I. Complete the picture by following the instructions.
![]() |
- The books are on the shelf.
- A cat is under the table.
- The bag is on the chair.
- A vase is beside the sofa.
- There are flowers in the vase.
- The rolled newspaper is on the table.
- A pencil is under the sofa.
- A round clock is next to the books.
- A teddy is kept standing on the sofa.
- A lamp is placed on the cabinet.
- A baseball is behind the vase.
- A dog is sitting in front of the sofa.
- A cup is on the table.
- An apple is between the cup and the newspaper.
- There is a tall plant behind the sofa.
- A spoon and a fork are in the cup.
II. Exercise – Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions
- This supermarket doesn’t have the stationery I was looking __. (up/for)
- The assistant divided the sweets ___ all the workers. (between/among)
- Bruce did not fare well __ his written examination. (in/at)
- The dog is loyal __ its owner. (to/for)
- My sister’s birthday is __ 5th November. (on/in)
- The sales boy __ the store is quite young. (at/on)
- The leader was born __ 2nd October. (on/in)
- Rupert is fond __ muffins. (of/off)
- The dog jumped __ the sofa. (on/in)
- The couple sat __ a wall to view the ocean. (on/at)
- The police officer is __ the station. (at/on)
- The Sun will not rise __ 6 o’clock. (before/since)
- I know my pal, Jack ___ he was a little boy. (for/since)
- Pia’s house is ___ mine. (next to/after)
- The opponents sat ____ each other. (opposite/behind)
- The scientist looked ____ the microscope. (through/in)
- I met my wife when I was __ college. (in/on)
- I will have completed my task __ Friday. (till/by)
- There’s a rift ___ these two colleagues. (between/among)
- The soldiers are ___ war. (in/at)
Answers –
- for
- among
- in
- to
- on
- at
- on
- of
- on
- on
- at
- before
- since
- next to
- opposite
- through
- in
- by
- between
- at
One Response
One is incorrect.