PREPOSITIONS

Prepositions

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Multiple Choice

We both jumped ____ the swimming at the same time.

• into

• in

• at

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In some countries, it is considered unlucky to walk ______ a ladder.

• at

• near

• under

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You must always wear a helmet when you cycle in case you fall_______ the bike.

• down

• off

• under

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He broke his ankle when he was trying to jump ______ a hump in the street.

• under

• above

• over

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He was skiing ________ the hill when he had the accident.

• down

• up

• at

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Get _____ the car now! I have to take you to school.

• off

• up

• out of

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The boat sailed _____the river up to the sea.

• over

• into

• along

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The athletes ran _____ the track for 1 hour.

• across

• around

• on

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He got up and walked ______ me and said hi to me.

• towards

• near

• over

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He walked ____ us without seeing us.

• to

• at

• past

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I'm a bit scared ____ talking in front of other people

• of

• for

• on

• in

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The dog jumped _______ the log.

• among

• through

• over

• into

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There is a bridge _______ the river.

• through

• across

• among

• in

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Identify the preposition.

Taylor built a tall tower with wooden blocks.

• built

• with

• with wooden blocks

• a

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I took a bus _________ my school to Grandma's house.

• on

• under

• from

• through

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I jogged _________ the Bedok Reservoir every Saturday morning.

• on

• around

• from

• through

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I pack my books neatly _____ my bag every night.

• on

• at

• in

• through

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A preposition...

• shows location, time or movement of a noun or pronoun

• shows the verb

• is the position of a word

• shows who, what, when, where & why

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These dresses were _________ sale last week.

• in

• of

• on

• up

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I finish school early ........ Wednesdays.

• In

• At

• On

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I'm a bit scared ____ talking in front of other people

• of

• for

• on

• in

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All of the following are prepositions EXCEPT...

• in

• with

• under

• became

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They climbed up the steep mountain.

• climbed

• up

• mountain

• steep

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A beautiful view spread before them.

• them

• view

• spread

• before

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They looked across a green valley.

• they

• valley

• across

• green

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A sparkling river wound through it.

• sparkling

• wound

• through

• it

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Mr. Sanchez cooked over a glowing fire.

• cooked

• over

• glowing

• fire

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Carmen walked after her.

• carmen

• walked

• after

• her

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Anna ran down a sandy slope.

• ran

• down

• sandy

• slope

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Their sleeping bags lay on the soft ground.

• bags

• ground

• on

• soft

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Everyone slept until sunrise.

• everyone

• slept

• until

• sunrise

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We all relaxed after coffee.

• all

• relaxed

• after

• coffee

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Find the preposition:

Isaiah sat on his new bike.

• sat

• on

• his

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What is the object of the preposition in the following sentence? Janet is sitting behind the house.

• Janet

• house

• behind

• sitting

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What is the object of the preposition in the following sentence? Shirley stayed inside the car.

• stayed

• inside

• the

• car

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What is the object of the preposition in the sentence? Jack wants to sit by Joyce.

• wants

• Joyce

• Jack

• sit

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What is the object of the preposition in the following sentence? The cat ran under the car.

• cat

• ran

• car

• under

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What is the object of the preposition in the following sentence? Behind them, there were ten apple trees.

• them

• behind

• their

• trees

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I only see my cousins .......... Christmas.

• At

• In

• On

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What shall we do ......... the weekend?

• On

• At

• In

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Mobile phones were invented the ......... 1980s.

• On

• At

• In

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I’m having my first guitar lesson .......... Friday afternoon.

• In

• At

• On

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We’re going to have a picnic .......... Saturday afternoon.

• At

• On

• In

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Where is the cat?

• It' in front of the box.

• It's on the box.

• It's behind the box.

• It's next to the box.

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When is the meeting? Is it .......... 2:00?

• At

• In

• On

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My family and I like to ski .......... winter

• On

• In

• At

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Are there any holidays .......... October?

• In

• On

• At

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We moved to this city .......... 2012.

• On

• At

• In

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Are you going to do anything special .......... your birthday?

• At

• In

• On

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I’m not going to watch that TV show. It starts .......... midnight!

• At

• On

• In

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Stewart usually goes cycling .......... the evenings after work.

• On

• In

• At

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Would you like to join us for dinner .......... Thursday?

• At

• On

• In

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What time does he go to work .......... the morning?

• At

• In

• On

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"The ball is ________ the box"

• On

• In

• In front of

• Behind

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What time do you go to bed .......... night?

• In

• On

• At

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What is an preposition?

• A word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word.

• A word governing.

• Usually preceding, a noun or pronoun

Open Ended

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

Mrs. Carestia misses teaching her students in her classroom.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the object of the preposition in sentence below?

We made sure to charge our electronics due to the impending storm.

• We

• electronics

• storm

Multiple Choice

Determine whether the preposition in the following sentence is one of direction, place, or time:

The baseball flew over the fence.

• direction

• place

• time