Prepositions Choose the best preposition to complete the sentence. 1. My family lives ________ the city. a. at b. to c.

in

d. from

2. __________ during weekends, Marks teammates. a. in b. during c. at d. on

3. he boards the plane _________ eight o clock in the evening. a. in b. on c. at d. of

4. He stays __________ the airport five or ten minutes longer. a. on b. into c. at d. in

5. ____________ taking the bus and driving her own car, Mary prefers the former. a. among b. beside c. between d. besides

6. Everyday, she gets __________ school on time. a. to b. at c. of d. on

7. Have you heard __________ the alleged Yamashita treasures in town? a. for b. on c. about d. on

8. Some media men have reported _______________ the treasure. a. of b. about c. for d. on

9. I wonder if that report can be relied ___________. a. upon b. on c. about d. of

10. Michelle will leave __________ Australia next month. a. from b. to c. for d. at

11. Nick Joaquin was born _______ 1917. a. on b. in c. since d. from

12. Martial law was declared ____________ September 21, 19 72. a. in b. at c. from d. on

13. They got married ______ the province. a. in b. at c. to d. from

14. The old woman is pointing ____________ the animals. a. on b. for c. at d. of

15. Fresh flowers were placed ______ top of her table a. in b. at c. by d. on

Underline the correct preposition in the parenthesis. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Does everybody here believe (in, on) the presidents opinion? Freddie feels inferior (from, to) his classmates. You differ (with, from) me in many ways. Marco seems to agree (to, with) Rollies project proposal. Why are you very angry (with, of) your seatmates? I was born (in, on) September 28, 1969. He graduated (at, from) high school in 2002. We have to comply (to, with) the textbook committees recommendations. I am anxious (of , to) enrolling this coming semester The old man was accused (of, with ) cheating. (Besides, beside) avocadoes, what other fruits do you like? The puppy jumped (to, into) the basket. Who is the woman seating (beside, besides) the dean? Mother divided the pie (among, between) her eight children.

Fill the blanks with the correct preposition. Preposition to be used in the sentences are the following: ago, for, since, during, and from 1. The johnsons moved here in October and now its April. They moved here six months ago.