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Basic English Grammar 3e: Ch. 1

A / An / The and Prepositions Assessment A. Complete the sentences using a, an or the. Once upon _____ (a/an) time, there was ____(a/the) little girl who liked to eat chocolate all the time. She loved chocolate so much. She asked her mother to buy her ____(a/an) bar of chocolate for her birthday. Her mother bought ____(a/an) enormous bar of chocolate. She expected the candy bar to last at least two weeks. ____ (a/the) little girl ate all of the chocolate in one day. That night she had ____(a/an) terrible stomach ache. She threw up all night long. Her mother took her to see ____(an/the) doctor in the morning. The doctor told her not to eat anymore chocolate. B. Complete the sentences with a preposition from the box. (Note: There may be more than one correct preposition for each sentence. There are extra prepositions in the box.) In over on* between near next to In front of beside in back of under above across from

1. There is an apple _____ the table. 2. I have three gallons of milk ____ my refrigerator. 3. Mr. and Mrs. Smith live _________ the street _____ me. 4. The cat is sleeping_____ the bed. 5. There is a big tree _____________ my house. 6. The ceiling is _______ our heads. 7. A mole builds a house ________ the ground. 8. Jacky is sitting ____________ Phoebe. 9. Shelly and Tom are sitting _________ Jim and Freddie. 10. China is ______ the continent of Asia *repeats Turn Over

A /An/The and Prepositions Assessment Contributed by Michelle Cohen, Ivy Collegiate Academy

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Basic English Grammar 3e: Ch. 1

C. Fill in the blanks with the correct word. Use: a, an, over, on, in, under, Ms. Cohen has _____ very small family. There are only three people _____ her family. She has two sons. They are twins. They all live in a three-story house. Their bedrooms are _____ the third floor. Arizona and Hanan have _____ bunk bed. Arizona sleeps ____ the top bunk, and Hanan sleeps _______ Arizona. They make a lot of noise at night. They sound like ____ animal thats hurt. Ms. Cohen has to tell her sons to be quiet all the time. Arizona and Hanan like to play outside. They ride their bikes _____ the street. Ms. Cohen doesnt have ____ bike. Instead, Ms. Cohen likes to drive her truck. She drives very fast. Arizona and Hanan are afraid she will run them ______with her big truck. Watch out!!

A /An/The and Prepositions Assessment Contributed by Michelle Cohen, Ivy Collegiate Academy

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