📘 Class 5 English Grammar Prepositions: Worksheet 2

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Name: ____________ Date: ____________

A. Underline the Prepositions in the Passage

Read the passage carefully and underline all the prepositions.

Last Saturday, Aarav went to the science museum with his classmates. They travelled by bus from their school and reached the museum before noon. Inside the building, many models were placed on large tables and inside glass boxes. Aarav stood near a robot model and listened to the guide with great interest. Later, the students walked through a long hall and stopped in front of a huge dinosaur skeleton. After the tour, they sat under a tree outside the museum and ate lunch together.

B. Fill in the Blanks with the Correct Preposition

(Choose from the brackets)

  1. The ball rolled ______ the sofa and stopped there.
    (under / during)
  2. The teacher walked ______ the classroom quietly.
    (into / above)
  3. The airplane flew ______ the clouds.
    (above / during)
  4. My brother sat ______ me and my friend.
    (between / from)
  5. The cat jumped ______ the wall.
    (over / during)
  6. The students walked ______ the corridor to reach the library.
    (along / during)
  7. The bag is hanging ______ the hook.
    (on / through)
  8. The dog ran ______ the gate and disappeared.
    (through / under)
  9. The children are hiding ______ the curtain.
    (behind / across)
  10. The lamp is placed ______ the table.
    (on / across)

C. Choose the Correct Preposition (MCQ)

  1. The train passed ______ the tunnel.
    a) through
    b) under
    c) behind
  2. The cat is sleeping ______ the chair.
    a) between
    b) under
    c) during
  3. The bird flew ______ the river.
    a) over
    b) between
    c) inside
  4. We walked ______ the park in the evening.
    a) across
    b) during
    c) above
  5. The picture is hanging ______ the wall.
    a) on
    b) in
    c) during

D. Rewrite the Sentences with the Correct Preposition

Each sentence has the wrong preposition. Rewrite it correctly.

  1. The dog is sitting in the table.
  1. The teacher is standing between the class.
  1. The boy jumped in the wall.
  1. The book is laying on my bag.
  1. We arrived to the station early.
  1. She is good in English.
  1. The children ran in the playground.
  1. The keys are on my pocket.

E. Complete the Passage with Suitable Prepositions

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

Yesterday, Meera went ______ the zoo ______ her parents. They entered ______ the main gate and walked ______ the pathway. Soon they reached the lion enclosure. The lions were resting ______ a big tree. Meera stood ______ the fence and watched them carefully. After some time, they walked ______ the bridge and saw many birds flying ______ the lake.

F. Error Correction – Find and Correct the Preposition

Each sentence has a wrong preposition. Write the correct sentence.

  1. The cat is sitting in the roof.
  1. The boy ran under the road.
  1. The dog jumped in the fence.
  1. The children are playing on the park.
  1. The bird is flying between the sky.

G. Challenge Question (Higher Thinking)

Write three sentences using different prepositions.

Answer Key

A. Underline the Prepositions in the Passage

Prepositions in the passage:

to, with, by, from, before, inside, on, inside, near, with, through, in front of, after, under, outside

B. Fill in the Blanks with the Correct Preposition

  1. The ball rolled under the sofa and stopped there.
  2. The teacher walked into the classroom quietly.
  3. The airplane flew above the clouds.
  4. My brother sat between me and my friend.
  5. The cat jumped over the wall.
  6. The students walked along the corridor to reach the library.
  7. The bag is hanging on the hook.
  8. The dog ran through the gate and disappeared.
  9. The children are hiding behind the curtain.
  10. The lamp is placed on the table.

C. Choose the Correct Preposition (MCQ)

  1. The train passed ______ the tunnel.
    Answer: a) through
  2. The cat is sleeping ______ the chair.
    Answer: b) under
  3. The bird flew ______ the river.
    Answer: a) over
  4. We walked ______ the park in the evening.
    Answer: a) across
  5. The picture is hanging ______ the wall.
    Answer: a) on

D. Rewrite the Sentences with the Correct Preposition

  1. The dog is sitting under the table.
  2. The teacher is standing in front of the class.
  3. The boy jumped over the wall.
  4. The book is lying in my bag.
  5. We arrived at the station early.
  6. She is good at English.
  7. The children ran into the playground.
  8. The keys are in my pocket.

E. Complete the Passage with Suitable Prepositions

Yesterday, Meera went to the zoo with her parents.
They entered through the main gate and walked along the pathway.
Soon they reached the lion enclosure.
The lions were resting under a big tree.
Meera stood near the fence and watched them carefully.
After some time, they walked across the bridge and saw many birds flying over the lake.

F. Error Correction – Correct Sentences

  1. The cat is sitting on the roof.
  2. The boy ran across the road.
  3. The dog jumped over the fence.
  4. The children are playing in the park.
  5. The bird is flying in the sky.

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