More about Prepositions Exercises with Answers for CBSE, ICSE Class 6, worksheet of Elementary English grammar for free online practice.
More about Prepositions : Exercises for Class 6
Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
Exercise 25.3 Choose the correct preposition given in parentheses in the following sentences.
1. Kriti is sitting (in/on) the sofa (at/in) the dining room.
Kriti is sitting on the sofa in the dining room.
2. Michigan is situated (in/between) Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.
3. While waiting for my train, I took a walk (around/across) the station.
4. Pratham sat (near/against) the campfire.
5. We will go to Mumbai (since/during) the month of January.
6. The stores stay open (on/in) Mondays (until/for) 9:00 p.m.
7. Kusha has been United States (for/during) a year.
8. John has lived in France (for/since) two years.
9. No, I did not see him because I was there (for/during) only two hours.
10. Is your birthday (in/on) April? Mine is (in/on) April 7.
11. He had been waiting here (during/since) noon.
12. I received my bill (to/in) the middle of the month.
13. Can you be ready (by/on) six o’clock?
14. Would you rather write (by/with) a pen or pencil?
15. Do you like to travel (by/in) bus?
Answers:
2. Michigan is situated between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.
3. While waiting for my train, I took a walk around the station.
4. Pratham sat near the campfire.
5. We will go to Mumbai during the month of January.
6. The stores stay open on Mondays until 9:00 p.m.
7. Kusha has been in the United States for a year.
8. John has lived in France for two years.
9. No, I did not see him because I was there for only two hours.
10. Is your birthday in April? Mine is on April 7.
11. He had been waiting here since noon.
12. I received my bill in the middle of the month.
13. Can you be ready by six o’clock?
14. Would you rather write with a pen or pencil?
15. Do you like to travel by bus?
Exercise 25.4 Correct the prepositions in the following sentences.
One has been done for you.
1. It has been raining since three hours.
It has been raining for three hours.
2. He cut his finger by a knife.
3. He lives in London.
4. She sat besides me.
5. He begins school since today.
6. I met her in the station.
7. The kite was flying over the clouds.
8. Three girls were selected beside Sonia for the dance.
9. I shall be there for 6 o’clock.
10. There is no quarrel among you and me.
11. I prefer tea than coffee.
12. The book fell over the table.
13. I have been working since two hours.
14. He cut the cake by a knife and gave a piece for his sister.
15. The house I live at is very small.
16. On which room did you sleep?
17. He goes to school by foot.
18. He came to visit me on his new Maruti Gypsy.
19. This a book over wildlife.
20. She is swimming besides the current.
Answers:
2. He cut his finger with a knife.
3. He lives in London. (This sentence is already correct.)
4. She sat beside me.
5. He begins school from today.
6. I met her at the station.
7. The kite was flying above the clouds.
8. Three girls were selected besides Sonia for the dance. (This sentence is already correct if “besides” is meant to imply “in addition to.”)
9. I shall be there by 6 o’clock.
10. There is no quarrel between you and me.
11. I prefer tea to coffee.
12. The book fell off the table.
13. I have been working for two hours.
14. He cut the cake with a knife and gave a piece to his sister.
15. The house I live in is very small.
16. In which room did you sleep?
17. He goes to school on foot.
18. He came to visit me in his new Maruti Gypsy.
19. This is a book on wildlife.
20. She is swimming beside the current.
Elementary English Grammar and Composition for Class 6 Solutions