Prepositions are small words but they are important ones. Test your ability to use prepositions with this grammar exercise.
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate preposition.
1. I have been waiting here …………….. 6 o’clock.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. The boys are playing …………….. the garden.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. There is someone ……………… the gate.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. Why are you looking ……………… her like that?
Correct!
Wrong!
5. She is quite happy ……………. her result.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I am impressed ………………. your work.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. We have been waiting …………….. ages.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. We may go swimming – it depends ……………. the weather.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. Raju is anxiously waiting …………… his results.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. He is absorbed ………………. his studies.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. I have been waiting here since 6 o’clock.
2. The boys are playing in the garden.
3. There is someone at the gate.
4. Why are you looking at her like that?
5. She is quite happy with her result.
6. I am impressed with your work.
7. We have been waiting for ages.
8. We may go swimming – it depends on the weather.
9. Raju is anxiously waiting for his results.
10. He is absorbed in his studies.
