📘 Preposition -Exercises

 [📘 Preposition(Page 35) -Exercises

Prepositions show relationships of time, place, direction, reason, means, measure and material.

✍️ Exercise 1 – Prepositions of Time

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. The school opens ______ 9 a.m.
2. My birthday is ______ June.
3. We have an examination ______ Monday.
4. She has been studying ______ morning.
5. He returned home ______ sunset.
6. The meeting will begin ______ 10 o'clock.
7. We visited Delhi ______ 2025.

✅ Answers

1. at
2. in
3. on
4. since
5. after
6. at
7. in

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✍️ Exercise 2 – Prepositions of Place

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. The books are ______ the table.
2. The cat is sleeping ______ the bed.
3. The school is ______ the hospital.
4. The teacher is standing ______ the classroom.
5. The ball is ______ the box.
6. The picture is hanging ______ the wall.
7. The boy is sitting ______ his two friends.

✅ Answers

1. on
2. under
3. near
4. in
5. inside
6. on
7. between

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✍️ Exercise 3 – Prepositions of Direction

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. The children walked ______ the school.
2. The boy jumped ______ the river.
3. The train passed ______ the tunnel.
4. She walked ______ the road to reach the shop on the other side.
5. The students ran ______ the playground.
6. The bird flew ______ the tree.
7. The tourists walked ______ the riverbank.

✅ Answers

1. towards
2. into
3. through
4. across
5. towards
6. over
7. along

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✍️ Exercise 4 – Prepositions of Reason

Complete the sentences using suitable prepositions or prepositional expressions.

1. The match was cancelled ______ heavy rain.
2. He was absent ______ illness.
3. She was rewarded ______ her honesty.
4. The flight was delayed ______ bad weather.
5. The students were praised ______ their good behaviour.

✅ Answers

1. because of
2. due to
3. for
4. due to
5. for

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✍️ Exercise 5 – Prepositions of Means

Fill in the blanks.

1. He travelled ______ bus.
2. She wrote the letter ______ a pen.
3. We received the message ______ email.
4. The wood was cut ______ an axe.
5. They reached Chennai ______ train.

✅ Answers

1. by
2. with
3. by
4. with
5. by

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✍️ Exercise 6 – Prepositions of Measure

Fill in the blanks.

1. Milk is sold ______ the litre.
2. He bought two kilograms ______ rice.
3. The price increased ______ ₹20.
4. The car was travelling ______ 60 km per hour.
5. The cloth is sold ______ the metre.

✅ Answers

1. by
2. of
3. by
4. at
5. by

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✍️ Exercise 7 – Prepositions of Material

Fill in the blanks.

1. The table is made ______ wood.
2. Paper is made ______ wood.
3. The ring is made ______ gold.
4. The basket is made ______ bamboo.
5. The children made a toy ______ clay.

✅ Answers

1. of
2. from
3. of
4. of
5. out of

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📝 Exercise 8 – Mixed Prepositions

Choose the Correct Answer

1. The programme begins ______ 10 a.m.

a) in
b) on
c) at

2. The cat jumped ______ the box.

a) into
b) on
c) at

3. He was absent ______ fever.

a) because of
b) with
c) by

4. The girl travelled ______ train.

a) with
b) by
c) on

5. The chair is made ______ plastic.

a) from
b) at
c) of

6. The children walked ______ the bridge to reach the other side.

a) across
b) under
c) into

7. The examination will be held ______ Friday.

a) in
b) at
c) on

✅ Answer Key

Question	Answer
1	c) at
2	a) into
3	a) because of
4	b) by
5	c) of
6	a) across
7	c) on

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🧠 Exercise 9 – Identify the Type of Preposition

Identify whether the highlighted preposition shows time, place, direction, reason, means, measure or material.

1. The meeting begins at 9 a.m.
2. The bag is under the chair.
3. He walked towards the school.
4. The game was postponed because of rain.
5. She travelled by train.
6. Sugar is sold by the kilogram.
7. The ring is made of gold.

✅ Answers

Question	Type
1	Time
2	Place
3	Direction
4	Reason
5	Means
6	Measure
7	Material

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🎯 Exercise 10 – Correct the Errors

Each sentence contains an incorrect preposition. Rewrite it correctly.

1. She was born on 2008.
2. The train arrived in 6 p.m.
3. He is sitting between five students.
4. We travelled with bus.
5. The ring is made from gold.
6. She walked in the road to reach the opposite side.
7. He was praised of his honesty.

✅ Correct Answers

1. She was born in 2008.
2. The train arrived at 6 p.m.
3. He is sitting among five students.
4. We travelled by bus.
5. The ring is made of gold.
6. She walked across the road to reach the opposite side.
7. He was praised for his honesty.

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⭐ Quick Revision

Type	Examples
🕒 Time	at, on, in, before, after
📍 Place	under, above, behind, near
➡️ Direction	to, into, towards, across
💭 Reason	because of, due to, for
🚌 Means	by, with, through
📏 Measure	by, of, at
🪵 Material	of, from, out of

Remember: The meaning and function of a preposition depend on how it is used in a sentence.

Note: Some fill-in-the-blank questions may accept more than one grammatically correct answer, depending on the intended meaning.]