Complete the sentences with the prepositions below.
Слова в рамке: off with, up, out, of, up for.
1 Stephen gave his sister a big bunch of roses to make ........ forgetting her birthday.
2 One minute my next-door neighbour is really nice to me, and the next he's extremely rude; I don't know what to make ........ him!
3 According to the newspaper report, the thieves made ........ goods worth over ten thousand pounds.
4 Can you make ........ what it says here? The letters are too small for me to read.
5 You don't need to make ........ an excuse for being late; just tell your teacher the truth.
- make up for — загладить, компенсировать: to make up for forgetting her birthday.
- make of — думать о ком-то, как понимать: what to make of him.
- make off with — скрыться с украденным: made off with goods.
- make out — разобрать, различить: make out what it says.
- make up — выдумать: make up an excuse.
Фразовые глаголы с make: make up for — компенсировать, make of — составить мнение, make off with — удрать с чем-то, make out — разобрать, make up — выдумать.
- up for
- of
- off with
- out
- up
Underline the correct preposition.
1 The armchair is on/in the corner of the room next to the window.
2 Can you stop leaving your things to/on the floor? You're so messy!
3 The fire left half the buildings in the street at/in ruins.
4 I know we're in/on a hurry, but can you slow down, please?
5 Don't worry, if we can't find a nice hotel for your birthday party, we'll do it at/in home.
6 James has parked his car in/on the corner of Smith and Nicolson street.
7 Suzan can't do her Maths homework, because she's left her book to/at school.
- in the corner of the room — внутри комнаты, в углу: in.
- on the floor — на полу: on.
- in ruins — устойчивое выражение: in.
- in a hurry — устойчивое выражение: in.
- at home — устойчивое выражение: at.
- on the corner of ... street — на углу улиц: on.
- at school — в школе: at.
Устойчивые выражения: in ruins, in a hurry, at home, at school, on the floor. In the corner of a room — угол внутри комнаты, а on the corner of a street — угол улиц.
- in
- on
- in
- in
- at
- on
- at
