Preposition Examples Exercise

A preposition is a word that is generally used before a noun or a pronoun and shows its relation with other words in a sentence.

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Preposition Examples Exercise

Preposition Examples Exercise #1

1. Look …………………………. the picture on the wall.
2. He has cut his finger …………………………… a knife.
3. Geetanjali was written ……………………….. Rabindranath.
4. He will arrive ……………………….. 10 a.m.
5. Trains pass ……………………… the tunnel.
6. There are dirty marks ……………………… the floor.
7. Leave the glasses ………………………. the table.
8. They sat …………………………..the grass.
9. We stood ………………………… one foot.
10. He had a blister …………………………….. his foot.

Answers

1. at
2. with
3. by
4. at
5.  through
6. on
7. on
8. on 
9. on
10. on

Preposition Examples Exercise #2

1. He wore a ring …………………………….. his finger.
2. There is a coat ……………………………… a hook.
3. He has no chance ………………………….. winning.
4. I need a dictionary ……………………………… Japanese.
5. He is a professor ………………………….. Chemistry.
6. Please speak …………………………. French.
7. The letter was written………………………… biro (a kind of ball pen).
8. The lines were printed ……………………………….. italics/capitals.
9. Say it ………………………….. a few words.
10. He goes ……………………….. a walk morning.

Answers

1. on 
2. on 
3. of
4. of
5. of
6. in 
7.  in
8. in 
9. in 
10.  for 

Preposition Examples Exercise #3

1. It’s a machine …………………………. cutting hay.
2. I draw pictures ……………………….. pleasure.
3. What did you shout ……………………….. him for?
4. He stood before her …………………………….. the queue.
5. We knelt ………………………….. the shrine.
6. Your name comes …………………………….. mine on the list.
7. Rice sells ………………………….. Rs.45 each kilo.
8. I bought this pen ……………………..5 dollars.
9. He drives ………………………. 70 kmph (kilometer per hour).
10. The man was shooting …………………………. the crowd.

Answers

1. for
2.  for
3. at 
4. in 
5. before 
6. before
7. at
8. for
9. at 
10. at

Preposition Examples Exercise #4

1. The dog rushed ……………………….. me.
2. The Cloud is a poem ………………………. Shelley.
3. I went to Austin …………………….. bus.
4. May I pay ……………………………. cheque?
5. I shall contact you ………………………. letter/telephone.
6. She earns his living ……………………….. writing.
7. I’m on holiday ……………………….. 15 February.
8. There’s traffic in the streets ………………………. dawn till dusk.
9. He was blind ………………………. birth.
10. She died ………………………… overwork.

Answers

1. at 
2. by 
3. by
4. by
5. by
6. by
7. from
8. from
9. from
10. from

Preposition Examples Exercise #5

1. She stood ……………………….. me.
2. The School is ……………………. our house.
3. Hide ………………………………………. the tree.
4. My family is ………………………………….. me in my decision to read medicine.
5. He was brought ……………………… the police officer.
6. He ran ……………………….. the house.
7. One woman will be selected …………………. them.
8. He is walking ………………….. the road.
9. The road is …………………………. the river.
10. The policeman is running ………………………… him.

Answers

1. behind
2. behind
3. behind 
4. behind
5. before
6. into
7. from among
8. across 
9. along
10. behind

Preposition Examples Exercise #6

1. He knows nothing ………………………….. the matter.
2. There is nobody ………………………. the house.
3. There can be no success ………………………. hard work.
4. The men are standing ……………………… the tree.
5. There was a long discussion ………………………. the two of them.
6. A mountain is visible ………………………. the river.
7. He walked ……………………… the carriage.
8. The whole country was …………………….. the elected leader.
9. …………………… you, there were eight other passengers there.
10. ………………………… Cricket, he plays Basketball also.

Answers

1. about 
2. within
3. without
4. beneath
5. between
6. beyond
7. behind
8. behind
9. Besides
10. Besides

Preposition Examples Exercise #7

1. ……………………… their ave one ho other qualifications of the candidates.
2. West Bengal is situated ……………………….. Bihar and Bangladesh.
3. The speaker stood ………………………. a table in front and the wall behind him.
4. A mountain is visible ………………….. the river.
5. He walked ………………………… the carriage.
6. Do you know who is ……………………… this conspiracy?
7. Please close the door ………………………………….. you when leaving.
8. The whole country was ………………………. the elected leader.
9. ………………………. you, there were five other passengers there.
10. ………………………. tennis, he plays badminton also.

Answers

1. Besides
2. between
3. between
4. beyond
5. behind
6. behind
7. behind 
8. behind
9. Besides
10. Besides

Preposition Examples Exercise #8

1. …………………………….. their ave one ho other qualifications of the candidates.
2. New York is situated ……………………….. the Canadian provinces of Québec and Ontario.
3. The speaker stood……………………………a table in front and the wall behind him.
4. The town is situated …………………………….. the river.
5. The beauty of the scene is ………………………….. human imagination.
6. They cross-examined everyone …………………………. Tapas.
7. Their paternal property brought them nothing …………………………. trouble.
8. They went out of the room one ………………………………… another.
9. The train started …………………………… 9 p.m.
10. Take rest ……………………………. hard work.

Answers

1. Besides
2. between 
3. between 
4. beyond
5. beyond 
6. but 
7. but
8. after
9. after
10. after

Preposition Examples Exercise #9

1. He leaned ………………………….. the wall.
2. This plan will go …………………………. your interests.
3. He kept his cool ………………………. great provocation.
4. He felt lonely even ………………………………… merriment and gaiety.
5. The amount of profit was distributed …………………………….. all.
6. Two were selected from ………………………… the spectators.
7. He was …………………………….. me in school.
8. His age is definitely ………………………… thirty.
9. We sat ……………………… a tree.
10. I have put on a vest …………………….. the shirt.

Answers

1. against
2. against
3. amidst
4. amid 
5. among
6. amongst
7. below
8. below 
9. beneath
10. beneath

Preposition Examples Exercise #10

1. Other contemporary poets were far ………………………………… Shakespeare.
2. It is …………………………….. my dignity to accept such an invitation.
3. Stand …………………………….. your father.
4. …………………………………….Tolstoi and many other novelists are mere storytellers.
5. Look ………………………………. for your lost cow.
6. I was strolling …………………………. the Victoria Memorial.
7. This is a lesson ……………………………. English Grammar.
8. He is ……………………………… the managing committee of this school/panel of lectures/staff of this college.
9. …………………………………. the right, you can see the Income Tax Office.
10. He drew a knife ………………………….. the stranger.

Answers

1. beneath
2. beneath
3. beside 
4. Besides 
5. around
6. around
7. on
8. on
9. On 
10.  on

Prepositions Homework

Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with Prepositions choosing the correct ones from within the brackets given after each sentence:

1. He often reads during ………… meals (during / while)
2. Do not shout …………….. others are writing. (while/during)
3. I promise to return the book …………………. Saturday (by /until)
4. He did not fulfil his promise ………………… it was too late. (until/by)
5. Many think Devananda looked ………………… Gregory Peck.
6. The young man was employed …………….. my father’s secretary. (like/as)
7. He spends money freely it grew on trees. (as/as if) (h)
8. Peter came first in his class ……………….. everyone expected. (as/like)
9. You are free to keep the book …………….. Saturday, but I must have it back ………………….. Sunday. (until/by)
10. He orders his friends about, ………………they were his servants. (as if/as)
11. This plan will go …………………………. your interests. (against/by)
12. There are many diseases caused……………….dirt and filth. She was the main cause ……………….his misery. (by,of)

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