Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition. This prepositions worksheet is helpful for students of classes 8, 9 and 10.

1. Why are you shouting …………………….. me? (at / on / in)

2. Listen carefully ………………………… the instructions. (to / for / with)

3. He hit the spider ………………………… the shoe. (with / by)

4. The spider was killed ………………………. the cruel boy. (with / by)

5. The patient was operated …………………………. in the morning. (on / by / for)

6. There is nothing wrong …………………………. him. (with / to / at)

7. Hot weather is typical …………………………… Chennai. (to / of / for)

8. The girl was throwing bread crumbs ……………………….. the pigeons. (at / to / for)

9. Don’t throw stones ………………………….. the cat. (at / to / for)

10. We were surprised ………………………….. his victory. (at / by / of)

11. He suffers ……………………….. cancer. (of / from / with)

12. The thought ……………………… failing never bothered him. (of / about / for)

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