ANSWERS: Preposition Exercises

Write the correct preposition in each of the blanks in the sentences below. Choose
from : in, on, at, by, to, from and for.

N.B. Sometimes more than one answer is correct.

1. We must finish this report ______ December 31 at the very latest.

2. Every morning, Mr. Johnson arrives ______ the office ______ 8 AM.

3. We never work ______ Sundays.

4. Marie was born ______ a cold, snowy day ______ January. More precisely, she was born

______ January 20.

5. Pierre comes ______ Lac Saint-Jean, but he has lived ______ Quebec City since he got

married.

6. I bought this necklace ______ the store today. It is ______ my mother. I am going to give it

______ her ______ her birthday.

7. Have another piece of cake. I made it ______ you.

8. John has been transferred ______ another branch ______ Montreal. He and his family will

be moving ______ Montreal this summer.

9. Catherine took a pen ______ her desk drawer and wrote down the message.

10. Alice isn’t here right now. She is probably ______ the conference room discussing the new

project with the others.

11. Most of us work best ______ the morning when we are well rested.

12. Please put the box ______ the counter. I will put it away later.

13. At the end of the day, William puts away his things. He leaves his calendar and planning book

on the desk, but everything else goes ______ a drawer or ______ his briefcase.

14. We are usually quite busy ______ the fall.

15. Janet works hard during the week, so ______ the weekend, she likes to relax.
 ANSWERS: Preposition Exercises

Write the correct preposition in each of the blanks in the sentences below. Choose
from : in, on, at, by, to, from and for.

N.B. Sometimes more than one answer is correct.

1. We must finish this report by (or on) December 31 at the very latest.

2. Every morning, Mr. Johnson arrives at the office at 8 AM.

3. We never work on Sundays.

4. Marie was born on a cold, snowy day in January. More precisely, she was born on January 20.

5. Pierre comes from Lac Saint-Jean, but he has lived in Quebec City since he got married.

6. I bought this necklace at the store today. It is for my mother. I am going to give it to her for

her birthday.

7. Have another piece of cake. I made it for you.

8. John has been transferred to another branch in Montreal. He and his family will be moving to

Montreal this summer.

9. Catherine took a pen from her desk drawer and wrote down the message.

10. Alice isn’t here right now. She is probably in the conference room discussing the new project

with the others.

11. Most of us work best in the morning when we are well rested.

12. Please put the box on the counter. I will put it away later.

13. At the end of the day, William puts away his things. He leaves his calendar and planning book

on the desk, but everything else goes in a drawer or in his briefcase.

14. We are usually quite busy in the fall.

15. Janet works hard during the week, so on the weekend, she likes to relax.