Fill in the blanks using an appropriate preposition.

1. What are you doing ………………….. my room? (in / on / at)

2. I met him …………………… a Monday. (on / in / at)

3. It hasn’t rained ………………………… weeks. (in / for / since)

4. I haven’t seen him ………………………………… Monday. (since / for / in)

5. He had many strange experiences ……………………….. his stay in Nigeria. (while / during / in)

6. Let us meet ………………………….. lunchtime. (at / on / in)

7. They have been waiting ………………………….. hours. (for / since)

8. ……………………….. working hard, he failed. (Despite / However / Even though)

9. There are no secrets …………………………. us. (between / in)

10. They stabbed him …………………….. a knife. ( by / with)

11. I don’t want to listen ………………………….. you. (to / at / on)

12. She stared ………………………… me. (with / at / on)

Answers

1. What are you doing in my room?

2. I met him on a Monday.

3. It hasn’t rained in / for weeks.

4. I haven’t seen him since Monday.

5. He had many strange experiences during his stay in Nigeria.

6. Let us meet at lunchtime.

7. They have been waiting for hours.

8. Despite working hard, he failed.

9. There are no secrets between us.

10. They stabbed him with a knife.

11. I don’t want to listen to you.

12. She stared at me.