IN ON AT TO UNDER OVER

- continent (Europe, America, Asia) - day of the week (Friday, Sunday) - time (2 o´clock, 6:35 p.m.) - count to 10 - the bed - the river/bridge
- country (the Czech Republic) - weekdays - noon - 5,50 (clock) - the table - wall
- city/town (London, Prague) - Sunday morning - night - listen to me - jacket over the shirt
- the world - Tuesday afternoon - midnight - go/fly to Italy = more (over 5 years)
- month (April, June, September) - Monday evening - breakfast - go to Venice
- year (2018) - the right/left - lunchtime - go to the cinema
- century (the 16th century) - date (the 24th December) - the weekend - go to bed
- the past/ present/future - my birthday - Halloween - me/you/her/him
- season (spring, summer, winter) - Christmas Day - Christmas - belong to
- part of day (the morning - New Year´s Day - Easter - compare to
- the afternoon - holiday - sunset/dawn
- the evening - business - home
- the week - a trip/tour/cruise - school
- the north - the table/desk - university
- an hour - the corner - work
- the box - the cake - the gym
- the pocket - the window - the airport
- the street - the chair/bed - the cinema
- the square - the blackboard - the restaurant
- the park/garden - the screen - the hairdresser´s
- classroom - the ceiling/wall - the station/stop
- room 22 - the floor/ground - the reception
- bedroom - the first floor - the meeting
- the building/cage/kennel - the left/right - the concert/party
- the village - be on the bus/train/ - the match
- the sky plane/tram/ship/bike/ - roundabout
- be in a car - motorbike/horse - traffic lights
- get in the car - get on the bus… - church
- a meeting - go on foot - at/on the corner
- in the corner (v rohu pokoje) - time - 25 (age)/the age of 25
- time (in a moment, few minutes, - on TV/radio/phone - a speed of 120
a week, six months, in three years) - the river (on the Thames) - 100 degrees celsius
- in my hand - page 35 - the beginning of
- in the picture/ photo/book - the map - the end of (day, week, month,
- bed - island year, film, course)
- hospital - farm - the top/bottom of (page)
- prison - on my own - the front/back of (the house)
- the rain/sun/ bad weather - on the other hand - door/window
- write in pen - the moment
- in cash - the same time
- in my opinion - present
- in English - first sight
- by me = next to me - first
- the tree - last
- once
- arrive in (město, země) - least
- believe in
- look at me
- smile/laught at
- point at
- arrive at (the station/airport)
 NEXT BETWEEN OPPOSITE TOWARDS FROM…TO DURING WITH INTO AFTER UP/DOWN
TO
me chair and bed the bank - the house Monday to Friday summer friends the cottage the party the stairs
the door April to May the trip breakfast
the castle to the
cottage
9 to 10 o´clock

BY BEFORE AGO FOR SINCE FROM ABOUT OFF OF INTO

car 3 years 5 years ago 1 hour 1980 Prague talk about get off the bus the car of mine - enter
bus 2010 7 days Saturday Italy complain about room/house
tram Christmas 2 years January garden worry about take care of
train lunch breakfast 9 o´clock a gift from Jim accuse of
bike lunch consist of
foot dinner protect from dream of
a book by Poe plan for weekend differ from
21 July (do) come from
6 o´clock wait for suffer from
= next to (He´s apply for
standing by the ask for
car.) apologize for
credit card leave for
post/email/fax/
phone/hand
mistake
the chimney

IN FRONT BEHIND BELOW AROUND TO THE LEFT OF ON THE UP/DOWN AMONG THROUGH
OF LEFT
the house the tree the table pets - the tunnel
the house the lake - the gate

ABOVE ALONG AWAY FROM IN THE MIDLLE OF ACROSS OUT OF TILL/UNTIL ONTO
path above the lake the river = over (the bridge) order Until Friday -jump onto the
the fence - swim across the lake work table
- the street breath
 control
date
fashion
tune
money
time
the building

- at the moment, at present, at the same time, (Liz and I arrived at the same time.)
- at the end = at the time when sth. ends (at the end of the month/January/the film/the course) x at the beginning
- at the top/ bottom of the page
- at the end of the street
- at the door/window (Who is that man standing at the door?)
- at the front/back of a building/group of people (The garden is at the back of the house. I was standing at the front, so I could
see well.)
- at sea (= on voyage, We were at sea for two weeks.) BUT I love swimming in the sea.
- at the party/conference/meeting/football match/concert (Were there many people at the party?)
- at the restaurant/station/airport/Jack´s house = at Jack´s/ doctor´s/hairdresser´s (Don´t meet me at the station.)
- at the age of, at a speed of 120 miles an hour/at 100 degrees celsius (Water boils at 100 degrees celsius. She left school at 16.)
- at all times
- at the time
- at times
- at first sight
- at breakfast ...
- at last
- at first
- at once
- at arm´s length
- at least
- at the same time
- at daybreak
- at the top of her voice

