Grammar 4C

Prepositions

Name: _______________ Teacher: ______________ Date: ___________ Score: ___/ 60 =___%

I. Circle the letter of your choice that best completes the sentences. (20 pts.)

1. Goodbye! See you ______________.

a. Friday b. at Friday c. in Friday d. on Friday

2. Hurry! The train leaves _____________ five minutes.

a. at b. on c. from d. after e. in

3. “How long will you be away?” “_____________Monday.”

a. on b. to c. until d. till e. since

4. We played tennis yesterday. We played ___________ two hours.

a. in b. for c. since d. during

5. I always have breakfast before ___________ to work.

a. I go b. go c. to d. going

6. Write your name _____________the top of the page.

a. at b. on c. in d. to

7. There are a lot of apples __________ those trees.

a. at b. on c. in d. to

8. What’s the largest city ___________ the world?

a. at b. on c. in d. of

9. The office is ___________ the first floor.

a. at b. on c. in d. to

10. I want to go __________Mexico next year.

a. at b. on c. in d. to

11. I’m staying _________ tonight.

a. home b. at home c. to home d. in home

12. What time did you arrive _________________ the hotel?

a. at b. on c. in d. to

13. “Where’s Dennis in this picture?” “He’s ___________ Bob.”

a. at front of b. in the front of c. in front of d. in front from

14. I climbed ____________ the wall and into the yard.

a. on b. through c. across d. over e. above
15. Tracy isn’t at work this week. She’s _______________ vacation.
a. on b. in c. for d. to e. at

16. Do you like traveling______________?

a. with train b. with the train c. in train d. on train e. by train

17. Tina is very bad ____________ writing letters.

a. on b. with c. at d. in e. for

18. Tom left without ___________ goodbye.

a. say b. saying c. to say d. that he said

19. I never get letters. Nobody writes _______________.

a. for me b. to me c. at me d. me

20. “Do you like to eat in restaurants?” “It depends __________ the restaurant.”
a. in b. at c. of d. on e. over

II. Fill-in the blanks. Choose your answers from the options in the box. A preposition may be
used more than once. (30 pts.)

behind around at in until during by

without under before after of while through to

across for over upon about with on

1. The coffee shop is just _________ the corner

2. He keeps _________ complaining __________ his new job.
3. Janet hit the ball so hard that it went __________ the fence.
4. Tom is peeping __________ a hole__________ the wall.
5. Jake got sick __________ playing all day in the snow.
6. The visitors will stay __________ the hotel ___________ Friday.
7. Sorry, I can’t hear you very well. I’m __________ the bus right now.
8. I will be visiting historical places in China __________ my vacation.
9. A beautiful painting hung __________ the wall __________ the piano.
10. Tom walked out _________ the restaurant and got __________ a cab.
11. I’m going away __________ a few days. I’ll be back __________ Thursday.
12. Lynn has gone _________ Italy. She’s __________ Milan right now.
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 13. Jack plays __________ his classmates __________ the park every day after school.
14. Mr. Smith usually reads the newspaper __________ going to work in the morning.
15. “Did you buy that picture?” “No, it was given to me _________ a friend of mine.”
16. Kevin lived in Chicago __________ six months. He didn’t like it very much.
17. Amy quit school __________ sixteen and got a job ___________ a bookstore.
18. The people walked hurriedly ________ the street as soon as the green light went on
19. Students are not allowed to leave school ___________ a teacher to accompany them
20. Kindly pick me up from work _________ six o’clock, I don’t want to be late for my
appointment __________ my doctor.

III. Choose an appropriate preposition from the list to complete the sentences below.
(10 pts.)

to about from than

for at of in

1. Mr. Jones got married __________ my best friend last year.

2. We would like to thank the students ___________volunteering for the school’s tree-
planting activity.
3. Janet asked her classmate __________ help on her literature homework.
4. I often think __________ my sister who is now studying in Europe. We had never been
apart from each other until she left last month.
5. Jim is never good __________ remembering names. He forgot my name again!
6. Even if Lee and Kim are twins, they are still very different ___________each other.
7. The theatre was full __________ people on the first night of the school play.
8. The teacher got mad __________ Jack for not paying attention in class.
9. Mickey had always been interested__________ acting. That is why he joined the drama
club in his school.
10. (on the phone) Hello! Can I speak __________ Mr. Lee please?