English Grammar Topic Prepositions Exercises.

1. PREPOSITIONS EXERCISES

2. • Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with suitable
prepositions.
1. The guests are coming ______ six O’clock ______ the evening _____
Thursday.
2. We will have completed the work _____ tomorrow.
3. I lived _____ my parents _____ Bengaluru ______ four years.
4. She is ______ leave ______ the end of the week.
5. I readd your brother’s article ______ this journal. It is ____ page
36.
6. The house is ______ the park ________ the right _____ the school.
7. They go _____ the office ______ train.
8. This dog belongs _______ Shelia. She brought it ______ Pune.
9. They were talking _____ us ______ their son.
10.He got _____ the bus, and walked _____ the theatre.

3. • Answers:
1. at, in, on
2. By
3. With, in, for
4. On, till
5. In, on
6. Beside, on, of
7. To, by
8. To, from
9. To, about
10.Off, into

4. • Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions chosen from those
given in brackets alongside each sentence.
1. He lives _____ 19 Tower Road. (at, on)
2. We will be gone _____ two days. (for, since)
3. Tom and his friend will divide the money _____ themselves.
(among, between)
4. Many foods _____ milk contain calcium. (beside, besides)
5. I will arrive _____ six O’clock. (at, in)
6. I have known her _______ one year. (for, since)
7. Social media is still ______ its infancy. (on, in, near)
8. They are focused _____ talking. (on, about, regarding)
9. Minhaj is fond _____ reading. (about, off, of)
10.I told them about my experience _______ Istanbul. (inside, in,
from)

5. • Answers :
1. On
2. For
3. Between
4. Besides
5. At
6. For
7. In
8. On
9. Of
10.in

6. • Fill in the blanks with the missing prepositions.
1. Since the restaurant is usually crowded, it is advisable to make reservations
_____ advance.
2. Because we have no car, we go everywhere ______ foot.
3. I was out ______ breath after running up the long flight of stairs.
4. We walked out _____ the room _____ tiptoe, so as not to disturb the sleeping
baby.
5. We made out the report ______ triplicate.
6. I received a tweet _____ the Rio Hotel.
7. He smiled _____ Anju.
8. They were good ______ her.
9. What is the documentary ________ ?
10. Gita needed something _______ wipe the plates _________.

7. • Answers :
1. In
2. On
3. Of
4. Of, on
5. In
6. At / from
7. At
8. To
9. About
10.To, with

8. • The nouns in bold are usually followed by certain prepositions.
Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions chosen from
the pairs given in brackets.
1. We played a joke ______ him. (of, on)
2. Who else has access ______ the computer files ? (of, to)
3. Missing the bus is no excuse _____ being late. (for, of)
4. I have confidence ____ his ability. (for, in)
5. The report should shed some light _____ the situation. (for, on)
6. She has a reputation ______ having the ability to deal with any
situation. (for, of)
7. People often make fun ______ what they do not understand. (of,
to)
8. We will take a survey ____ the participants. (of, on)

9. • Answers :
1. On
2. to
3. For
4. In
5. On
6. Of
7. Of
8. on

10. • Rewrite the following sentences correctly.
1. Annie went in the bedroom to get her shawl.
2. He goes to the university by foot.
3. The doctor has been practising her since many years.
4. They were shocked over the sight of the destruction.
5. Are you going for the party?
6. Please put the books back in the table.
7. He climbed across the wall and ran until the main road.
8. The burglar got in by the window besides the door.
9. The purse is below the pillow.
10.Don’t be afraid. You’re between friends here.

11. • Answers :
1. Annie went into the bedroom to get her shawl.
2. He goes to the university on foot.
3. The doctor has been practising here for many years.
4. They were shocked at the sight of destruction.
5. Are you going to the party?
6. please put the books back on the table.
7. He climbed up the wall and ran towards the main road.
8. The burglar got in through the window beside the door.
9. The purse is under the pillow.
10.Don’t be afraid. You’re among friends here.

12. • Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions.
1. We should not feel superior ____ others.
2. People usually put ____ new dresses _____ festival days.
3. He is good _____ English, but weak ______ mathematics.
4. don’t rely ______ others for everything.
5. If you give _____ the efforts, you don’t succeed.
6. I went to the airport to see ______ my son.
7. The minister left ________ Delhi yesterday.
8. We reached the station much ahead _____ the schedule time.
9. They have agreed ______ our proposal.
10.The government should look _____ the orphans.

13. • Answers:
1. To
2. On, on
3. At, in
4. On
5. Up
6. Off
7. For
8. Of
9. To
10.After

14. • Fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal prepositions from the
list given below.
( adjacent to, believe in, put out, abide by, agree with, deal with,
made of, adapt (oneself) to, interested in, fond of)
1. Shloka is ____ music.
2. Are you _____ reading novels ?
3. We must ______ circumstances to lead a happy life.
4. Some poems ______ imaginary situations.
5. These chairs are ______ plastic.
6. The members must _____ one another to come to an agreement.
7. If you don’t ______ the fire immediately, it will spread fast.
8. You must _____ the rules and regulations.
9. SBH is located ____ the new shopping mall.
10.We don’t ______ superstitions.

15. • Answers :
1. Fond of
2. Interested in
3. Adapt (oneself) to
4. Deal with
5. Made of
6. Agree with
7. Put out
8. Abide by
9. Adjacent to
10.Believe in

16. • Fill in the blanks in the following story with correct
prepositions choosing either one from the brackets.
The frogs fell _____ (on/into) a pit. They tried to jump up,
but failed. Their friends watched helplessly _____ (from/by)
the top. They felt sorry for the frogs. They also said that
whoever fell _____ (on/into) the pit, died. Listening _______
(to/with) this, one _____ (off/of) the frogs died _____
(of/with) a heart attack. The other frog was deaf. It thought
that they had been encouraging it to come _____ (out of/up
into) the pit. So it tried hard and leaped ______ (onto/into)
the ground. Everyone congratulated it _______(on/in) its
success.

17. • Answers :
Two frogs fell into a pit. They tried to jump up, but failed.
Their friends watched helplessly from the top. They felt
sorry for the frogs. They also said that whoever fell into the
pit, died. Listening to this, one of the frogs died of a heart
attack. The other frog was deaf. It thought that they had
been encouraging it to come out of it. So it tried hard and
leaped onto the ground. Everyone congratulated it on its
success.

18. • Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions from the list given below.
(at, at, by, in, in, in, in, on, of, of, of, over, out of, to, to, with, without)
Birbal was a minister in Akbar’s court. One day Akbar did not find Birbal. This
happened after Birbal and the Emperor had a quarrel and Birbal had stormed
______ (1) the Palace vowing never to return.
Now Akbar missed him and wanted him back but no one knew where he was.
Then Akbar had an Idea. He offered a reward _____(2) 1000 gold coins to any man
who could come _____ (3) the palace observing the following condition. The man
had to walk _____(4) the sun _____(5) an umbrella but he had to be ______(6) the
shade ______(7) the same time.
“Impossible,” said the people.

19. Then a villager came carrying a string cot ______ (8) his
head and claimed the reward.
“I’ve walked ______(9) the sun but _____(10) the same time I
was ____(11) the shade ______(12) the strings _____(13) the
cot, “ said he.
It was brilliant solution ______(14) interrogation the villager
confessed that the idea had been suggested ______(15) him
_______(16) a man living ______(17) him.
“It could only be Birbal!” said the emperor, delighted. Sure
enough it was Birbal and he and the emperor had a joyous
reunion.

20. • Answers :
1. Out of
2. Of
3. To
4. In
5. Without
6. In
7. At
8. Over
9. In
10. At
11. In
12. Of
13. Of
14. On
15. To
16. By
17. with

21. • Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
1. There is a cold war _____ these two countries.
2. The martyr wrote his final testament _____ blood.
3. He served in the military ______ thirty years.
4. Suresh goes to college _____ foot.
5. ______ Mahesh, all the students could speak French.
6. The five thieves shared the stolen money _____ themselves.
7. The snake crawled ____ its pit.
8. Many great people hail ______ rural areas of the country.
9. Aruna is fond ______ chocolates.
10.Very few people can swim _____ the river Ganga.

