Preposition Exercise

Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:
1.She dispensed .......... her old textbooks.
2.The artist persists.......... painting landscapes even if they are not in
vogue.
3.Please tell the ambulance to stand........... in case of emergency.
4.The thief who stole the painting from the museum is still ...........
large.
5.Most victims of the earthquake are safe and ............ recovery.
6.The child fell ........... meekly to his parent's wishes.
7.This cruise liner is bound ........... the Maldives.

Key to the exercise

1.She dispensed with her old textbooks.
2.The artist persists in painting landscapes even if they are not in
vogue.
3.Please tell the ambulance to stand by in case of emergency.
4.The thief who stole the painting from the museum is still at
large.
5.Most victims of the earthquake are safe and in recovery.
6.The child fell in meekly to his parent's wishes.
7.This cruise liner is bound for the Maldives.

Preposition : Test

Select the proper alternative to complete the sentence

Check the answer to each multiple-choice question by clicking on the "Get Answer" button.

1. Can you deliver the goods ... next Thursday?
to by
2. We have just received a big order ... 50 machines.
of for
3. There is no chance of selling the goods ... that price.
at for
4. If I miss the bus, I'll come ... foot.
by on
5. It's the biggest diamond ... the world.
in of
6. You live ... London, don't you?
at in
7. It depends ... the interest rate.
upon on
8. He's talking ... the phone.
over on
9. Diana is working as a hostess ... the Trade Fair.
in for
10. You can fly to Dublin ... London.
from via
11. Scientists search ..... information about how animals communicate.
at for
12. A polling officer works ..... the Crime Watch programme to keep our neighbourhood safe.
with in
13. Mathew often climbs the four flights ..... stairs for exercise.
off of
14. They have been learning English......11 years.
for since
15. Our plan is considered...... the members of the committee.
by from
16. This material is different …………………… that.
by from
17. You should explain this …………………… them.
by to
18. Mihir swam _________ the English Channel.
across through
19. Radha distributed pens ___________ her five children.
among between
20. Jayashree and Sujata sat ________ each other in complete silence.
besides beside

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Preposition

Preposition is the most important part of English Language. It plays a crucial role in learning the language.

PREPOSITION : नामाच्या पुर्वी येणार्‍या व दुसर्‍या शब्दाशी त्या नामाचा संबंध व्यक्त करणार्‍या शब्दास Preposition म्ह्णतात.
(A preposition is a word placed before a noun to show its relation with other word.)
Examples:

in-आत
1. Mother is in the kitchen.
2. There are seven days in a week.
3. We live in Chandrapur district.
4. Mahatma Gandhi was born in 1869.
   into-च्या आत (वेगाने)
5. He jumped into the river.
   on-च्या वर(स्पर्श करुन) ,ला
6. A book is on a table.
7. We celebrate Christmas on 25 December.
8. He was absent on Monday.
   over-च्या वर (स्पर्श नसुन)
9. A fan is over our head.
   under-खाली
10. A cat is under a table.
    between-दोघांच्या मध्ये
11. B is between A and C.
    among अनेकाच्या मध्ये
12. The teacher is standing among the students.
    for साठी
13. I bought a doll for her.
of चा, ची, चे
14. This is a pen of Jayant.
    at-कडे, ला
15. We live at Korpana.
16. I get up at 5:30 A.M.
    beside च्या बाजुला
17. Sit beside me.
    with च्या सह
18. Come with me.
19. Cut with knife.
    by ने, च्या कडुन
20. Trees are cut with axe by people.
21. We travel by bus.
    to च्या कडे, ला
22. We go to school.
    up वरच्या दिशेने
23. The dog is looking up.
    down खालच्या दिशेने
24. They came down the hill.
    fromच्या पासुन
25. Chandrapur is 25 kms. far from Rajura.
    acrossच्या पलीकडे
26. They sail across the ocean.
    throughच्या मधुन
27. The thief entered through the window.
    behindच्या मागे
28. My house is behind the post-office.
    off च्या पासुन दुर
29. The students of our school ran off the road. 

EXERCISE

Fill in the blanks with preposition.

रिकाम्या जागेत Preposition भरतांना वाक्याचा अर्थ व Preposition चा अर्थ लक्षात घ्यावा.

1. Our prayer starts_____ 7:10 A.M (at, on)
2. The plane flew _____our village.(over, on)
3. We have holiday ____ Sunday.(on, at)
4. He was arrested ____ police.(by, from)
5. 2 is _____1 and 3.(in , between)
6. There are 30 days __a month.(on/ in)
7. We write ___a pen. (with, by)
8. He took a pencil___Jaya. (of, Off)
9. He went ___Mumbai.(to, on)
10. We buy things ____ shop.(in, from)

अधिक अभ्यासासाठी पाठातील preposition असणारी वाक्य शोधुन लिहावी. Preposition ने वेळ, ठीकाण, दिशा दर्शविल्या जाते.

Look at the following sentences and state what the underlined prepositions indicate.

1. India got freedom in 1947.
2. The train arrived at 10 O'clock.
3. The TajMahal was built in Agra.
4. Mahatma Gandhi was born at Porbandar in Gujrat.
5. India's Constitution was implemented on 26th of January 1950.
6. They set up a tent on hill.
7. They sailed across the ocean.
8. The bus moved along the road.
9. The boys threw stones at the frog.
10. Mother is in the kitchen.

Key 1. time 2. time 3. place 4. place, place 5.time 6. place 7. direction 8. direction 9. direction 10. place.