Exercise 1
Complete the sentences using hear or heard + a preposition (about/of/from).
1 I’ve never ……………………. Tom Hart. Who is he?
2 ‘Did you ……………………. the accident last night?’ ‘Yes, Vicky told me.’
3 Jane used to call me quite often, but I haven’t ……………………. her for a long time now.
4 A: Have you ……………………. a writer called William Hudson?
B: No, I don’t think so. What sort of writer is he?
5 Thanks for your email. It was good to ……………………. you.
6 ‘Do you want to ……………………. our holiday?’ ‘Not now. Tell me later.’
7 I live in a small town in the north of England. You’ve probably never ……………………. it.
Answers
1
1 heard of
2 hear about
3 heard from
4 heard of
5 hear from
6 hear about
7 heard of
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences using think about or think of. Sometimes both about and of are possible. Use the correct form of think (think/thinking/thought).
1 You look serious. What are you …………………….?
2 I need time to make decisions. I like to ……………………. things carefully.
3 That’s a good idea. Why didn’t I ……………………. that?
4 A: I’ve finished reading the book you lent me.
B: What did you ……………………. it? Did you think it was good?
5 We’re ……………………. going out to eat this evening. Would you like to come?
6 I don’t really want to go out with Tom tonight. I’ll have to ……………………. an excuse.
7 When I was offered the job, I didn’t accept immediately. I went away and……………………. it for a while. In the end I decided to take the job.
8 I don’t ……………………. much ……………………. this coffee. It’s like water.
9 Katherine is homesick. She’s always ……………………. her family back home.
10 A: Do you think I should apply to do the course?
B: I can’t ……………………. any reason why not.
Answers
2
1 think about
2 think about
3 think of
4 think of
5 thinking of/ about
6 think of
7 thought about
8 think (much) of
9 thinking about/ of
10 think of
Exercise 3
Put in the correct preposition.
1 Did you hear ……………………. the fire at the hotel yesterday?
2 ‘I had a strange dream last night.’ ‘Did you? What did you dream …………………….?’
3 Our neighbours complained ……………………. us ……………………. the noise we made last night.
4 Kevin was complaining ……………………. pains in his chest, so he went to the doctor.
5 I love this music. It reminds me ……………………. a warm day in spring.
6 He loves his job. He thinks ……………………. his work all the time, he dreams ……………………. it, he talks……………………. it and I’m fed up with hearing ……………………. it.
7 ‘We’ve got no money. What can we do?’ ‘Don’t worry. I’ll think ……………………. something.’
8 Jackie warned me ……………………. the water. She said it wasn’t safe to drink.
9 We warned our children ……………………. the dangers of playing in the street.
Answers
3
1 about
2 about
3 to us about
4 of
5 of
6 about … about … about … about
7 of
8 about
9 about/of
Exercise 4
Complete the sentences using these verbs (in the correct form) + a preposition:
complain dream hear remind remind think think warn
1 It was my idea. I ……………………. it first.
2 Ben is never satisfied. He’s always ……………………. something.
3 I can’t make a decision yet. I need time to ……………………. your proposal.
4 Before you go into the house, I must ……………………. You ……………………. the dog. He’s bitten people before, so be careful.
5 She’s not a well-known singer. Not many people have ……………………. her.
6 A: You wouldn’t go away without telling me, would you?
B: Of course not. I wouldn’t ……………………. it.
7 I would have forgotten my appointment if jane hadn’t ……………………. me it.
8 Do you see that man over there? Does he ……………………. you ……………………. anybody you know?
Answers
4
1 thought of
2 complaining about
3 think about
4 warn (you) about
5 heard of
6 dream of
7 reminded (me) about
8 remind (you) of
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