22. • Answers :
1. Between
2. In
3. For
4. On
5. Except
6. Among
7. Into
8. From
9. Of
10.across

23. • Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions.
1. We lived _____ (in / at) the U.S.A _____ (for / in) two years.
2. The office is open ____ (from / on) 10 a.m. ______ (to / at) 5 p.m.
3. Abraham Lincoln came _____ (from / with) a poor family.
4. She has been suffering _____ (from / with) fever.
5. He prefers coffee ______(with / to) tea.
6. He fell _____ (of / off) a bicycle.
7. There is a spider _____ (on / by) the wall.
8. We come to college ____ (by / in) bus.
9. The girl sat ____ (between / among) her parents.

24. 10. We congratulated Ajay ______ (with / on) winning the
award.
11. We cut fruits ______ (by / with) a knife.
12. Children are fond _____ (of/ off ) toys.
13. Gandhiji was born ______ (on / in) 1869.
14. All of us are afraid _____ (off / of ) mad dogs.
15. The patient was shifted _____(to / for) a hospital.

25. • Answers :
1. In, for
2. From, to
3. From
4. From
5. To
6. Off
7. On
8. By
9. Between
10. On
11. With
12. Of
13. In
14. Of
15. To

26. • Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
1. The train started exactly _____ 6 o’ clock.
2. We open locks _____ keys.
3. My friend lives ______ Delhi.
4. India got independence ______ 1947.
5. I have been reading this book ______ 2014.
6. The meeting began _____ the evening.
7. Rajesh left _______ Australia.
8. The issue is ______ you and me.
9. There is a beautiful painting _____ the wall.
10.He jumped _____ the wall.

27. 11. Walking is good ______ health.
12. Arif poured water _______ the glass.
13. Mary died _____ cancer.
14. My friend was angry ______ me.
15. You must concentrate ______ your work.

28. • Answers :
1. At
2. With
3. In
4. In
5. Since
6. In
7. For
8. Between
9. On
10. Into
11. For
12. Into
13. Of
14. With
15. on

29. • Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
1. The flight leaves _____ 3 pm.
2. My daughter will come here ______ Saturday.
3. The syllabus will be completed ______ February.
4. The function has started ______ time.
5. We reached the airport ____ time to catch the flight.
6. My sister will stay here _____ the year end.
7. They have been playing ______ morning.
8. It has rained _____ two hours.
9. The accident must have occurred ______ the night.
10.He should leave _____ 9 am.

30. 1. The case was argued _____ an eminent lawyer.
2. He has improved his English ____ reading newspapers.
3. We went to Delhi ____ air.
4. The thief escaped _____ a small lane.
5. The walls were painted ______ imported brushes.
6. The goldsmith polished the ring ______ a chemical substance.
7. Hani is standing _____ Harika and Shailesh.
8. He doesn’t want to sit ______ girls.
9. The Mission Kakatiya Scheme is of a great help ____ the farmers.
10.Kumar bought mobile _____ his son.

31. 1. Love ______ animals is commendable.
2. He is lying on the floor _____ the living room.
3. Are you talking _____ her bag ?
4. They make a lot _____ mistakes.
5. Sravan is a man _____ his word.
6. Yasmeen is a girl ______ great intelligence.
7. The local MLA informed the CM _____ the developments in the
constituency.
8. She was an old friend ____ mine.
9. What are you thinking _____ ?
10.Who did she send it ______ ?

32. • Answers :
1. At
2. On
3. In
4. On
5. In
6. Until
7. Since
8. For
9. During
10.by

33. 1. By
2. By
3. By
4. By
5. With
6. With
7. Between
8. Among
9. To
10.For

34. 1. Of
2. Of
3. Of
4. Of
5. Of
6. Of
7. Of
8. Of
9. About
10.To