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Hi, my dear friends! Today I'd like to post the test on the prepositions of action. First, this group of prepositions is the most problematic in use. Besides, just these prepositions are used in the phrasal verbs and reading your comments to Dan's blogs I see you have some problems choosing the correct preposition for this or that phrasal verb. So, before starting this test, you should read my explanations in the attached file.

Prepositions%20of%20action.doc

Your task is usual. You should fill in the blanks with the prepositions of action.

1. She came ____ to the door and opened it.
2. They were driving ____ the bridge. The bridge was ____ the canal.
3. The boy climbed ____ the wall.
4. She was looking ____ the street ____ the closed window.
5. He will be ____ in an hour.
6. My friend was walking ____.
7. A man was climbing ____ the hill ____ the narrow path.
8. We were boating ____ the river.
9. There are a lot of unemployed ____ here.
10. Take it ____ ____ here!
11. Go ____ this street ____ the next corner and turn right ____ the 25^th street.
12. There was nobody ____.
13. English is spoken all ____ the world.
14. He looked at a newcomer ____the paper he was reading.
15. He arrived at the Railroad station ____ of time.
16. He ate ____his dinner.
17. I cut the article ____ ____ the newspaper.
18. Don’t forget to plug ____ the iron.
19. I read your letter ____and ____.
20. Fill ____ my car.
21. The house burned ____.
22. He burned ____ the note.
23. He hung the flag ____ ____ the window.
24. The state flag is either lowered ____ or lighted ____ in the nighttime.
25. The worker was sawing ____ the old tree branches.

Well, I am setting the deadline and let it be May 9, OK?

Have a pleasant weekend!

My dear friends! As there are no new replies and it is the deadline today, I am posting the correct answers. Here they are:

1. She came up to the door and opened it.
2. They were driving along/on the bridge. The bridge was over/across the canal.
3. The boy climbed over the wall.
4. She was looking at the street through the closed window.
5. He will be back in an hour.
6. My friend was walking towards.
7. A man was climbing up the hill along/on the narrow path.
8. We were boating on/along/up/down the river.
9. There are a lot of unemployed over here.
10. Take it away from/out of here!
11. Go on/along this street to/up to the next corner and turn right onto the 25thstreet.
12. There was nobody around/in.
13. English is spoken all over the world.
14. He looked at a newcomer over the paper he was reading.
15. He arrived at the Railroad station ahead of time.
16. He ate up his dinner.
17. I cut the article out of the newspaper.
18. Don’t forget to plug off the iron.
19. I read your letter over and over.
20. Fill up my car.
21. The house burned down.
22. He burned up the note.
23. He hung the flag out of the window.
24. The state flag is either lowered down or lighted up in the nighttime.
25. The worker was sawing off the old tree branches.

And I'd like to add a few words. I think 6, 15 and 23 were the most complicated for you to guess. As to No 15, it is an idiom. So, either you know it or not. But No 23! According to my husband, it was one of the easiest, especially taking into account all our explanations. You are lucky not to live in the USA. Here, honor of the national flag is protected by law and if some authorities would have read your comments, you might have had great problems! Ha-ha-ha! Please, don't delete any comments, I am just kidding!

So, as usual, you can ask any questions about this test if you have any.

Thanks very much for participating!