Prepositions exercise

Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. Choose your answers from the options given in the
brackets.

1. This material is different ………………… that.

From To With
2. You should explain this ………………… them.
To At With
3. He has been absent ………………… Monday.
Since For From
4. I haven’t been to the theatre ………………… a long time.
For Since From

5. He goes ……………….. school by car.

In To At
6. This is a comfortable house to live ………………
At On In
7. They are called …………………. different names.
With By For
8. We should not spend money ………………. luxuries.
For On At
9. I gave him a chair to sit ……………….
In On At
10. The new term begins …………………. June 1st.
At On In
11. He poured the tea ………………….. the mug.
Into On In
12. He said that he was very pleased…………………. my work.
At For With
 2- Put in the correct preposition

1) She paid for lunch ……….. advance , so we don't need to pay now.

2) I went to the wrong house ………………………………………..mistake.
3) Please make sure that you're ……………………….time for the class.
4) I was walking to the station and …………………..chance I saw the glove that I'd lost on the ground.
5) I love eating out in London. ………………….instance, one of my favourite restaurants has amazing
Japanese food.
6) I think the cat is …………………………………..danger on that high roof.
7) I picked up the laptop and …………………………….my surprise it fell apart in my hands.
8) I have a lot ………………………..common with my cousin. We both like many of the same things.
9) If the baby starts to cry, pick her up ……………….once.
10) Did you forget your purse ………………………..purpose so you wouldn't have to pay?
11) It's best to arrive ………………………………….foot because there is nowhere to park.
12) What do a whale and a dolphin have ……………………..common?
13) He added salt instead of sugar ……………………….mistake.
14) What's your favourite thing to do? …………………..instance, do you like sport?
15) The book was ……………………..reach on a high shelf.
16) I want to go to Germany …………………a change. I've never been there.
17) Please let me know……………………….advance if you can't come to the meeting.
18) She often goes to school ………………….foot.
19) Do you always brush your teeth before bed …………………..fail?
20) The little girl broke the toy ……………………..purpose because she was so angry.
21) Please come………………………………….. once. We have a big problem.
22) She worked very hard and …………………………….last she managed to pass the exam.
23) We need to be ………………………………….time or my grandmother will start to get anxious.
24) It feels like owning a house is …………………….reach. I'll never be able to do it.
25) We thought about it a lot and ………………………………….last we decided to buy a new flat.
26) We watched a film …………………………………a change. Usually we read.
27) She was really ………………………………….danger for a few minutes in the rough sea, but luckily
a lifeguard saw her.
28) I went to the bookshop and …………….chance I found a really interesting book about Switzerland.