Prepositions Exercise

This grammar exercise tests your understanding of rules regarding the use of prepositions.

1. This is the book ……………………

that you were looking for
for that you were looking
When the object of the preposition is the relative pronoun that, the preposition is always
placed at the end.

2. He is …………………… the top of his class.

on
at
in
We use at to speak of things at rest.

3. The snake crawled ………………… its hole.

in
into
at
We use into to speak of things in motion.

4. This is the house ……………………

where I live in
in that I live
I live in

5. The cat sprang …………………. the table.

to
at
upon
We use upon to speak of things in motion.

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6. We walked …………………… the end of the street.

up to
till
Either could be used here
Until and till are used to talk about time; to talk about distance we use to or up to.

7. I slept …………………. 9 o’clock.

till
up to
to
We use till to talk about time.

8. I haven’t eaten anything …………………. yesterday.

for
since
from
Since is used to indicate some point of time in the past.

9. He has been ill …………………… many days.

since
for
from
For is used with a period of time.

10. I have not seen him …………………. last week.

since
for
from
Since is used to indicate some point of time in the past.

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11. He will join work ……………………. tomorrow.

since
for
from
From is also used with a noun or phrase indicating a point of time, but unlike since it is used
with all the tenses.

12. …………………….. his children, his nephews and nieces were present
there.
Besides
Beside
Besides means in addition to.

PLAY AGAIN !
Answers
1. This is the book that you were looking for.
2. He is at the top of his class.
3. The snake crawled into its hole.
4. This is the house I live in.
5. The cat sprang upon the table.
6. We walked up to the end of the street.
7. I slept till 9 o’clock.
8. I haven’t eaten anything since yesterday.
9. He has been ill for many days.
10. I have not seen him since last week.
11. He will join work from tomorrow.
12. Besides his children, his nephews and nieces were present there.

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