Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions

1.    The clerk is —————– his desk.

a)    On
b)    At
c)    In
d)    With

2.    The postman is standing —————– the door.

a)    On
b)    In
c)    At
d)    Into

3.    He asked the waitress to pour some more wine —————– the glass.

a)    Into
b)    Onto
c)    On
d)    To

4.    Don’t leave the toys ——————– the floor.

a)    In
b)    On
c)    At
d)    To

5.    We sat on the bench and father sat —————— the armchair.

a)    In
b)    At
c)    On
d)    By

6.    Why don’t you sit ——————- the table?

a)    On
b)    In
c)    At
d)    With

7.    Why didn’t you put the book ——————- the table?

a)    In
b)    On
c)    At
d)    Into

8.    The letter was sent ——————— the post.

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

9.    Please translate this essay from French —————— English.

a)    Onto
b)    In
c)    Into
d)    On

10.    Nepal is to the north ——————– India.

a)    Of
b)    Off
c)    On
d)    At

11.    I filled the bottle ——————- milk.

a)    With
b)    By
c)    In
d)    Of

12.    Don’t judge a person ——————— his appearance.

a)    By
b)    With
c)    Of
d)    On

13.    The letter was written ——————— her —————— a pen.

a)    With, by
b)    By, with
c)    By, by
d)    With, with

14.    The rich old man divided his property ——————– his children.

a)    Among
b)    Between
c)    Within
d)    Around

15.    He is a man ———————- principles.

a)    Of
b)    On
c)    With
d)    At

16.    The birds flew ——————— the trees.

a)    Over
b)    Up
c)    On
d)    Onto

17.    John is standing in front of Peter. Peter is standing ——————- John.

a)    In front of
b)    Behind
c)    Between
d)    Besides

18.    Alice is sitting ———————- Mary and Peter.

a)    Among
b)    Between
c)    Within
d)    At

19.    The airplane flew ———————– the sea.

a)    Over
b)    On
c)    Onto
d)    Under

20.    The map was hung ———————- the wall.

a)    At
b)    On
c)    In
d)    With

Answers

1.    At
2.    At
3.    Into
4.    On
5.     In
6.    At
7.    On
8.    By
9.    Into
10.    Of
11.    With
12.    By
13.    By, with
14.    Among
15.    Of
16.    Over
17.    Behind
18.    Between
19.    Over
20.    On