Prepositions are words like on, in, at, to, with and by. A preposition usually goes before a noun or pronoun which acts as its object.

Worksheet 1

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition. Choose your answers from the options given below.

(to, at, off, on, in, into, with)

1. Take your hands ………………………….. my flowers.

2. I am going …………………………… school.

3. Don’t throw stones …………………………… the pond.

4. I met her ………………………… a party.

5. He hit the snake ………………………….. a bat.

6. I went ………………………… Kerala to meet my grandparents.

7. Get that cat ………………………. the piano.

8. Why are you staring …………………………. me?

9. She put the books ……………………….. the table.

10. Why are you wearing the ring ………………………….. that finger?

Answers

1. Take your hands off my flowers.

2. I am going to school.

3. Don’t throw stones into the pond.

4. I met her at a party.

5. He hit the snake with a bat.

6. I went to Kerala to meet my grandparents.

7. Get that cat off the piano.

8. Why are you staring at me?

9. She put the books on the table.

10. Why are you wearing the ring on that finger?

Worksheet 2

1. I filled the pot …………………….. water.

2. Give this file …………………….. the secretary.

3. I want to talk ………………… the doctor.

4. He took something ………………… his pocket.

5. He threw the hat ………………….. the roof.

6. The bus broke down ………………… the way to work.

7. The cat is playing ………………….. her kittens.

8. I waited …………………… 11 pm.

9. I don’t know what happened ……………………. them.

10. She is working …………………. a new project.

11. Don’t forget to ask him …………………… his work.

12. I left the books …………………… the table.

Answers

1. with, 2. to, 3. to, 4. from, 5. onto, 6. on, 7. with, 8. till, 9. to, 10. on, 11. about, 12. on

Worksheet 3

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.

1. This table is made ……………………… plastic.

2. I have been waiting ………………… morning.

3. They have lived in this town …………………. 15 years.

4. There is nothing …………………… the box.

5. I am waiting …………………. a call from my mother.

6. He hit me ……………….. a stick.

7. Many people have died ………………… cholera.

8. India won independence ………………….. 1947.

9. He has been ill ………………….. two weeks.

10. Do you believe ………………. God?

11. She put the coin …………………. the box.

12. I have talked ……………………. my boss about my holiday.

Answers

1. of, 2. since, 3. for, 4. in, 5. for, 6. with, 7. of, 8. in, 9. for, 10. in, 11. in, 12. to

Worksheet 4

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.

1. He died …………………… the Friday …………….. the accident.

2. My dad works …………………… the Life Insurance Corporation of India.

3. The monkey was sitting …………………… a branch.

4. The student was praised ………………….. the teacher.

5. We are waiting ………………….. the holidays.

6. She is quite fond ………………… her grandchildren.

7. She is confident ……………………. success.

8. He has been cured ………………….. his illness.

9. I have borrowed a few books ………………………… the library.

10. Take this file …………………….. you.

11. Have they invited you …………………. their party?

12. We have not heard anything ………………… them.

13. The children were excited …………………. the picnic.

14. I am quite happy ………………….. my performance.

Answers

1. on, after, 2. at, 3. on, 4. by, 5. for, 6. of, 7. of, 8. of, 9. from, 10. with, 11. to, 12. from, 13. about, 14. with

Worksheet 5

Fill in the blanks using one of the prepositions given below. The same preposition can be used more than once.

(in, over, through, on, beside, to, for, from, after)

1. She put the books ……………………… the table.

2. The dog ran ………………………… me.

3. She scribbled something ………………………. the board.

4. I went …………………………. the doctor.

5. He took something …………………………. his pocket.

6. I have baked some cookies ………………………… you.

7. Can you explain this …………………………. me?

8. I want you to listen ………………………… me.

9. The child sat …………………………… his mother.

10. They live ………………………… the sixth floor.

11. Who is that tall boy ………………………… the sixth row?

12. There was no room …………………………. the train.

13. They walked ……………………….. the tunnel.

14. The cat jumped ………………………….. the fence.

15. She doesn’t have any interest ………………………….. name or money.

Answers

1. on, 2. after, 3. on, 4. to, 5. from, 6. for, 7. to, 8. to, 9. beside, 10. on, 11. in, 12. on, 13. through, 14. over, 15. in