Exercise to brush-up your prepositions.

1. Wickey Wackey English For Kids
2019
Opus 2 ©2019 Mr Luke Gabriel
Fill the blanks with the correct preposition from the box below.
around before against behind
below up towards with from for
down by
1. Jimmy lives just ______________________ the corner near
Petaling Street.
2. The cat climbed _________ the tree and couldn’t get
_____________.
3. Fatimah and SweeLing go to school together ___________
bus.
4. The wild elephant charged ______________ the safari
jeep.
5. The car park is just ______________ the first floor of the
shopping mall.
6. I have never eaten sushi ________________ I went to
Japan.
7. Danny is staying together ______________ his
grandparents in Taiping.
8. Muthu put the ladder ________________ the wall.
9. I bought this blue scarf _______________ my sister’s
birthday.
10. The computer shop is just _______________ the bank.

2. Wickey Wackey English For Kids
2019
Opus 2 ©2019 Mr Luke Gabriel
Sample Answer
1. Jimmy lives just around the corner near Petaling
Street.
2. The cat climbed up the tree but couldn’t get down.
3. Fatimah and SweeLing go to school together by bus.
4. The wild elephant charged towards the safari jeep.
5. The car park is just below the first floor of the
shopping mall.
6. I have never eaten sushi before. I only ate it after
visiting Japan last year.
7. Danny is staying together with his grandparents in
Taiping.
8. Muthu put the ladder against the wall.
9. I bought this blue scarf for my sister’s birthday.
10. The computer shop is just behind the bank.
around before against behind
below up towards with from for
down by