Prepositions

Choose a suitable preposition and fill in the blanks.

to in of on for with off at through till to out from by

1. We swim ___________ exercise.

2. The puppet was tied ___________ a string.
3. Our parrot lives ___________ a cage.
4. This book belongs to a friend ___________ mine.
5. Take ___________the wet shirt immediately.
6. I am amazed ___________ his success.
7. Read ___________ the question paper before you start to answer.
8. They go to school ___________ bus.
9. The rain may last ___________ the weekend.
10. Astha and Manyata worked hard ___________ get these good marks.
11. I received a letter ___________ a friend of mine.
12. Open this box and take ___________ your present.
13. Make sure ___________ lock the house before you leave.
14. Aarushi went to see a film ___________ her friend.

Fill in the blanks with suitable Prepositions.

This summer vacation we decided to go ___________ Ooty ___________ Karnataka. We got

our seats reserved ___________ the Nilgiri Express. ___________the appointed day, we all
arrived ___________ the station very excited. The announcer told us that we were
___________ time and the train would come ___________ platform 1. The small platform
was full ___________ passengers. They were all waiting ___________ the train patiently. I
was very excited and inquisitive, so I asked my father to tell me my seat number. I wanted to
know which seat had been allotted ___________ me. My father put his hand ___________
his pocket and took ___________ his wallet. But there were no tickets ___________ it. "Oh
dear!" he said. "I have left the tickets ___________ the table in ___________ home."

Given below is a passage. There is a preposition missing in each line where a '/' (slash) has
been marked. Write the missing preposition in the space provided.

Kalu looked/the scene. He was ___________

fascinated/the beautiful hills. The ___________
valley/the two hills was green and ___________
lively. The birds/the trees sang ___________
sweet songs and the flowers/the ___________
valley swayed/the breeze. However, the ___________
river looked peaceful, far/the ___________
noise/the city. ___________
Use the Prepositions (given in the help bubble) in the blanks:
of, to, at, across, in, into, by, off, from
1. She was listening ___________music.
2. He works ___________Mc Donalds just ___________the road.
3. Suman sat ___________front of the table.
4. They dived ___________ the water.
5. I was ___________the mall last evening.
6. This is Nupur. She is ___________Mumbai.
7. I came to school ___________ bus.
8. My friend got ___________the car.
9. I went ___________the birthday party yesterday.
10. She was frightened ___________the noise.

Choose the correct preposition from the bracket.

1. The ladder leaned ___________the wall. (against/on)

2. He held the umbrella ___________her head. (over/on)
3. She was born ___________the sign of Leo, the lion. (in/under)
4. The sun has gone ___________a cloud. (behind/beside)
5. Divide the sweets___________ the children. (among/between)
6. Rohan sat ___________his parents. (between/among)
7. Our house is ___________ the school. (near/by)
8. Call me anytime ___________nine o'clock. (before/on)
9. How ___________ going to a museum? (about/on)
10. The car is so old, it is ___________ repair. (beyond/off)

Given below is a passage. There is a preposition missing in each line where a '' (slash) has
been marked. Write the missing preposition in the space provided. The first one has been
done as an example.

Karan studies/a boy's school. ______________

He is/class IV. He lost his ______________
pencil box and looked/it everywhere. ______________
He thought he had kept it/the ______________
table last night/8 p.m. He could not ______________
find it/his school bag. He was very unhappy. ______________
He looked again/the drawer ______________
and/the cupboard, but it was ______________
nowhere. His brother had hidden it/the ______________
shoe and he returned it/ ______________
him/the evening. ______________