Name: ____________ Date: ____________
A. Underline the Prepositions in the Passage
Read the passage carefully and underline all the prepositions.
During the winter holidays, Kabir travelled with his family to a hill station. They drove through a narrow road between tall mountains and reached a small hotel near a lake. In the morning, Kabir walked along the lake with his sister. They saw birds flying above the water and boats moving across the lake. Later, they sat beside a large rock and watched the sunset behind the mountains.
B. Fill in the Blanks with the Correct Preposition
(Choose from the brackets)
- The children ran ______ the playground to catch the ball.
(across / during) - The cat jumped ______ the wall and disappeared.
(over / inside) - The students walked ______ the corridor quietly.
(along / above) - The dog is hiding ______ the table.
(under / during) - The bird flew ______ the river.
(over / during) - The boy stood ______ the teacher and answered the question.
(before / under) - The bag is lying ______ the chair.
(beside / above) - The car passed ______ the tunnel.
(through / under) - The children sat ______ the tree for shade.
(under / between) - The plane flew ______ the clouds.
(above / between)
C. Choose the Correct Preposition (MCQ)
- The ball rolled ______ the table.
a) under
b) during
c) across - The teacher walked ______ the classroom.
a) into
b) above
c) during - The cat ran ______ the chair.
a) under
b) during
c) above - The plane flew ______ the mountains.
a) over
b) between
c) during - The children are playing ______ the park.
a) in
b) on
c) during
D. Rewrite the Sentences with the Correct Preposition
Each sentence has a wrong preposition. Rewrite it correctly.
- The dog is sitting in the table.
- The book is lying on my bag.
- The bird is flying between the sky.
- The students are standing between the teacher.
- The boy jumped in the wall.
- The keys are on my pocket.
- The children ran on the playground.
- The picture is hanging in the wall.
E. Complete the Passage with Suitable Prepositions
Fill the blanks with suitable prepositions.
Last evening, Rahul went ______ the park ______ his friends. They walked ______ the pathway and sat ______ a big tree. Soon they saw a dog running ______ the grass. A bird flew ______ their heads and sat ______ a branch. After some time, they walked ______ the bridge and went back ______ home.
F. Choose the Correct Preposition (Between / Among / Beside / Besides)
- The teacher divided the chocolates ______ the students.
- The cat sat ______ the chair quietly.
- The secret was shared ______ the two friends.
- ______ English, she also studies French.
- The teacher walked ______ the desks checking the notebooks.
G. Editing Task โ Find the Incorrect Prepositions
Each sentence has one wrong preposition. Circle it and write the correct one.
- The bird is flying on the sky.
- The boy hid above the table.
- The dog jumped in the fence.
- The children are sitting on the classroom.
- The train passed under the tunnel.
H. Challenge Section
Write four sentences using different prepositions.
Answer Key
A. Underline the Prepositions in the Passage
Prepositions in the passage:
During, with, through, between, near, in, along, above, across, beside, behind
B. Fill in the Blanks with the Correct Preposition
- The children ran across the playground to catch the ball.
- The cat jumped over the wall and disappeared.
- The students walked along the corridor quietly.
- The dog is hiding under the table.
- The bird flew over the river.
- The boy stood before the teacher and answered the question.
- The bag is lying beside the chair.
- The car passed through the tunnel.
- The children sat under the tree for shade.
- The plane flew above the clouds.
C. Choose the Correct Preposition (MCQ)
- The ball rolled ______ the table.
Answer: a) under - The teacher walked ______ the classroom.
Answer: a) into - The cat ran ______ the chair.
Answer: a) under - The plane flew ______ the mountains.
Answer: a) over - The children are playing ______ the park.
Answer: a) in
D. Rewrite the Sentences with the Correct Preposition
- The dog is sitting under the table.
- The book is lying in my bag.
- The bird is flying in the sky.
- The students are standing near the teacher.
- The boy jumped over the wall.
- The keys are in my pocket.
- The children ran into the playground.
- The picture is hanging on the wall.
E. Complete the Passage with Suitable Prepositions
Last evening, Rahul went to the park with his friends.
They walked along the pathway and sat under a big tree.
Soon they saw a dog running across the grass.
A bird flew over their heads and sat on a branch.
After some time, they walked across the bridge and went back to home.
F. Choose the Correct Preposition (Between / Among / Beside / Besides)
- The teacher divided the chocolates among the students.
- The cat sat beside the chair quietly.
- The secret was shared between the two friends.
- Besides English, she also studies French.
- The teacher walked among the desks checking the notebooks.
G. Editing Task โ Correct Sentences
- The bird is flying in the sky.
- The boy hid under the table.
- The dog jumped over the fence.
- The children are sitting in the classroom.
- The train passed through the tunnel.
