Exercise on Prepositions - Set 2
A Preposition is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to define its relationship with another word in the sentence.
Some examples of Prepositions are:
a) He lives in England. (here "in" is Preposition)
b) He is at the airport. (here "at" is Preposition)
c) I am thinking of you. (here "of" is Preposition) [Source: The Ins and Outs of Prepositions by Jean Yates]
Below is an exercise on Prepositions. Choose correct Prepositions in each of the below sentences.
1) The wise man is sitting . . . . a table. (on, at)
2) There is another chair . . . . . the man. (opposite, at)
3) His feet are . . . . the table. (in, under)
4) The boy with the yellow jeans is . . . . the right. (at, on)
5) Come . . . . the dining room, we want to watch the match. (in, into)
6) We are going to see my grandparents . . . . the weekend. (on, at)
7) My uncle has been living in India . . . . . two years. (since, for)
8) I have been waiting for you . . . . . nine o’ clock. (since, for)
9) We will have finished this episode . . . . Friday. (since, by)
10) What are you doing . . . . the weekend? (at, on)
11) I can pick you up . . . . half past five. (in, at)
12) . . . . seven . . . . a quarter . . . . ten. (by, from) (till, past) (past, to, for)
Answers
A Preposition is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to define its relationship with another word in the sentence.
Some examples of Prepositions are:
a) He lives in England. (here "in" is Preposition)
b) He is at the airport. (here "at" is Preposition)
c) I am thinking of you. (here "of" is Preposition) [Source: The Ins and Outs of Prepositions by Jean Yates]
Below is an exercise on Prepositions. Choose correct Prepositions in each of the below sentences.
1) The wise man is sitting . . . . a table. (on, at)
2) There is another chair . . . . . the man. (opposite, at)
3) His feet are . . . . the table. (in, under)
4) The boy with the yellow jeans is . . . . the right. (at, on)
5) Come . . . . the dining room, we want to watch the match. (in, into)
6) We are going to see my grandparents . . . . the weekend. (on, at)
7) My uncle has been living in India . . . . . two years. (since, for)
8) I have been waiting for you . . . . . nine o’ clock. (since, for)
9) We will have finished this episode . . . . Friday. (since, by)
10) What are you doing . . . . the weekend? (at, on)
11) I can pick you up . . . . half past five. (in, at)
12) . . . . seven . . . . a quarter . . . . ten. (by, from) (till, past) (past, to, for)
Answers