Worksheet: Prepositions | English Marigold Class 5 PDF Download

Q1: Exercise - 1
Complete using these prepositions: about, for, of, on, to, and with.

(i) Peter was extremely happy ……… his new computer.

(ii) Her mother had punished him ……… something he had done that day. But, as he was so angry ……… her, she finally let him go out.

(iii) As soon as John joined the firm, he became anxious ……… promotion.

(iv) Her parents insisted ……… having us to tea.

(v) This song reminds me ……… my last holidays in Barbados.

(vi) You fell out with him, didn't you? Well, I don´t blame you ……… that. He's a nasty person.

(vii) I was fined ……… exceeding the speed limit.
- Pardon?
- I said I was charged ……… exceeding the speed limit.

(viii) According ……… this recipe, you must put the cake in the oven for 30 minutes.

(ix) She's so anxious ……… her elderly mother that she can´t sleep well.

(x) I had never dreamed ……… winning the lotto.

Exercise - 2
Complete with: about, by, from, in, on, round, through, to, with. 

(i) My dream is to travel ……… the world.

(ii) How would you go? ……… plane?

(iii) No. ……… boat and ……… foot.

(iv) The traffic in the city was so heavy. It took us two hours to drive ………it.

(v) ……… manchester we took the plane ……… London.

(vi) She doesn't seem very happy. ……… fact she looks quite depressed.

(vii) When the film finished, we all had tears ……… our eyes.

(viii) That novel isn't ……… Henry James. It's ……… him.

(ix) ……… time ……… time he worries ……… his future.

(x) The man ……… blue jeans was ……… love ……… the girl ……… glasses.

Exercise - 3
Write the correct preposition.

(i) ……… Easter we've got holidays.

(ii) I'm meeting him ……… the weekend

(iii) I woke up ……… midnight.

(iv) People usually put on weight ……… Christmas.

(v) See you ……… May!.

(vi) You must answer the questions ……… the end of the book.

(vii) ……… the end, they reached an agreement.

(viii) I met them ……… a ship.

(ix) She's ……… her way home.

(x) I couldn't watch the TV show because the children were ……… my way.

Q2: Read the story given below and fill in the blanks.

King Solomon was known --------------------- his wealth and wisdom. Queen Sheba heard ------------------- his wisdom and decided to test him. She went ---------------------- Solomon's palace -------------------- two garlands. One -------------------- them was made ----------------------- real flowers; while the other was made --------------------- artificial flowers. The garlands looked alike and it was impossible to tell which one was real and which one was fake.
Sheba asked Solomon if he could tell her which ----------------- the two garlands were made of real flowers without smelling them.
Solomon thought ----------------- a moment. Then he said, 'Open the windows.' As soon as the windows were opened, bees which were outside the palace rushed -----------------. They flew ---------------------- the garlands and settled ------------------- the one made -------------------- real flowers.
'Oh, Queen,' said the king pointing ------------------- the garland ---------------------- which the bees were sitting, 'That is the real flower.'

Q3: Fill in the blanks with prepositions such as to, at, off, on, in, into, and with. The first one is done for you.

Example:- This tree was the home ……of……. a flock of wild geese.
Ans: of

(i) He noticed the creeper …………… the foot of the tree.

(ii) It would be a pity ……………… destroy it now.

(iii) As they flew ……………….. the tree they were trapped.

(iv) The boy ran ………………. the dog.

(v) The frogs jumped …………. the well.

(vi) The girl was thrilled ……………. see her new bicycle.

(vii) The birds were caught ………….. the net.

(viii) The children walked ………….. the bridge.

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