1.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions

1. This shop doesn’t have the toys I was looking __. (up/for)
2. The teacher divided the sweets ___ all the children.
(between/among)
3. Bruce did not fare well __ his examination. (in/at)
4. The dog is grateful __ its owner. (to/for)
5. My brother’s anniversary is __ 5th November.
(on/in)
6. The boy __ the store is quite young. (at/on)
7. Mahatma Gandhi was born __ 2nd October.
(on/in)
8. Rupert is fond __ muffins. (of/off)
9. The dog jumped __ the sofa. (on/in)
10. Humpty Dumpty sat __ a wall. (on/at)
11. The police officer is __ the station. (at/on)
12. The Sun will not rise __ 6 o’clock. (before/since)
13. I know Jack ___ he was a little boy. (for/since)
14. Priya’s house is ___ mine. (next to/after)
15. The opponents sat ____ to each other. (opposite/behind)
16. The scientist looked ____ the microscope. (through/in)
17. I met Suhani when I was __ college. (in/on)
18. I will have completed my task __ Friday. (till/by)
19. There’s a rift ___ these two kids. (between/among)
20. The soldiers are ___ war. (in/at)

2. Underline and identify the prepositions

Read the text given below and underline the prepositions.
On a very hot and sunny day, a thirsty crow was flying in search of
water. Due to the hot weather, most of the ponds had dried up.
Suddenly, he saw a vessel on the ground. When he flew towards it, he
saw there was very little water at the bottom of the vessel. While
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thinking about how he could drink that water, he saw little pebbles lying
around. He started dropping them one by one into the vessel. After some
time, the water level rose. The thirsty crow quenched its thirst and flew
away happily.
3. Complete the text with prepositions.
Usually, I am not interested..........comics but I am curious............what
happens in the next episode of the comic I am reading. The heroine,
Kelly, is a private detective who is worried................the disappearance of
people in her city. People are frightened......................going out after
dark and Kelly gets tired............. this and decides to do something. She
is walking alone in a park when she is attacked hy two enormous dogs.

4. Complete the sentences with in, at, or on.

1. History is the study of events that occurred..............the past.
2. We don't know what will happen.............. the future.
3. Newspapers report events that happen ________ the present.
4. Last year I was a junior in high school. ...present, I am a senior in high
school.
5. I am a student..................the present time, but I will graduate next
month.
6. Ms. Parker can't come to the phone right now. She's in a meeting......
the
moment.
7. I usually take a walk.................... the morning before I go to work.
8. Mark likes to take a nap.......... the afternoon.
9. Our family enjoys spending time together ....... the evening.
10. Our children always stay home..........night. I ate lunch......noon...
I got home...........midnight.
11. I moved to this city...... September. I moved here................ 2004. I
moved
here.......March 5th, 2004. I moved her.................the fall.
12. I work........... the morning. ............ the afternoon, I have an English
class.
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13. ..............Wednesday, I work all day.. Thursday, I have an English
class.
...........Thursday afternoon, I have an English class.
14. My plane was supposed to leave............ 7:07 P.M., but it didn't take
off
until 8:30.

5. Complete the text with prepositions

I set........... at eight o'clock in the morning and started to walk to school.
Suddenly, a large dog started barking at me. I didn't know what to do
but I came up............. plan. I threw my lunch box in one direction and
ran..............in the other direction very fast. I didn't have time to
go...home to i get more sandwiches so I went to school with no food.
When I arrived, I was ten minutes late and the teacher did not believe
my story. "You made. ..............! she said.

6. Find the mistakes and correct them. If there's no mistake,

write "correct".
a) I'm starting a course at the university on the autumn.
b) Are you coming to my party on Sunday evening?
c) My sister's going camping with her friends in the weekend.
d) At my birthday I would like to spend the day by the sea.
e) The circus is coming in 12th March.
f) The final match of the season is next Friday.
9) My mother is singing in a musical at the theatre I on next Sunday.
h) I'm taking my little cousin to see a magic show on this afternoon.
i) Would you like to come and stay on may?

