Worksheet Solutions: Prepositions - 1 | English Grammar Class 3 PDF Download

Q1. Find the prepositions in the following sentences.
(a) Please meet me at 8 o’ clock.
(b) I placed my bag on the table.
(c) She stood beside me.
(d) He came from New York.
(e) The time now is half past ten.
(f) The boy is behind the door.
(g) The swimmer swam across the river.
(h) My friends arrived and we went to the theatre.
(i) Put the ladder against the wall.
(j) My teddy bear flung near the door.
Ans:
(a) The preposition in this sentence is "at."
(b) The preposition in this sentence is "b."
(c) The preposition in this sentence is "beside."
(d) The preposition in this sentence is "from."
(e) The preposition in this sentence is "at."
(f) The preposition in this sentence is "behind."
(g) The preposition in this sentence is "across."
(h) The preposition in this sentence is "b."
(i) The preposition in this sentence is "against."
bThe preposition in this sentence is "near."

Q2. Complete the following sentences with suitable prepositions given in the brackets.
(a) They are arriving ______Monday. ( on / to)
(b) He has a meeting ________8 a.m. ( at / on)
(c) Dad parked the car _________ the roadside. ( outside / to)
(d) The supermarket is further ________ the street. ( down / along )
(e) I rolled _____________ from my bed. ( off / towards )
(f) The trucks are travelling _________ the tunnel. ( through / into)
(g) The examination is ________ December. ( on / in)
(h) He returned the book _______ night. (at / in)
Ans: 
(a) They are arriving on Monday.
(b) He has a meeting at 8 a.m.
(c) Dad parked the car outside the roadside.
(d) The supermarket is further down the street.
(e) I rolled off from my bed.
(f) The trucks are traveling through the tunnel.
(g) The examination is in December.
(h) He returned the book at night.

Q3. Use the following prepositions in sentences of your own.
(a) between _____________________
(b) among ________________________
(c) under _________________________
(d) behind ________________________
(e) into ___________________________
Ans:
(a) between: The cat sat between the two cushions on the sofa. We shared the cake between the three of us.
(b) among: Among all the fruits, I like apples the most. She found the hidden treasure among the old books in the attic.
(c) under: The cat is hiding under the table. The keys are under the pile of newspapers.
(d) behind: The playground is behind the school building. I found my lost toy behind the couch.
(e) into: The squirrel ran into its cozy nest in the tree. We walked into the forest to explore.