Prepositions Exercise-1 (Level-7)

Prepositions Practice Exercise-1

1. Fill in the appropriate preposition of place:

[at, near, above, over, in]

1. My friend lives ____ Malabar Hill ____ Mumbai.

2. Last night I saw some sheep jumping ____ the fence.

3. The antenna is ____ the house.

4. The humming bird is ____ the flower.

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition of time:

1. The match starts ____ 6 o’clock.

2. It is very hot ____ April.

3. John’s birthday falls ____ 15^th January.

4. Sheila will finish her baking ____ evening.

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition of direction:

1. We are going ____ the airport.

2. Insert the coin ____ the slot.

3. The man is going ____ the stairs.

4. My uncle is coming ____ America.

4. Activity: Insert the correct phrase preposition in the blanks.

(in order to, because of, instead of, along with, in spite of)

1. ____ telling the children a story, they did not sleep.

2. The athlete could not practice ____ the rain.

3. The coach instructed the team ____ win the game.

4. Sheila studied geometry ____ algebra.

5. The congregation sang ____ the choir girls.

Answers:

1. at, in

2. over

3. above

4. near

1. at

2. in

3. on

4. by

1. to

2. into

3. up

4. from

1. in spite of

2. because of

3. in order to

4. instead of

5. along with

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