Underline the prepositions in the following sentences.
1Humpty Dumpty sat ............... a wall.
Wrong!
2The lion and the unicorn fought ............... the crown.
Wrong!
3Little Jack Horner sat ............... a corner.
Wrong!
4Wee Willie Winkie runs ............... the town.
Wrong!
5A fair little girl sat ............... a tree.
Wrong!
6I bring fresh showers for the thirsty flowers ............... the seas and the streams.
Wrong!
7She laid her arms ............... her breast.
Wrong!
8I tried to reason him ............... his fears.
Wrong!
9He swore ............... the nine Gods.
Wrong!
10One day the boy took his breakfast and ate it by a purling brook which ran ............... his mother’s orchard.
Wrong!
11One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age ............... a name.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/11
Answers
- Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
- The lion and the unicorn fought for the crown.
- Little Jack Horner sat in a corner.
- Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town.
- A fair little girl sat under a tree.
- I bring fresh showers for the thirsty flowers from the seas and the streams.
- She laid her arms across her breast.
- I tried to reason him out of his fears.
- He swore by the nine Gods.
- One day the boy took his breakfast and ate it by a purling brook which ran through his mother’s orchard.
- One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
