Test Your Prepositions

Test Your Prepositions

1. I was jogging in the park this morning and saw this dog coming …....... me. It looked he was going to attack me, but he was just trying to reach his owner, who was running right behind me. (onto, beyond, towards)

2. Rahul, your friend is waiting for you …... in the car.

(around, outside, above, against)

3. I heard the sound of glass breaking in the living room and ran to see what had happened. A crow had flown …... the window and broken it.

(for, from, by, against)

4. George, who lives …... that coffee shop, came over to visit you this morning.

(on, by, at, in)

5. I don't know how many times I have told my daughter to look both ways before running …... the street.

(across, along, beside, around)

6. My house is ….... the grocery store and the gas station.

(under, off, among, between)

7. The temperature in Delhi to day is eight degrees …....

(before, below, under, beneath)

8. The cat is sitting …..... the wall.

(on, over, about, underneath)

9. As soon as Ravi heard his boss coming, he jumped …..... his chair and pretended he was working. (inside, under, for, down)

10. Justin lives …... the hill, where all the mansions are there.

(above, unto, onto, up)