Choose the correct prepositions.

1. Do you live (at, on) Bay Street (in, on) Newport?
2. I hung the picture (above, on) the fireplace.

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3. She walked (in, into) the kitchen and put her packages (on, over) the
table. 4. Is Jane (at, in) home? No, she is (on, at) the library.
5. Mary is sitting (in, on) the sofa (at, in) the living room.
6. Michigan is situated (in, between) Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.
7. While waiting for my train, I took a walk (around, across) the station.
8. A formation of twelve airplanes flew (over, on top of) our house.
9. The artist spends many hours (in, on) his studio (on, at) 50 Charles
Street.
10. John found a note pinne d (in, on) his door which said: “Meet me (at,
in) the corner of Pine and Fifth Streets.”
11. The Blake family lives (at, on) Third Street (in, on) Cleveland, Ohio.
12. Don’t forget to put your return address (in, on) the envelope.
13. He sat (near, against) the camp fire.
14. Mr. Flanagan, who is (from, of) Ireland, is staying (at, to) his sister’s
home in Boston.
15. Someone has spilled ink (in, on) this rug and has burned a hole (in,
on) that one.
16. The door was locked; so I shoved the letter (under, around) the door.
17. He piled the books (above, on top of) the table.
18. He arrived (in, at) Switzerland last week.
19. You are ahead of me. Your name is (above, at the top of) the list.
20. Your score on the examination is well (above, over) average.

Choose the correct answer. (B) Time

1. Does the movie begin (at, on) 6:30? No, it will not begin (until, for)
9:00; so do not arrive (before, by) that time.
2. He asked me to come (at, in) noon.
3. We will go to Florida (since, during) the month of January.
4. The stores stay open (on, in) Mondays (until, for) 9:00p.m.
5. Mary has been in the United States (for, during) a year.
6. John has lived in France (for, since) two years.
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7. I read (for, during) three hours, (at, from) 9:00p.m. (until, by) 12:00.
8. Did you meet Mr. Green (at, during) your stay in Savannah?
9. No, I did not see him because I was there (for, during) only two hours.
10. The train is ( on, in) time. It will arrive (in, by) three hours.
11. Is your birthday (in, on) April? Mine is (in, on) April 7.
12. Come (by, on) 8:00 if you can; no one will be seated at the theater
(after, since) 8:30.
13. I try to get to school (in, on) time to have a cup of coffee before my
first class.
14. He will leave for Thailand (at, in) the end of August. There will be a
farewell party for him (in, on) the twentieth of August.
15. Columbus discovered America (in, on) 1492.
16. The projector broke down twice (for, during) the showing of the film.
17. He had been waiting here (during, since) noon. 18. I received my bill
(to, in) the middle of the month.
19. Can you be ready (by, on) six o’clock? 20. We plan to finish this
project (around, until) the first of the year.

1. We accept your kind invitation (by, with) pleasure.

2. I should like to read that book (by, of) Ernest Hemingway.
3. These oranges are sold (of, by) the dozen.
4. The door (of, at) the house is painted red.
5. He says he can communicate (by, of) mental telepathy.
6. Always sign important papers (by, in) ink.
7. Would you rather write (by, with) a pen or pencil?
8. Over one-third (of, in) the oranges are spoiled.
9. The first speech will be given (by, of) Mr. Steele.
10. Do you like to travel (by, in) bus?
11. He toured the country (in, by) a station wagon.
12. How would you like to go (by, with) us (by, in) our car?

