
vampires.
The project was in development for approximately 3 years ___ Paramount Pictures, during
which time a screen adaptation that differed significantly from the novel was written. Principal
photography took 44 days and the film was primarily shot in Oregon.
Twilight was theatrically released ___ November 21 2010, grossing over US$ 392 million
worldwide and became the most purchased DVD of the year. The soundtrack was released
in the same year. Following the success of the film, New Moon and Eclipse, the next two
novels in the series, were produced as films the following year.
l6) (EPCAR) Choose the correct prepositions to fill in the gaps above.
a) of – off – at – in
b) on – from – at – on
c) about – to – over – at
d) under – for – off – in
(Adapted from Wikipedia)
Fixação
7) Mark the only sentence that CANNOT be correctly completed with the preposition FROM.
a) Commercial sales of drugs derived _____ this one plant are about US$160 million a year.
b) Madagascar’s rosy periwinkle, a plant _____ Africa, provides two important anti-tumor agents.
c) Quinine, an aid in the cure of malaria, is an alkaloid extracted _____ the bark of the cinchona
tree found in Latin America and Africa.
d) _____ 1960, only 19 percent of Hodgkin’s disease sufferers had a chance for survival.
e) Until recently, wild yams _____ Mexico and Guatemala provided the world with its entire
supply of diosgenin, an active ingredient in birth control pills.
Fixação
8) (PUC) The prepositions in and on are correctly used in all alternatives BUT:
a) On September I’ll be in vacation.
.b) He’ll go on a leave in the summer.
ac) She’s always in a bad mood on Mondays.
d) In two months you can be on the road.
e) In the evenings I see her on TV.
e
Fixação
9) Mark the sentence which must be completed with “on” and “in”, in the same sequence.
a) I was talking ____ the phone when I heard a knock ____ the door.
b) The boy got a bike ____ his birthday, and is now keeping it ____ his parents’ garage.
c) The Smith family lives ____ the countryside, ____ a very cozy farm house.
d) John was invited to speak ____ the conference ____ behalf of the company’s president.
e) Several workers decided to go ____ strike ____ the same day their boss announced his
bankruptcy.
Proposto
1) Select the sentence(s) which can CORRECTLY be completed with the PREPOSITION “FROM”
01) They come ________ London.
02) Someone took the money ________ the hotel safe.
04) Coconuts fall ________ the hotel safe.
08) He is not responsible ________ the palm trees.
16) Pay your account is open ________ the day of departure.
32) The restaurant is open ________ 11 a.m. until midnight.
Proposto
2) (MACKENZIE) Complete with the appropriate prepositions:
I) How kind ________ you to invite us ________ your party!
II) I’m sorry ________ him but even so I’m not sorry ________ what I did.
III) Is the director confident ________ his abilities?
a) I – for/for; II – about/for; III – about.
b) I – of/to; II – for/about; III – of.
c) I – in/for; II – for/about; III – of.
d) I – on/to; II – for/in; III – in.
e) I – for/on; II – of/for; III – with.
Proposto
3) Complete these descriptions with preposition from the box. IN, ON, TO
________ the United States, father’s day ________ Is the 3rd Sunday ________ June. People send
cards and flowers ________ their fathers and they usually take them ________ a restaurant for dinner.
Proposto
4) (MACKENZIE) Complete with the appropriate prepositions:
I) My wife was very glad ______ taking a trip abroad.
II) Are you hopeful ______ receiving a nice gift?
III) Whatever is good ______ you will be acceptable ______ me.
IV) Criminals belong ______ jail.
a) I – in; II – about; III – for/for; IV – to.
b) I – on; II – of; III – about/for; IV – to.
c) I – with; II – for; III – for/to; IV – on.
d) I – about; II – of; III – for/to; IV – in.
e) I – of; II – in; III – to/to; IV – at.
Proposto
5) Read the text to complete with the preposition. IN, ON, TO
________ the United States, Valentine’s day is ________ February 14th, but ________ Brazil it is ________
June, 12th. People send cards and flowers ________ their boyfriends and ________ their girlfriends
________ this day.