PREPOSITION WORKSHEET

1. 2) Preposition or no proposition? • I saw my friend _____ yesterday. • I’m going _____ a nice restaurant. • Lets meet _____ next Saturday. • Are you going ______ home now? • I’m going ______ the beach. • I haven't spoken to him _____ a long time. • We did this work ______ last Monday. • I’ll come by_______ tomorrow. • I’m ___________100% sure. • 3) Prepositions of time • in – on – at • ____ January • ____February 20th • ____2009 • ____Friday • ____9pm. • ____a couple of days • ____ the usual time • ____ the middle of the week • ____the weekend • ____night • 1) Write the opposite • up____________ • with __________ • in front of______ • before ________ • against_________ • beneath _______ • far from _______ • like___________ • inside_________ • under_________ PREPOSITION WORKSHEET • 4. Since or for? • Jiyahasn't been back to Bhopal ____ last year. • I've read two books _____ the weekend. • We have received no news _____ 5:30 pm. • We haven't seen Mary _____ the party. • We've lived here _____ seventeen years. • Shehas been away _____ half a day only. • He hasn't played the piano ____ he was a boy. • They have been ill _____ Monday. • Dinosaurs have been extinct _____ over 60 million years. • I haven't met her_____ two years. • 6. Insert Suitable Preposition • I haven’t seen John for a long time. Have you heard ………… him lately? • It’s your fault. Don’t accuse me …………… anything! • The customer insisted ………… seeing the manager immediately. • I apologised ………… being absent from the meeting. • When you have problems, you can always rely ………… your friends. • When the train arrived …………. the station, nobody got out. • That boy reminds me ……… somebody I met long ago. • Do you believe ………… UFOs? • He always succeeds ............ everything he tries. • The house where he lived belonged ……….. his grandparents. • I can-t understand you. What are you talking ……….....? • Everybody feels jealous of you because you’re always boasting …............…… everything. • You look absent-minded. What are you thinking .....….? • Turn down the TV. I can’t concentrate ………… my homework. • The whole world’s economy depends ……….. USA. • What do you think …………. their latest album? • It was almost midnight when we arrived ………. Germany. • Listen ………. me . I want to talk ……….. you …..........…… the new project. • I’m waiting ……….. the postman to arrive. • If you don’t care ............... your friends, why did you borrow money ............... me to invite them to dinner? • Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions • I’m not scared _________ghosts • Mary is not interested ______ this subject. • Eric is good ________ Football. • We are excited ________ our trip to Disneyland. • These clothes are very different______ those I bought from City mall. • It was nice ________ you to visit me. • Paris is famous __________ its fashion. • We are surprised_________ your reaction. • Hisuncle is married _____ an Irish woman. • Call me ________ the afternoon. • I’m going to meet my friend _____seven o’clock.  • I have never been ________ Paris. • I saw a very good film _____ TV last night. • Let’s go _____________ the museum! • See you ___________ the party.

2. Answers • Answers • 1 opposites • 1 down – 2 without – 3 behind – 4 after – 5 for – 6 above - 7 near – 8 unlike • 9 outside - 10 over • 2 preposition or no preposition • 1 no preposition - 2 to - 3 no preposition - 4 no prep -5 to – 6 for – 7 no prep - 8 no prep 9 no prep • 3 prepositions of time • 1 in – 2 on – 3 in 4 0n 5 at – 6 in 7 at 8 in 9 at 1o at • 4 since or for • 1 since -2 since – 3since – 4 since – 5 for – 6 for – 7 since 8 since – 9 since – 10 for • 5 fill in the blanks • 1 of – 2 in – 3 at – 4 about – 5 from – 6 of – 7 for - 8 by – 9 to – 10 in – 11 at – 12 to • 13on – 14 to – 15 at Insert Suitable preposition • from • of • on • for • on • at • of • in • in • to • about • about • about • on • on • of • in • to to about • for • about from