Lección 15ª: Exercises
  

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Sonidos (grammar A) Sonidos (grammar B) Stop

 

 

Exercises

A) Elige una de las siguientes preposiciones compuestas para completar estas oraciones:

according to / as for / as regards of / by means of / due to / except for / instead of / on behalf of / owing to


1.   

I love all animals ________ dogs

 
2.   

________ Nigel, 'money doesn't grow on trees'

 
3.   

I think I am going to go to the swimming pool ________ going to the shops

 
4.   

________ Louise, everybody liked the museum

 
5.   

I am raising money ________ The Cancer Research Charity

 

B) Elige una de las siguientes preposiciones para completar estas oraciones:

about / for / from / in / of / on / with

 

1.   

Anna doesn't believe ________ ghosts

 
2.   

Maria forgave Susana ________ putting sugar in her tea

 
3.   

They went to the shop to exchange the jumper ________ a larger size

 
4.   

On the first day of university, Agnes was introduced ________ a lot of people

 
5.   

Last night somebody stole my purse ________ the bar on the High Street

 
6.   

The man tried to convince me ________ the advantages of buying a lorry

 
7.   

I agree ________ you that I need to cut my hair

 
8.   

I blamed the man in the shop ________ losing my washing

 
9.   

Lee is not very well, he is suffering ________ a very bad cold

 
10.   

I can't believe it, Sarah is married ________ Paul

 
11.   

The teacher didn't think that the boys were capable ________ doing their maths homework

 
12.   

My grandparents rely heavily ________ my Mum

 
13.   

In the middle of the party, Jo quarrelled ________ his girlfriend

 
14.   

Mrs Mendez interferes ________ everything

 
15.   

Last week, the president of Real Madrid resigned ________ his job