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13. This liquid smells (like, as) turpentine.
14. This cake is (for, to) lunch.
15. We always buy olive oil (of, by) the gallon.
16. The sound (of, by) rain lulls me to sleep.
17. It looks (like, as) a nice day.
18. It will take four yards (of, by) material to make this dress.
19. He always speaks (in, by) a loud voice.
20. Stanley took a temporary job (as, like) a chauffeur
Choose the correct preposition in the following paragraphs:
1. John Doe, who graduated (of, from) the University of North Carolina
two years ago, is now doing graduate work (in, on) engineering (at, to)
Georgia Tech. He expects to receive his Master’s degree (by, in) next
June. After that, he plans to accept a job (as, like) a technician (by, with)
an oil company (in, at) South America.
2. Jim was walking (across, over) the campus (in, at) noon when he met
a friend whom he had not seen (since, during) summer. They stopped (in
front of, around) the gymnasium and sat down (in, on) the steps. After
they had talked (for, during) about ten minutes, Jim said, “I must go
(toward, to) Jefferson Hall this semester. Why don’t you drop by some
afternoon (over, after) classes?”
3. Mr. Hill arrived in New York (on, in) May 10 (at, on) eight o’clock (in,
on) the evening. He decided to call on his uncle who lived (on, in) Fifth
Avenue. He got on a bus (at, of) the station and put his fare (on, into) the
farebox. The bus was very crowded, so Mr. Hill had to stand up all the
way.
When he reached 85th Street, Mr. Hill got off the bus and walked a short
distance (in, to) the apartment building (in, of) which his uncle lived. He
knocked (at, in) the door (of, on) his uncle’s apartment. He waited (for,
during) a few minutes, but no one came (to, at) the door. He was
disappointed to find no one (to, at) home. He didn’t know where to go
because his uncle had promised to reserve a room for him (at, by) a
downtown hotel. He saw a bench (at, to) the end of the hall, and he sat
down (on, in) it to wait for his uncle.

Fill in the blanks with a correct preposition.

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They arrived____________Bombay__________8:00p.m.__________July 30.
2. Charles lives____________College Avenue_________an apartment.
3. Phoenix is located__________the state_________Arizona.
4. John asked me to go_________him to buy a pair________shoes.
5. Put a pad_____________the hot dish to protect the table.
6. Mr. Walker has__________a grey suit today.
7. This story was written__________Conan Doyle.
8. My aunt stayed at our house__________two weeks.
9. Mary is a good housekeeper; she always sweeps________the bed.
10. They had to drive_________ the block four times before they found a
parking place.
11. There is an ink spot________the collar_________your shirt.
12. Please write_________ink, and don’t forget to write__________every
other line.
13. Did you receive a letter____________your brother yesterday?
14. The bus will not leave___________fifteen minutes.
15. Elections are held___________the first Tuesday___________November.
16. Maximo always entertains us_________stories of his experiences.
17. Does this bus go________Central City?
18. Mr. And Mrs. Simpson have lived________Chesnut Street__________six
years.
19. Dr. Parks has been living_________Mobile_________October. His home
is________
20. He dived________the lake and swam__________the boat.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate preposition in the

following paragraphs.
1. Would you please tell me how to get_________the baseball park?
Certainly. You go down Arch Street two blocks and turn left__________King
Street. Stay__________King Street_________about two miles. You will
go________a bridge and_________a tunnel. You will come to Ocean Avenue
about four blocks after you leave the tunnel. Turn right_______Ocean
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Avenue, and________the middle of the block you will see the main
entrance________the ball park. I would suggest that you drive your
car_______the block and park_______the parking lot behind the field.

2. __________June 13 the Circle Players will open__________Star

Theater________a revival_________George Bernard Shaw’s play, Major
Barbara. When the play opened_________Philadelphia a week ago, the
critics gave the Circle Players enthusiastic reviews. Good reviews are not
unusual for the Circle Players, who have thrilled audiences________ their
performances__________the past decade. In fact, they were so loudly
acclaimed_________London for their performance of Major Barbara that
the play ran_________three years.
Tickets are now on sale_________the box office__________the Star
Theatre__________the three week engagement. There will be a
performance every night, except Sunday,___________8:30p.m., and a
matinee________Wednesday and Saturday_________2:30 p.m.
Reservations may be made__________mail or telephon