- on time = punctual, not late (The train left on time. We´ll meet at 7 p.m., please be on time.)
- on the ceiling, on the wall, on the (first) floor, on the ground, on the noticeboard (Our flat is on the second floor.)
- on your nose, on an island, on a farm (Have you ever worked on a farm?)
- on a page, on the list/map/menu (Open book on page 7.)
- on left/right (side); (In Britain we drive on the left.)
- on the river (London is on the river Thames.), on the coast, on the way (We stopped at a small village on the way to London.)
- on/at the corner of the street (There is a public phone at/on the corner of the street.)
- on the front/back of a letter/piece of paper (Write your name on the back of the envelope.)
- on a bus/train/plane/ship/bicycle/motorbike/horse (There were many people on the bus.)
- on holiday/business/a trip/a tour/a cruise (He´s on holiday in France.) BUT He has gone to France foe a holiday.
 - on TV/the radio/the phone (I´ve spoken to her on the phone.)
- be/go on strike/a diet (The railway workers are on strike.)
- be on fire (The car is on fire.)
- on the whole (= in general, Sometimes I have problems at work, but on the whole I enjoy my job.)
- on purpose (I didn´t do it on purpose.) BUT by mistake, chance, accident
- go on foot
- on behalf of
- on condition that
- on no account
- on my own
- on second thoughts
- on the whole
- on arrival
- on average
- on the other hand
- on line
- on duty
- on fire
- on horseback
- on the left/right
- on the phone
- on the screen

IN - months, years, seasons, centuries (in April, in 1990, in the 1970s, in the 18th century, in the twentieth century, in the past, in
(the) winter, in the Middle Age)
- for the time of day (in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening BUT on Friday morning)
- a time in the future (in a moment, in a few/a couple of minutes, in a week, in six months..., He´ll be back in a week.)
- in time = soon enough (I must hurry. I want to get home in time to see the football match on TV.)
- in the end = finally (We had a lot of problem with our car. In the end we sold it and bought another one. At first we didn´t like
each other, but in the end we became good friends.)
- in the beginning
- in a room/building/box (There´s no one in the room.)
- in the pool/sea/river (Look at Ann swimming in the pool.)
- in the sky
- in a line/row/queue/street (I prefer to sit in the front row.)
- in my hand, in your mind
- in the picture/photo/mirror/book/newspaper/letter (Have you seen the article in the newspaper?)
- in the corner (of the room); (The television is in the corner of the room.) BUT!!! at/on the corner of the street
- in the front/back of a car (I was sitting in the back of the car when we crashed.)
- in bed/hospital/prison (Katie´s mother is in hospital.)
 - in a car/taxi (Jim arrived in a taxi.)
- in the rain/sun/shade/dark/bad weather (We sat in the shade.)
- write in ink/pencil, in words/figures/block letters (When you do the exam, you´re not allowed to write in pencil.)
- in cash (I paid the bill in cash.) BUT by credit card, cheque
- in my opinion (In my opinion, the film wasn´t very good.)
- be/fall in love with sb. (Have you ever been in love with her?)
- in conclusion
- in the west ...
- in control
- in danger
- in favour of
- in general
- in other words
- in a dress/uniform
- in haste
- in German/English
- in a group
- in addition to
- in answer to
- in the past, present, future
- in the news
- in pairs
- in a loud voice

IN x ON
There is some water in the bottle.
There is a label on the bottle.

IN x AT
There were o lot of people in the shop. (=overcrowded)
Go along this street and then turn left at the shop.

AT x ON
There is somebody at the door.
There is a notice on the door.

BY - how we do sth. (by post, email, fax, phone, hand, cheque, credit card ...) x in cash
- sth. can happen (by mistake/accident/chance ...) x on purpose
- how we travel (by car/train/plane/boat/bus/ship/bicycle ...) and (by air/rail/sea/underground ...) x on foot; we use by without
a/the/my... (NOT by my car, They came in a taxi/car. We travelled on the train/tram/bus.)
- sth. is done by sb./sth. (a play by Shakespeare, a book by Agatha Christie ...)
 - by sb./sth. = next to (Sit by me. The light switch is by the door.)
- by 1000 pounds/10% (Her salary increased by ten per cent.)
- by heart
- by the way
- by example
- by sight
- by means of
- by no means
- day by day
- by far
- by the rules
- by the arm
- by telepathy

OUT OF - out of order

- out of practice
- out of favour
- out of the woods
- out of the way
- out of touch
- out of work
- out of breath
- out of control
- out of danger
- out of date
- out of doors
- out of fashion
- out of luck
- out of print
- out of sight
- out of tune
- out of reach
- out of earshot
- out of money
- out of time
- out of pocket

TO - to some extent
- to the point
- to my surprise
- to your advantage
 - to our amazement
- to your health
- to some degree
- to you

UP - up to date
- up to you
- up and down
- up till/until
- up the hill
- up the spout
- up to no good
- up as far as

FOR - for a change

- for ages
- for breakfast ...
- for fear of
- for fun/pleasure
- for good
- for granted
- for ever/forever
- for luck
- for life
- for nothing
- for sale
- for short
- for a visit
- for a walk
- for a while
- for now
- for your birthday
- for better or worse
- for my sake
- for the moment

