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.
1I have been waiting here ............... 6 o’clock.
Wrong!
2The boys are playing ............... the garden.
Wrong!
3There is someone ............... the gate.
Wrong!
4Why are you looking ............... her like that?
Wrong!
5She is quite happy ............... her result.
Wrong!
6I am impressed ............... your work.
Wrong!
7We have been waiting ............... ages.
Wrong!
8We may go swimming – it depends ............... the weather.
Wrong!
9Raju is anxiously waiting ............... his results.
Wrong!
10He is absorbed ............... his studies.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/10
Answers
- I have been waiting here since 6 o’clock.
- The boys are playing in the garden.
- There is someone at the gate.
- Why are you looking at her like that?
- She is quite happy with her result.
- I am impressed with your work.
- We have been waiting for ages.
- We may go swimming – it depends on the weather.
- Raju is anxiously waiting for his results.
- He is absorbed in his studies.
