Prepositions - Linking Words Test B1 Grammar Exercises

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Question 1

1. Peter had left his guitar ..... the bed before he got ............ his room.

A	at/ into
B	on/ out of
C	in / towards
D	by / on

Question 2

2. It takes about ten minutes to drive ..... this tunnel.

A	through
B	across
C	over
D	among

Question 3

3. Our next chemistry class is ............. 11 o 'clock ......... Tuesday.

A	in /from
B	on/ by
C	at / on
D	around/ in

Question 4

4. As the truck was going slowly ........ the slope, I was driving right ....... it.

A	off / in front of
B	down / between
C	along / over
D	up / behind

Question 5

5. Because he works ..... a farm, Carl always goes to bed very early and gets up ..... dawn.

A	at/-
B	onto/ in
C	on / at
D	in/ on

Question 6

6. Farmers are usually ..... the fields from early ........... the morning ..... late ..... night ........... the summer.

A	on / on / until / to / at
B	in / at /to / at / in
C	at / in / to / on / duning
D	in / in / till / at / in

Question 7

7. ............ we didn't have many toys when we were kids, we used to enjoy ourselves a lot.

A	As soon as
B	Except for
C	Although
D	Despite

Question 8

8. I still have a terrible toothache ..... the drugs I have been taking for days.

A	such as
B	even though
C	unless
D	in spite of

Question 9

9. Melinda never misses the concerts of her favourite band ........... they give one near her hometown.

A	in case
B	until
C	whenever
D	so that

Question 10

1o. Whether or not you join me, I will be ..... our neighbour's barbecue party ..... this afternoon.

A	in/ on
B	at/-
C	to / in
D	on / at

Question 11

11 . ..... wealth ..... fame makes me happy. I only want my freedom and privacy.

A	Either/ or
B	Both/ and
C	Neither / nor
D	Hardly/ when

Question 12

12. My grandfather turned up the volume of the TV ........... hear the news.

A	in case
B	so that
C	in addition to
D	in order to

Question 13

13. You can get over diseases ..... the common cold without taking any medicine.

A	both
B	such as
C	what is more
D	since

Question 14

14. It is hard to get a good job ....... you speak a second foreign language fluently ........... English.

A	othewise / except
B	apart from / besides
C	unless / as well as
D	as soon as / suchas

Question 15

15. The car looked all right ..... a few unimportant scratches.

A	unless
B	apart from
C	like
D	as

Question 16

16. Can you wash the dishes ..... I am doing the ironing?

A	besides
B	whereas
C	all in all
D	while

Question 17

17. It was snowing heavily, ............. we decided to cancel the trip.

A	since
B	so
C	while
D	if

Question 18

18. The Johnsons have been living right ......... us .......... I was born.

A	above / since
B	next to / for
C	below / when
D	under / whenever

Question 19

19. ..... security reasons, you see cameras .... you go in the city.

A	Because of/ whenever
B	Despite/ in case
C	Due to / wherever
D	Like/ until

Question 20

20. There is a lot of traffic on the roads ..... the high number of people going on holiday these days.

A	due to
B	since
C	because
D	whereas

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6 thoughts on “Prepositions – Linking Words Test B1 Grammar Exercises”

Tanja
November 18, 2018 at 8:01 pm | Reply
This exercise has a mistake in every sentence.
1. Peter had left his guitar on the bed before he got out of his room.
- ETO
  November 19, 2018 at 10:47 pm | Reply
  Hi, Tanja! Our editor must have entered the answer key on another test. I have revised all the questions one by one. And they must be okay now.
Tanja
November 20, 2018 at 3:26 pm | Reply
Thanks
- ETO
  November 20, 2018 at 5:13 pm | Reply
  You’re welcome!
Tanja
November 23, 2018 at 12:20 pm | Reply
in / in / til / at / in
till
- ETO
  November 25, 2018 at 1:10 pm | Reply
  Done! Thanks again.

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