PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

Choose the correct preposition in each sentence:

• 1. We get up __ the morning.

at
on
in

• 2. We go to bed ___ night.

on
in
at

• 3. It's always hot ___ summer.

at
on
in

• 4. The movie starts at two ___ the afternoon.

at
on
in

• 5. Autumn begins ___ September.

at
on
 in

• 6. They were married ___ 1990.

in
at
on

• 7. Joe arrived ___ me.

by
after
since

• 8. It has not rained at all ___ two weeks.

for
before
since

• 9. Breakfast is served ___ seven o'clock.

on
in
at

• 10. Kevin and Joe have been in the same class ___ first grade.

since
on
for
 PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

Choose the correct preposition in each sentence:

1. Sign your name _______ the dotted line.

after
behind
on

2. When we flew _______ the clouds, we could see the earth's surface.

over
in
below

3. Can I sit _______ you at the movie theatre?

around
beside
inside

4. The kids are playing _______ the backyard.

at
on
in

5. Your glasses are right _______ you.

in front of
on top of
in behind

6. You can pick up your keys _______ the front desk.

in
at
over
7. Let's meet _______ the front door.

in
at
below

8. There's a helicopter hovering _______ our house.

above
on
under

9. Didn't you park your car _______ mine?

on top of
at
behind

10. Please stay _______ the police caution tape.

behind
above
over
 PREPOSITIONS OF DIRECTION

Choose the correct preposition in each sentence:

• Question 1

Q. The villagers have decided to build a bridge ________the river.

in
across
over
through

• Question 2

Q. We had to walk __________ the jungle before reaching the waterfall.

up
through
across
by

• Question 3

Q. The cat ran _________the hole to the other side of the house.

by
through
up
across

• Question 4

Q. The swimmers swam ________the lake in five minutes.

across
through
beside
between

• Question 5

Q.
The boy runs _____ the road to meet his friends on the other side.

upon
across
opposite
through
• Question 6

Q.
Walk _____ the forest and you will see a hill right _____ you.

through, in front of
on, beneath
at, onto
across, in front of

• Question 7

Q.
I hate driving __________ a tunnel, as it frightens me.

along
across
through
over

• Question 8

Q.
They've decided to build a bridge __________ the river.

along
across
through
over

• Question 9

Q.
He is very kind. He always helps old people __________ the street.

along
across
through
over

• Question 10

Q.
Don't come out, just wave to us __________ the window.

along
across
through
over
• Question 11

Q.
They have found a new way to walk __________ this hill.

along
across
through
over

• Question 12

Q.
They bet they could swim __________ the lake in less than five minutes.

along
across
through
over

• Question 13

Q.
We had to walk __________ the woods before reaching the farm.

along
across
through
over

• Question 14

Q.
She walked __________ the road and disappeared in the crowd.

along
across
through
over

• Question 15

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Q.
The train was passing __________ a tunnel.

along
across
through
 over

• Question 16

Q.
The light rays peep __________ the hole in the roof.

along
across
through
over

• Question 17

Q.
The man at the gate wouldn’t let me __________ .

along
across
through
over