FROM - from A to B
- from bad to worse
- from place to place
- from time to time
- from morning to night
 - from now on
- from my point of view
- from flour/wood/plastic ...

 noun + preposition

o for
- a cheque (They sent me a cheque for $ 75.)
- a demand (The firm closed down because there wasn´t enough demand for its product.)
- a need (There´s no excuse for behaviour like that. There´no need for it.)
- a reason (The train was late but nobody knew the reason for the delay.)
- excuse, reputation, respect, responsibility, advertisement

o of
- an advantage/disadvantage (The advantage of living alone is that you can do what you like. BUT!!! There are many
advantages in/to living alone.)
- a cause (Nobody knows what the cause of the explosion was.)
- a photo/picture/map/plan/drawing/painting... (She showed me some photo of her family. I had a map of the town.)
- delay, description, hope, idea, lack, opinion, experience, knowledge

o from
- departure, protection, fall, extract, phone call

o about
- discussion, information, quarrel, argument, debate, hesitation

o in
- an increase/decrease/rise/fall (There has been an increase in the number of road accident recently. There was a big fall in
sales.)
- delay, expert, failure

o on
- advice, attack, book, expert, talk

o to
- damage (I had to pay for the damage to the other car.)
- an invitation (Did you get the invitation to the party/wedding...?)
- a solution (to a problem)/key (to a door)/answer (to a question)/reply (to a letter)/reaction to ... (I was surprised at her reaction
to my suggestion.)
- an attitude (to/towards - His attitude to/towards his job is negative.)
 - objection, thanks

o with
- a relationship/connection/contact (Do you have a good relationship with your parents? They question him in connection with
the theft.)
- trouble, agreement, harmony

o between

- a relationship/connection/contact/difference (between two people or things – There are some differences between British and
American English. The police believe that there is no connection between the two crimes.)
- choice, comparison

 adjective + preposition

o of
- nice/kind/good/generous/polite/silly/stupid/cruel/friendly/clever/
mean/careless/unfair ... of sb. (It was very nice of you to help me. It is stupid of her to go out without a coat.) BUT !!!
nice/kind ... to sb. (They have been always very kind to me.)
- afraid/frightened/terrified/scared (Are you afraid of dogs? Yes, I´m terrified of them.)
- fond/proud/ashamed/jealous/envious (Why are you so jealous of her?)
- suspicious/critical/tolerant (He was suspicious of my intentions.)
- aware/conscious (I wasn´t aware of that.)
- capable/incapable (I´m sure you are capable of passing the exam.)
- full/short (The letter was full of mistakes. I´m a bit short of money.)
- typical (It´s typical of him to keep everybody waiting.)
- tired (I´m tired of waiting. = I´ve had enough of waiting.)
- certain/sure (I´m not sure of that. = I´m not sure about that.)

o about
- sorry about sth. (I´m sorry about the noise.) BUT !!! sorry for doing sth. (I´m sorry for shouting at you yesterday.)
- angry/annoyed/furious about sth. (It´s stupid to get angry about that thing.) BUT!!! angry... with sb. for doing sth. (Are you
annoyed with me for being late?)
- excited/worried/upset/nervous/happy...about sth. (Carol is upset about not being invited to the party.)

o at
- good/bad/excellent/brilliant/hopeless... (I´m not good at swimming.)

o at/by
- surprised/ shocked/amazed/astonished (Everybody was surprised at/by the news.)
o to
- married/engaged (Ann is married to an American) BUT!!! Ann is married with 3 children. = She is married and has 3
children.)
- similar (Your writing is similar to mine.)
- difficult/easy/hard/impossible/dangerous/safe/expensive/cheap/nice/
interesting/exciting ... to do sth. (It is difficult to understand him. = He is difficult to understand., Do you think it is safe to
drink this water? It is impossible to read it. Jill is very interesting to talk to.)
- to be sorry/happy/glad/pleased/delighted/sad/disappointed/surprised/
amazed/astonished/relieved ... to do sth. (Tom was surprised to see me. We were delighted to get your letter last week.)
- to be the first person to know/the next train to arrive (You will be the first to know. The next train to arrive at platform 4 will
be the 6,50 to Cardiff.)
- to be sure/certain/bound/likely to happen (She´s sure to pass the exam. I´m likely to be late home this evening.)
o from/to
- different (The film was different from/to what I´d expected.)

o in
- interested (Are you interested in art?)

o on
- keen (Cathy wasn´t very keen on going out.)
- dependent (I don´t want to be dependent on anybody.) BUT!!! independent of sb.

o with
- crowded (The city was crowded with tourists.)
- impressed with/by sb. or sth. (I´m impressed with/by her new car.)
- fed up/bored (I´m fed up with my job.)
- delighted/pleased/satisfied/disappointed (Were you disappointed with your exam results?)

o for
- famous (Florence is famous for its art treasures.)
- responsible (Who was responsible for all that noise last night?)
- feel/be sorry for sb. (I feel sorry for George. He has a problem.)