Prepositions exercise

Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.

1. Hard work is the key ……………………. success.

2. This road leads ……………………… Mumbai.

3. We should not look ……………………….. anybody.

4. The boy laughed ………………………. the beggar.

5. The child was run …………………… by a car.

6. The book was lying …………………….. the table.

7. The sky is overcast …………………… clouds.

8. She died ………………….. cholera.

9. I have no taste …………………. music.

10. They died ………………… their country.

11. She is afraid ………………….. spiders.

12. The foolish lion jumped ………………….. the well.

13. She took offence ………………….. my remarks.

14. They belong ……………………. a noble family.

15. I went …………………. the railway station ……………….. see ………………… my brother.

Answers

1. Hard work is the key to success.

2. This road leads to Mumbai.

3. We should not look down upon anybody.

4. The boy laughed at the beggar.

5. The child was run over by a car.

6. The book was lying on the table.

7. The sky is overcast with clouds.

8. She died of cholera.

9. I have no taste for music.

10. They died for their country.

11. She is afraid of spiders.

12. The foolish lion jumped into the well.

13. She took offence at my remarks.

14. They belong to a noble family.

15. I went to the railway station to see off my brother.