Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1. I am fed up ......................... your constant bickering.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. He has been absent ........................... Monday.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. This has been going on ......................... a while.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. The police are looking ......................... the missing boy.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. Nobody knows ............................ him.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I am supposed to be there .......................... ten minutes.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. The guests are supposed to come ............................. 7.30.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use at with clock times.
8. Two-thirds of earth's surface is covered ............................ water.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. The flights were cancelled .............................. fog.
Correct!
Wrong!
Because is a conjunction; because of is a preposition.
10. We were woken up ........................... a loud noise.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. If I had a camera ........................... me, I would have taken some photos.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. He was bitten ........................... a snake.
Correct!
Wrong!
Prepositions Exercise for Class 8
Answers
1. I am fed up with your constant bickering.
2. He has been absent since Monday.
3. This has been going on for a while.
4. The police are looking for the missing boy.
5. Nobody knows about him.
6. I am supposed to be there in ten minutes.
7. The guests are supposed to come at 7.30.
8. Two-thirds of earth’s surface is covered by water.
9. The flights were cancelled because of fog.
10. We were woken up by a loud noise.
11. If I had a camera with me, I would have taken some photos.
12. He was bitten by a snake.
