PREPOSITIONS

What is a “PREPOSITION”?
 A preposition is a short word ,usually
placed before a noun or pronoun to
show place or position or time or means.
Commonly Used Prepositions
EXERCISE
 Fill in each blank with the following prepositions.
( at/on/by/in/from/since/for/to)
1.You must finish this work……….tomorrow.
2.There is a crowd…….the park.
3.He has not been to school……last Friday.
4.We walked………..the church…….the school.
5.The nine’o clock train left…….time.
6.He will be back……ten minutes.
7.The meeting will start……five’o clock.
 8.I shall meet him …….Wednesday.
 9.She goes to school………car.
 10.I shall meet him…………Wednesday.
 11.He bought a pen………………his son.
 12.We are going to stay…….a hotel.
 13.He goes to his office………a bicycle.
 14.He became the Manager of a firm……the
age of forty-five.
 15.They were…….London last year.
 16.There was a cat…..the roof.
 17.We go for walks……the evenngs.
 18.She was in Paris……….six months.
 19.The meeting had not started when
we arrived.We were….time.
 20.He was drawing water…..a well.
EXERCISE -2
 Fill in each blank with one of the following
prepositions.
 1.I waited……9 a.m .but he did not turn up.
 2.Schools usually have their
vacation…….April.
 3.The old man fell……the bus.
 4.He usually brushes his teeth…….dinner.
 5.A thief was trying to put his hand…….my
pocket.
 6.I read the newspapers ……..going to
school.
 7.The dying man was conscious ….the
end.
 8.I shall be going to India……the next
holidays.
 9.They practised hard…..the match.
 10……the match the chief guest
congratulated the winning team.
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