Name: ______________________________________________Date: _____________________

PART 1 – Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

11. Kathleen apologized ________________ her brother’s
1. When we get ready for dinner, I have to take my poor behaviour.
books__________ the table. A. For B. In
A. Of B. From C. Of D. At
C. Out D. Of
12. There is no doubt that Adam is very good
2. Every weekend, we put the trash can ___________ telling jokes.
________________ for garbage collection. A. At B. Over
A. Up B. At C. Of D. With
C. Into D. Out
13. These dresses were ____________ sale last week.
3. You have to leave your shoes ______________the A. In B. Of
door when you enter the house. C. On D. Up
A. In B. Over
C. To D. By 14. There is a bridge _____________ the river.
A. Near B. Across
4. It was a long walk, so he began moving slowly C. On D. Along
________________ the town.
A. For B. Towards 15. Amanda hasn’t seen her older sister
C. Until D. At _______________ last April.
A. On B. In
5. David cleaned his room by stuffing everything C. Around D. Since
_________________his bed.
A. In B. On 16. Their relationship was ______________ because of
C. Under D. Along jealousy.
A. On B. In
6. We often go fishing __________________ the river C. Over D. Of
bank.
A. Towards B. Inside 17. Julia came all the way _______________ Russia to see
C. Along D. Around her boyfriend.
A. From B. Since
7. The lecture will be held right ______________ the C. Before D. In
tutorial.
A. At B. Before 18. The detective chased the killer ______________ the
C. Over D. Beyond streets.
A. Since B. Through
8. He was caught by the teacher for cheating C. During D. Beyond
________________the exam.
A. During B. After 19. Ai Ling is worried ________the test because she
C. Near D. Outside thinks that she will fail the test.
A. Of B. On
9. John needs to submit the report _________ his boss C. To D. About
before 5 pm.
A. At B. To 20. Jeanne was texting her boyfriend ___________the
C. Of D. On teacher was teaching.
A. Until B. Of
10. James’ wife accused him _____________ cheating. C. While D. For
A. Up B. To
C. With D. Of
Part 2 – Choose the correct preposition from the box. Part 3 – Choose the prepositional phrase that best fit to
A. the sentence.

into across Before

around Under near across the yard down the ladder
during on on my head in the cupboard
up the tree around the corner
at the door of the chair
1. Dwight walked ________the street. without a coat
2. Erin wandered _______the pet store.
3. Michael left _________lunchtime.
4. Jim's office is ________the cafeteria. 1. I saw six hippos run _________________________.
5. Angela fell asleep _______class. 2. Have you ever seen a girafe _____________________?
6. Andy drove ________the block. 3. There is an extra large pepperoni pizza
7. ______a warm blanket, Pam rested.
8. Stanley sat _______his new rocking chair. _________________________.
4. Please keep your feet _________________________.
B. 5. The mail carrier left the package _________________.
6. Several lizards crawled _________________________.
past in onto 7. She carefully climbed _________________________.
after under before 8. Look, there’s a monkey _________________________!
By on at 9. He left his shoes _________________________.
up toward down to
beneath during beyond

1. Joseph read a book ____________the library.

2. The squirrel ran ____________the old oak tree.
3. Peter arrived ____________noon.
4. The red car zoomed ____________us.
5. A rabbit lives ____________that bush.
6. Mark climbed ____________the boat.
7. The horses came ____________us.
8. There was silence ____________the test.
9. My friends ran ____________the beach.
10. Lillian walked home ____________the meeting.
11. Taylor hid ____________the deck.
12. The store is located ____________the stop sign.
13. ____________midnight, we were all tired.
14. We ate popcorn ____________the movie theater.
15. Place your crayons ____________the desk.