Day 32 Worksheet: Prepositions

I. Complete the picture by following the instructions.

1.  The books are on the shelf.
2. A cat is under the table.
3. The bag is on the chair.
4. A vase is beside the sofa.
5. There are flowers in the vase.
6. The rolled newspaper is on the table.
7. A pencil is under the sofa.
8. A round clock is next to the books.
9. A teddy is kept standing on the sofa.
10. A lamp is placed on the cabinet.
11. A baseball is behind the vase.
12. A dog is sitting in front of the sofa.
13. A cup is on the table.
14. An apple is between the cup and the newspaper.
15. There is a tall plant behind the sofa.
16. A spoon and a fork are in the cup.

II. Exercise – Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions

1. This supermarket doesn’t have the stationery I was looking __. (up/for)
2. The assistant divided the sweets ___ all the workers. (between/among)
3. Bruce did not fare well __ his written examination. (in/at)
4. The dog is loyal __ its owner. (to/for)
5. My sister’s birthday is __ 5th November. (on/in)
6. The sales boy __ the store is quite young. (at/on)
7. The leader was born __ 2nd October. (on/in)
8. Rupert is fond __ muffins. (of/off)
9. The dog jumped __ the sofa. (on/in)
10. The couple sat __ a wall to view the ocean. (on/at)
11. The police officer is __ the station. (at/on)
12. The Sun will not rise __ 6 o’clock. (before/since)
13. I know my pal, Jack ___ he was a little boy. (for/since)
14. Pia’s house is ___ mine. (next to/after)
15. The opponents sat ____ each other. (opposite/behind)
16. The scientist looked ____ the microscope. (through/in)
17. I met my wife when I was __ college. (in/on)
18. I will have completed my task __ Friday. (till/by)
19. There’s a rift ___ these two colleagues. (between/among)
20. The soldiers are ___ war. (in/at)

Answers –

1. for
2. among
3. in
4. to
5. on
6. at
7. on
8. of
9. on
10. on
11. at
12. before
13. since
14. next to
15. opposite
16. through
17. in
18. by
19. between
20. at