TYPES OF PREPOSITION QUESTIONS

( PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE / LOCATION )

on, above, under, out, in front of, at the back of,

behind, in, inside, outside, in the middle of, next to,
down, up, beside, near, at, between, among, below

A.

PREPOSITIONS WITH GUIDE

B.

TICKING CORRECT PHRASES

C.

SENTENCE MATCHING

D.

IDENTIFYING AND UNDERLINING

E.

FILLING IN THE BLANKS

F.

WORDS UNDERLINING ( BRACKETS )

G.

TEXT COMPLETION / CLOZE TEST

H.

PICTURE GUIDE SENTENCE COMPLETION

I.
J.

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ABOVE AVERAGE GROUP

NAME
SCHOOL
A.

:
:

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Look at the pictures. Choose the correct prepositions and fill in the blanks.

at
betwee
n
behind

1.

3.

5.

under
in

on
2.

4.

6.

B.

Tick ( / ) the correct phrases to match the pictures.

1.

a nut at the nose.

a nut on the nose.
a nut in the nose.

2.

a plane above the sky.

a plane on the sky.
a plane near the sky.

3.

a man beside a mirror.

a man on a mirror.
a man in front of a mirror.

4.

a pig near a cow.

a pig behind a cow.
a pig under a cow.

C.

Look at the pictures. Match the correct sentences.

1.

The boys are inside the tent.

2.

He is standing between the

women.

3.

There is a pen in the pocket.

The children are reading in

the library.
4.

D.

Underline the prepositions in the sentences.

1.

The boy is standing beside his mother.

2.

The teacher always stands in front of his pupils.

3.

The postman keeps a lot of letters in a big sack.

4.

The butcher sells meat at the market.

5.

The man is hiding behind the tree.

E.

Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions from the brackets.

1.

May Ling washed the plates ____________ ( on, in, at ) the sink.

2.

They are climbing ____________ ( out, to, up ) the hill.

3.

He walks to the playground ____________ ( between, near, above ) his house.

4.

I received a letter from my aunt ____________ ( at, to, in ) Bangkok this morning.

5.

Pak Tam sits ____________ ( among, between, next to ) his wife and son.

F.

Underline the correct prepositions given in the brackets.

1.

He stood ( below, near, above ) the door.

2.

She went ( up, above, along ) the hill yesterday..

3.

There are many restaurants ( between, along, inside ) Jalan Tuaran.

4.

Lucy is hiding ( beside, behind, on ) the door.

5.

The baby crawled ( under, down, in ) the table.

G.

Look at the picture below and choose the correct answers.

This is Mr Chans living room. There is a table clock _____________ (1) the
fireplace. There is also a picture _____________ (2) the clock. A coffee table is placed
_____________ (3) the centre of the living room. A cat is lying quietly ________ (4)
the sofa. Mr Chans favourite book is _____________ (5) the vase.

1)

A
B
C

in
on
up

4)

A
B
C

behind
beside
between

2)

A
B
C

above
down
beside

5)

A
B
C

above
next to
inside

3)

A
B
C

near
in
inside

H.

Look at the picture below and complete the sentences with suitable prepositions.

1)

The clock is _________________________________ the wall.

2)

The ball is _________________________________ the table.

3)

The cat is _________________________________ the armchair.

4)

The vase is _________________________________ the table lamp.

5)

The carpet is _________________________________ the floor.

6)

The table lamp is _________________________________ the table.

7)

The table is _________________________________ the chair and the armchair.

I.

Circle the mistake in each sentence. Write the correct word in the space provided.

1.

The cats always sleeps above my bed.

2.

We enjoyed ourselves on the party last night.

3.

Encik Hakim parks his car on the petrol station

_________________

4.

There is a pond among the tree and the house.

_________________

J.

Look at the pictures. Make a good sentence with prepositions using the word given.

_________________
_________________

cat boy girl

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boy tree
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