prepositions

Q1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. Satya was born ___ a small town ___ Uttaranchal.

On, at

In, for

In, in

At, in

Q2. Fill in the blank with appropriate prepositions.   Schools and colleges remained closed yesterday _____ growing fears of violence.

Amid

Because

As

On

Q3. Fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition. Jordan has been working hard _____ improving his communication skills.

In

On

For

By

Q4. What is the function of the underlined preposition? Draw a circle on the paper given to you by your teacher.

Place

Time

Direction

Agent

Q5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. The effect ____ the sedative will wear off only ____ twenty-four hours.

from, into

in, at

of, after

outside, on

Q6. What is the function of the underlined preposition? Susanne was declared missing on 8 January 2015 by the police.

Place

Time

Direction

Agent

Q7. What is the function of the underlined preposition? The dog ran towards the door after sniffing the clothes.

Place

Time

Direction

Agent

Q8. Fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition. The player was disqualified because he had done something that was _______ the rules of the game.

Along

Outside

For

In

Q9. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. Speaking __ Shakespeare; you have to read two of his plays __ complete this assignment.

In, at

About, in

Of, at

Of, to

Q10. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. The boy wandered _____ the forest everyday when his mother was away ___ work.

into, at

on, in

for, on

in, at