Prepositions 1

No. English Sentences

1 in The hungry cat has no food ____ its bowl.

Jack is happy although he lives ____ a poor family.
She found her key ____ the kitchen.
She lives ____ London since her graduation.
Jay Chou has a concert ____ August.
He includes his hobby ____ the timetable.
I hope you are ____ the pink of health.
_____ the evening, Jack and his classmates went home.

2 at Qing is a good student ____ school.

The dog is barking ____ the postman.
Sally made a kite ____ a quarter past four (4.15).
I will arrive ____ 5pm.
The Charity Day starts ____ 8.30am.
We buy foods and drinks _____ the canteen.
She shouted ____ me.
She is good ____ Mathematics.

3 on There are a lot of stray dogs and kittens ____ the

street.
The boys were playing ____ the field when it started to
rain.
Mum keeps dangerous items ____ the tallest shelf.
They build a sand castle ____ the beach. They had a
great time ____ the beach.
I am going to Pulau Langkawi ____ Monday.
There is a cute cartoon ____ his T-shirt.

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Prepositions 2

4 with Let me share ________ you three souvenirs that you

could buy from Pulau Langkawi.
Mei Ling carried lantern ________ her sisters in the
garden.
My brother did not obey the traffic rules so he met
________ an accident.
‘Let me help you _____ that,’ said Zhen Shen.
Do not spend your day _____ only watching television
and doing homework.
His brother is playing _____ his pets.

5 by I go to school ______ uncle’s bus.

He bought a packet of nasi lemak and syrup drink from a
stall _____ the road.
My mum paid the bill _____ credit card.
Amy collected seashells _____ the beach.
They went there _____ car.
He was very impressed _____ her performance.

6 to I love ____ eat orange because it keeps me healthy.

I hope ____ hear from you soon.
There are many ways ____ keep ourselves clean.
He drove his family _____ Desaru beach.
They decided _____ go on a picnic.
They promised _____ visit the orphanage again.

7 during Vanessa visited an orphanage __________ last holidays.

Joanne took notes ___________ class.
He was asleep ____________ the lesson.
Tommy dozed off ____________ the meeting.
We had a good time _____________ the trip.

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Prepositions 3

8 through I look ___________ the window.

The burglar got in ___________ the window.
The path led ____________ the trees to the river.
Go __________ this gate, and you’ll see the house on
your left.
You can only achieve success __________ hard work.

9 from He was cycling home _______ school.

She bought a souvenir _______ the gift shop yesterday.
The lights came ________ the fireflies.
She comes _________ France.
She drove all by herself _____ Johor Bahru to Penang.

10 over Elephants spray water ______ its body to keep itself

cool.
The cat jumped _______ the fence.
A goat jumps _______ the gate.

11 for We stop _____ a rest at the pond.

The birds flew off to look ______ food.
Adrian thanked him ______ the help.
They went to a restaurant ______ lunch.
They went to Pavillion to shop _____ Christmas
presents.

12 after The stall owner ran _________ the thief.

I went for a short walk __________ dinner.
_________ he finished his studies, he went to America
for a vacation.
Please close the door _________ you.

13 among He is the tallest ________ his classmates.

Divide the pizza ________ you three.
She was chosen from _________ many students.
She is the shortest _________ his family members.

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Prepositions 4

14 along Michael and his wife walked hand in hand _________

the beach.
Bring ________ your friends.
I used to often take walks _________ that river.

15 within __________ seconds, she was drenched.

We will arrive ___________ few hours.
I will help you ___________ my capability.
__________ a few minutes, Tom had eaten up all the
food on the table.
He would die _________ a month due to lung cancer.
I will be back __________ an hour.

16 of She takes care _____ patients.

Chicken curry is a type _____ spicy food.
Are you afraid _____ the dark?
This shirt is made ______ silk.
This is a picture _______ my family.
I drank three cups ______ milk.

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