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Adjectives and prepositions, collocations

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class
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1.

Choose the correct option:

When we use a Preposition?

a)

A word or group of words that is used with a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, location, or time, or to introduce an object.

b)

A word that is the name of something (such as a person, animal, place, thing, quality, idea, or action) and is typically used in a sentence as subject.

2.

Choose the correct option:

When we use a Noun?

a)

A word that is the name of something (such as a person, animal, place, thing, quality, idea, or action) and is typically used in a sentence as subject.

b)

A word or group of words that is used with a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, location, or time, or to introduce an object.

3.

Choose the correct option:

What is Collocation?

a)

Words that are used to describe or modify nouns or pronouns.

b)

It is a group of two or more words that like to hang out together.

4.

Choose an example of Collocation:

a)

Make the bed.

b)

Nothing is real.

5.

Choose the examples that are true for: Verb + Preposition collocations

a)

Have fun on the weekend | Go out with my friends | Play video games with my friends.

b)

Stay at home in the evening | Listen to music a lot | Go out with my parents.

6.

Complete the sentences with the preposition:

I stay _____ home in the evening.

a)

in

b)

to

c)

at

7.

Complete the sentences with the preposition:

I listen _____ music a lot.

a)

to

b)

for

c)

about

8.

Complete the sentence with the preposition:

I spend time _____ my grandparents on the weekend.

a)

at

b)

with

c)

for

9.

Complete the sentences with a noun collocation:

I never spend _____ alone

a)

time

b)

fun

c)

shopping

10.

8. Which is an example of a verb + noun collocation?

a)

a terrible mistake

b)

commonly mistaken

c)

make a mistake

11.

I need to ___________ some research before writing my paper.

a)

take

b)

do

c)

get

d)

make

12.

I'd never flown before so I was a bit worried ...... the flight.

a)

at

b)

about

c)

of

13.

A monkey is similar .........an ape.

a)

to

b)

with

c)

from

d)

about

14.

She doesn't want to go to Beijing because she isn't keen (a)   Chinese food.

15.

Her email address is different ..........her old one.

a)

at

b)

from

c)

with

16.

excited

a)

with

b)

of

c)

in

d)

about

17.

frightened

a)

at

b)

of

c)

with

d)

about

18.

pleased

a)

with

b)

in

c)

about

d)

at

19.

dependent.....

a)

from

b)

with

c)

about

d)

on

20.

Add the correct preposition - ashamed (a)  

21.

Add the correct preposition - concerned (a)  

22.

The abbreviation 'sb' means -

(a)  

23.

The abbreviation 'sth' means -

(a)  

24.

The abbreviation 'adj' means -

(a)  

25.

The abbreviation 'adv' means -

(a)