Name:_______________________________________Section:_____________________Date:_______________ Prepositions There are about 150 prepositions in English.

Yet this is a very small number when you think of the thousands of other words (nouns, verbs etc). Prepositions are important words. We use individual prepositions more frequently than other individual words. In fact, the prepositions of, to and in are among the ten most frequent words in English. Here is a short list of 70 of the more common one-word prepositions. Many of these prepositions have more than one meaning. Please refer to a dictionary for precise meaning and usage.
aboard about above across after against along amid among anti around as at before behind below beneath beside besides between beyond but by concerning considering despite down during except excepting excluding following for from in inside into like minus near of off on onto opposite outside over past per plus regarding round save since than through to toward towards under over / into underneath unlike until up upon versus via with within without

1 He made his escape by jumping ______ a window and jumping ______ a waiting car. out of / into up to / out of

between / into

out of / between

2 To get to the Marketing department, you have to go ______ those stairs and then ______ the corridor to the end. between / into out of / between out of / into in up / along on at through through / in with between / into

over / into

3 I saw something about it ______ television.

4 I couldn't get in ______ the door so I had to climb ______ a window. into up / along

out of / between

out of /

5 She took the key ______ her pocket and put it ________ the lock. out of

over / into

between / into from / into

out of / in towards / over

by / on along / up

up to / past

6 He drove ______ me without stopping and drove off ______ the centre of town. / towards in / next to

7 I took the old card ______ the computer and put ______ the new one. up / along 8 I went ______ him and asked him the best way to get ______ town. to / out of

through / in

out of / in

out of / between

out of / into

from / into

towards / over through / in

along / up out of / in

by / on

up out

9 It's unlucky to walk ______ a ladder in my culture. I always walk ______ them. of / into up / along through / in

under / around

10 The restaurant is ____ the High Street, ___ the cinema.

out of / in

under / around out of / in

in / next to

up /along in / next to

11 Sally left school ____ the age of 16 and went to work ____ a bank. at / in 12 He jumped ______ the wall and ______ the garden. over / into

through / in

under / around

towards / over

along / up at / into

by / on out of / in

up to / out of under / around

13 He was driving ______ 180 miles per hour when he crashed ______ the central barrier. in / next to at / in from / into

14 She ran ______ the corridor and ______ the stairs to the second floor. in / next to

towards / over

along / up

by / on

15 John is the person standing ______ the window, ______ the woman with the long blonde hair. around in / next to at / in from / into in into over / into at / into from / into on between / into beside / next to at / into towards / over

at / into

beside / next to

under /

16 When the bull ran ______ me, I jumped ______ the fence. next to 17 Look, that car's ______ fire. through with

beside / next to

by / on

in /

18 He saw a parking space ____ two cars and drove ____ it.

along / up by / on

by / on in / next to by / on

up to / out of at / in in / next to

19 Harry comes to work _____ car but I prefer to come _____ foot. 20 He took the book ______ the shelf and put it ______ his bag.

beside / next to

Jeju Island (,) , formerly Cheju Island, is an island off the southern coast of South Korea, in the Korea Strait, southwest of Jeollanam-do Province, of which it was a part before it became a separate province in 1946, and more recently Korea's first and only Special Autonomous Province. Its capital is Jeju City.