English Grammar Practice Exercises based on use of correct prepositions are given here. Correct use of prepositions is necessary to convey the correct meaning of a sentence by placing prepositions correctly. Correct use of prepositions is a problem of many non-native English learners. So, go through the exercises and put your queries in comment box or contact us.
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Prepositions: Practice Exercises
Q. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
If you want to go to (a) ……………… bus, you have to go (b) …………. the bus stop. You look (c) …………. the time table. Then you wait (d) …………. your bus. When the bus arrives, you get (e) ……………. the bus. You buy a ticket (f) …………… the conductor or show your pass (g) ……………. him. When you arrive (h) …………. your destination, you get (i) ………………… the bus.
Answer
a) by
b) to
c) at
d) for
e) on
f) from
g) to
h) at
i) off
Q. In the given passage one word has been omitted from each line. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and after it in the space provided.
| Before | Missing | After | |
|---|---|---|---|
| a) Toto jumped of Dorothy’s arms and | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| b) hide the bed, and the girl started to catch him. Aunty | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| c) threw open the trap door the floor and | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| d) climbed down the ladder the small, dark hole | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| e) Dorothy caught Toto last and started to follow | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| f) her aunt. When she was halfway the room, there | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| g) came a great shriek the wind, and the house shook | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| h) so hard that she sat down suddenly the floor. | ……… | ……… | ……… |
Answer
| Before | Missing | After |
|---|---|---|
| a) jumped | out | of |
| b) hid | under | the |
| c) door | in | the |
| d) ladder | into | the |
| e) Toto | at | last |
| f) halfway | across | the |
| g) shriek | from | the |
| h) suddenly | upon | the |
Q. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the error and the correction in the space provided.
| Incorrect | Correct | |
|---|---|---|
| a) Life throws many options under us, but | ……… | ……… |
| b) the quality beyond our life depends | ……… | ……… |
| c) largely depends how we made choices | ……… | ……… |
| d) We keep struggling beneath numerous | ……… | ……… |
| e) options. If a person chooses one option across | ……… | ……… |
| f) the others, he experiences loss without the other possibilities. We experience infinite conflict | ……… | ……… |
| g) all till our lifetime. | ……… | ……… |
Answer
| Incorrect | Correct |
|---|---|
| a) under | at |
| b) beyond | of |
| c) barring | on |
| d) beneath | between |
| e) across | over |
| f) without | of |
| g) till | through |
Q. Complete the passage by filling the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
We took a morning bus (a) ……………. Arusha, and after checking (b) …………… a very simple hotel, started our search for a safari company. We went to Sunny Safaris, but nothing seemed c) ………….. be going soon. Next we went, (d) ………… Cheetah Safaris. They have a safari going (e) ……………… Tuesday. It sounded like a good deal (f) ……………. $65 a day; we didn’t want (g) ……….. search forever, so we chose them. While walking (h) ………. the town in the afternoon, we met Jo and Pery from Lamu. They introduced us (i) ……………… Senara who will be talking the Sarafi (j) …………. us tomorrow. Later, we had dinner (k) ……………….. a less than exciting restaurant.
Answer
a) to
b) into
c) to
d) to
e) on
f) at
g) to
h) around
i) to
j) with
k) at
Q. Complete the passage by filling in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
Big foot, also known as Sasquatch, is an alleged ape-like animal said (a) ………. inhabit the remote forested areas (b) ………. North America, with many of the sightings occurring (c) ………. the Pacific North-West of the United States and British Columbia, Canada. Bigfoot is sometimes described as a large, bipedal hairy humanoid creature, and many believe that this animal, or its close relatives, may be found (d) ………. the world (e) …………. different regional names, such as Yeti of Tibet and Nepal. Bigfoot is also one (f) ……… the more famous examples of cryptozoology, a subject that has been dismissed as pseudoscience by mainstream researchers. It is said that, because in addition (g) …………. unreliable eyewitness accounts and a lack (h) …………. physical evidence, very few scientists accept the likelihood of Bigfoot’s existence. Most who have expressed an opinion consider the stories of Bigfoot (i) ……………… be a combination (j) …………………. unsubstantiated folklore and hoaxes.
Answer
a) to
b) of
c) in
d) around
e) under
f) of
g) to
h) of
i) to
j) of
Q. The following passage has not been edited. There is a wrong preposition in each line. Write the incorrect preposition and the correction in the space provided.
| Passage | Incorrect | Correct |
|---|---|---|
| a) I graduated at the university a month | ……… | ……… |
| b) ago. I studied besides Cambridge. Last week | ……… | ……… |
| c) I had an interview above the programming | ……… | ……… |
| d) position through Yahoo. They noticed I had very little experience; however, they promised | ……… | ……… |
| e) not to hold that according to me | ……… | ……… |
| f) Below the interview I was tired that I | ……… | ……… |
| g) had a hard time paying attention behind the interviewer | ……… | ……… |
Answer
| Incorrect | Correct |
|---|---|
| a) at | from |
| b) besides | at |
| c) above | for |
| d) through | with/at |
| e) according to | against |
| f) Below | Before |
| g) Behind | to |
