Test your understanding of prepositions with this grammar exercise. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1We walked ............... the edge of the desert.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "as far as" or "up to" to talk about reaching a limit or point in distance.
2It is another three weeks ............... the holidays.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "to" or "until" to count the time remaining before a future event.
3I don’t know how she manages to support such a large family. She has nothing ............... her pension.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
After "nothing", "besides", "except", and "apart from" can mean that her pension is the only support she has.
4Are you wearing anything ............... your sweater?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "under" or "underneath" to mean that something is covered by or below your sweater.
5Do you mind? I was ............... you!
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
In a queue or order, "in front of" and "before" can both mean ahead of another person.
6We should arrive ...............
Wrong!
Use "at their place in time for lunch" because we arrive at a place and arrive in time for an event.
7They live ...............
Wrong!
Use "in a small one-bedroom flat on the third floor" because we live in a flat and on a floor of a building.
8Granny is arriving ............... the 3.30 train.
Wrong!
Use "on" for travelling or arriving by train, bus, plane, or similar public transport.
9Last year, there were a large number of mangoes ............... the tree.
Wrong!
Use "on" for fruit attached to a tree.
10His house is ............... the way from Mumbai to Thane.
Wrong!
Use "on" for position along a route or line such as a road.
11He met and fell in love with a French girl when he was ............... the London School of Economics.
Wrong!
Use "at" to say where someone studied or was a student.
12A few days after the accident, she died ............... the injuries.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "of" or "from" after "die" when giving the cause of death.
Answers
- We walked as far as / up to the edge of the desert.
- It is another three weeks to / until the holidays.
- I don’t know how she manages to support such a large family. She has nothing besides / except / apart from her pension.
- Are you wearing anything under / underneath your sweater?
- Do you mind? I was in front of / before you!
- We should arrive at their place in time for lunch.
- They live in a small one-bedroom flat on the third floor.
- Granny is arriving on the 3.30 train.
- Last year, there were a large number of mangoes on the tree.
- His house is on the way from Mumbai to Thane.
- He met and fell in love with a French girl when he was at the London School of Economics.
- A few days after the accident, she died of / from the injuries.
