Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1.    He lives ————– 48, MG Road.

a)    In
b)    At
c)    On
d)    For

2.    We started ———————– eight —————— the morning.

a)    At, in
b)    In, at
c)    In, on
d)    At, on

3.    Stricken with grief, she hanged herself ——————– a piece of cloth.

a)    With
b)    By
c)    To
d)    Of

4.    This portrait was painted ——————– an artist who lived in the eighteenth century.

a)    By
b)    With
c)    In
d)    For

5.    We must start ———————– dawn if we want to reach in time.

a)    In
b)    On
c)    At
d)    With

6.    We have been waiting ——————- morning.

a)    For
b)    Since
c)    From
d)    To

7.    The traveler must reach his destination ———————- sunset.

a)    In
b)    At
c)    Before
d)    On

8.    The next flight is due ——————— 6 pm.

a)    In
b)    On
c)    At
d)    Before

9.    He ran twelve miles ——————— two hours.

a)    In
b)    At
c)    On
d)    For

10.    He ran ——————– the room, panting for breath.

a)    At
b)    Into
c)    After
d)    On

11.    He does not leave his house ——————– 9 am.

a)    In
b)    On
c)    Before
d)    By

12.    The train departs —————— 3 am.

a)    In
b)    At
c)    On
d)    Within

13.    ——————— his children, his nephews and nieces were also present.

a)    Beside
b)    Besides
c)    Outside
d)    Before

14.    ——————— last month, I haven’t seen him even once.

a)    For
b)    Since
c)    Ago

d)    From

15.    Mumbai is famous ——————— its textile mills.

a)    In
b)    For
c)    On
d)    At

Answers

1.    At
2.    At, in
3.    With
4.    By
5.    At
6.    Since
7.    Before
8.    At
9.    In
10.    Into
11.    Before
12.    At
13.    Besides
14.    Since
15.    For