Use of the suitable Prepositions-Worksheet 10
Basic
English Grammar -Worksheet 10

Use of the suitable Preposition:
1. The keys are ____ the drawer which you are looking for.
2. The book is lying ____ the table.
3. She is waiting ____ the bus stop.
4. He walked ____ the room without knocking.
5. The cat jumped ____ the sofa at once.
6. They are heading ____ the
airport.
7. She ran ____ the sound of music.
8. We will go hiking ____
the summer.
9. The meeting is scheduled ____ Monday.
10.
He arrived ____ midnight.
11.
I haven’t seen her ____ last week.
12.
We stayed indoors ____ the storm.
13.
The class runs ____ 9 a.m. ____ 11 a.m.
14.
She smiled ____ the child.
15.
I baked a cake ____ her birthday.
16.
He fought ____ great courage.
17.
The novel was written ____ a
famous author.
18.
They argued ____ politics.
19.
The fence goes ____ the garden.
20.
We walked ____ the riverbank.
21.
You must stay ____ the boundaries.
22.
The legs ____ the table are broken.
23.
She walked ____ the room angrily.
24.
The train passed ____ the tunnel.
25.
The painting hangs ____ the fireplace.
26.
The ball rolled ____ the car.
27.
A stream runs ____ the bridge.
28.
He sat ____ me
during the movie.
29.
The store is located ____ the bank.
30.
The treasure is hidden ____ the rocks.
31.
She was ____ friends at the party.
32.
Please take your feet ____ the chair.
33.
He ran ____ the group.
34.
We had dinner ____ the movie.
35.
He parked ____ my house.
36.
There is a grocery store ____ .
Use of the suitable preposition- Answers Key
Location:
1. in – The keys are in the drawer.
2. on – The book is lying on the table.
3. at – She is waiting at the bus stop.
Direction:
4. into – He walked into the room without knocking.
5. onto – The cat jumped onto the sofa.
6. to – They are heading to the airport.
7. toward – She ran toward the sound of music.
Time:
8. in – We will go hiking in the summer. (We will go hiking this summer.)
9. on – The meeting is scheduled on Monday.
10.
at – He
arrived at midnight.
11.
since – I
haven’t seen her since last week.
12.
during – We
stayed indoors during the storm.
13.
from…to – The
class runs from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Verb:
14.
at – She
smiled at the child.
15.
for – I baked
a cake for her birthday.
16.
with – He
fought with great courage.
17.
by – The
novel was written by a famous author.
18.
about – They
argued about politics.
Spatial Relation:
19.
around – The
fence goes around the garden.
20.
along – We
walked along the riverbank.
21.
within – You must
stay within the boundaries.
22.
of – The legs
of the table are broken.
23.
out of – She
walked out of the room angrily.
24.
through – The
train passed through the tunnel.
25.
above – The
painting hangs above the fireplace.
26.
under – The ball
rolled under the car.
27.
beneath – A stream
runs beneath the bridge.
28.
beside – He sat beside
me during the movie.
29.
behind – The
store is located behind the bank.
30.
between – The
treasure is hidden between the rocks.
31.
among – She was among
friends at the party.
32.
off – Please
take your feet off the chair.
33.
ahead of – He ran ahead
of the group.
34.
before – We had
dinner before the movie.
35.
in front of – He
parked in front of my house.
36.
nearby – There is
a grocery store nearby.
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