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Prepositions — English Questions with Answers

60 practice questions on Prepositions, each with the correct answer and a clear explanation of why it is right. Read through them as revision notes, or take this topic as an interactive quiz to test yourself.

5 easy · 37 medium · 18 hard · Part of English: English Grammar for Class 1-5 - 10 topics.

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Easy questions (5)

Q1. easy

A preposition is a word that shows the position or relation of a noun to another word, such as:

  1. A in, on, under, over
  2. B run, jump, sit
  3. C he, she, it
  4. D big, small

Answer: A — in, on, under, over

Prepositions like in, on, under, over, beside and between tell us where or when something is - 'The cat is under the table.'

Prepositions

Q2. easy

Fill in the blank: 'The book is ___ the table.' (on top of it)

  1. A on
  2. B under
  3. C in
  4. D behind

Answer: A — on

'On' shows that the book is resting on top of the table. 'The book is on the table.'

Prepositionson

Q3. easy

Fill in the blank: 'The cat is ___ the box.' (inside it)

  1. A in
  2. B on
  3. C under
  4. D over

Answer: A — in

'In' shows that the cat is inside the box. 'The cat is in the box.'

Prepositionsin

Q4. easy

Fill in the blank: 'The ball is ___ the chair.' (below it)

  1. A under
  2. B on
  3. C in
  4. D above

Answer: A — under

'Under' shows that the ball is below the chair. 'The ball is under the chair.'

Prepositionsunder

Q59. easy

Fill in the blank: 'The bird is ___ the cage.' (inside)

  1. A in
  2. B on
  3. C over
  4. D beside

Answer: A — in

'In' means inside. 'The bird is in the cage.'

Prepositionsin

Medium questions (37)

Q5. medium

Fill in the blank: 'The lamp hangs ___ the table.' (higher than it)

  1. A above
  2. B under
  3. C in
  4. D beside

Answer: A — above

'Above' shows that the lamp is higher than the table. 'The lamp hangs above the table.'

Prepositionsabove

Q6. medium

Fill in the blank: 'The dog is sitting ___ its master.' (next to)

  1. A beside
  2. B under
  3. C in
  4. D above

Answer: A — beside

'Beside' means next to. 'The dog is sitting beside its master.'

Prepositionsbeside

Q7. medium

Fill in the blank: 'The ball rolled ___ the two trees.' (in the middle of two)

  1. A between
  2. B among
  3. C in
  4. D on

Answer: A — between

'Between' is used for two things. 'The ball rolled between the two trees.'

Prepositionsbetween

Q9. medium

Fill in the blank: 'The picture is ___ the wall.'

  1. A on
  2. B in
  3. C under
  4. D between

Answer: A — on

We say a picture is 'on the wall' (touching its surface). 'The picture is on the wall.'

Prepositionson

Q10. medium

Fill in the blank: 'The children hid ___ the curtain.' (at the back of)

  1. A behind
  2. B in front of
  3. C on
  4. D above

Answer: A — behind

'Behind' means at the back of. 'The children hid behind the curtain.'

Prepositionsbehind

Q11. medium

Fill in the blank: 'A car is parked ___ the house.' (at the front of)

  1. A in front of
  2. B behind
  3. C under
  4. D inside

Answer: A — in front of

'In front of' means at the front. 'A car is parked in front of the house.'

Prepositionsin front of

Q12. medium

Fill in the blank: 'The bird flew ___ the house.' (from one side to the other, above)

  1. A over
  2. B under
  3. C in
  4. D beside

Answer: A — over

'Over' shows movement above something. 'The bird flew over the house.'

Prepositionsover

Q14. medium

Fill in the blank: 'We walked ___ the road.' (from one side to the other)

  1. A across
  2. B on
  3. C in
  4. D under

Answer: A — across

'Across' shows movement from one side to the other. 'We walked across the road.'

Prepositionsacross

Q15. medium

Fill in the blank: 'The fish jumped ___ of the water.' (from inside to outside)

  1. A out
  2. B in
  3. C on
  4. D under

Answer: A — out

'Out of' shows movement from inside to outside. 'The fish jumped out of the water.'

Prepositionsout of

Q16. medium

Fill in the blank: 'She poured milk ___ the glass.' (to the inside)

  1. A into
  2. B out of
  3. C on
  4. D under

Answer: A — into

'Into' shows movement to the inside. 'She poured milk into the glass.'

Prepositionsinto

Q20. medium

Which preposition of time fits? 'The train leaves ___ 5 pm.'

  1. A at
  2. B in
  3. C on
  4. D beside

Answer: A — at

We use 'at' with exact clock times. 'The train leaves at 5 pm.'

PrepositionsTime at

Q21. medium

Fill in the blank: 'The cat is hiding ___ the bed.' (below)

  1. A under
  2. B on
  3. C above
  4. D beside

Answer: A — under

'Under' means below. 'The cat is hiding under the bed.'

Prepositionsunder

Q22. medium

Which word is the preposition in 'The pen is in my bag'?

  1. A in
  2. B pen
  3. C bag
  4. D my

Answer: A — in

'In' shows where the pen is (inside the bag), so it is the preposition.

PrepositionsIdentify

Q23. medium

Which word is the preposition in 'The bird sat on the branch'?

  1. A on
  2. B bird
  3. C sat
  4. D branch

Answer: A — on

'On' shows where the bird sat, so it is the preposition. 'Sat' is the verb.

PrepositionsIdentify

Q25. medium

Fill in the blank: 'The ball rolled ___ the hill.' (from top to bottom)

  1. A down
  2. B up
  3. C on
  4. D beside

Answer: A — down

'Down' shows movement from a higher to a lower place. 'The ball rolled down the hill.'

Prepositionsdown

Q26. medium

Fill in the blank: 'Put the toys ___ the box.' (inside)

  1. A in
  2. B on
  3. C under
  4. D above

Answer: A — in

'In' means inside. 'Put the toys in the box.'

Prepositionsin

Q28. medium

Fill in the blank: 'A rainbow appeared ___ the sky.'

  1. A in
  2. B on
  3. C under
  4. D beside

Answer: A — in

We say something is 'in the sky'. 'A rainbow appeared in the sky.'

Prepositionsin

Q29. medium

Which preposition fits? 'The keys are ___ the drawer.' (inside)

  1. A in
  2. B on
  3. C over
  4. D across

Answer: A — in

'In' means inside. 'The keys are in the drawer.'

Prepositionsin

Q30. medium

Fill in the blank: 'The plane flew ___ the clouds.' (higher than)

  1. A above
  2. B under
  3. C in
  4. D beside

Answer: A — above

'Above' means higher than. 'The plane flew above the clouds.'

Prepositionsabove

Q32. medium

Fill in the blank: 'We travelled ___ bus.' (by which means)

  1. A by
  2. B on
  3. C in
  4. D under

Answer: A — by

We use 'by' for means of travel. 'We travelled by bus.' (by car, by train, by plane).

Prepositionsby

Q33. medium

Which word is the preposition in 'She sat beside her friend'?

  1. A beside
  2. B sat
  3. C friend
  4. D her

Answer: A — beside

'Beside' shows where she sat (next to her friend), so it is the preposition.

PrepositionsIdentify

Q35. medium

Fill in the blank: 'The mouse ran ___ the hole.' (to the inside)

  1. A into
  2. B on
  3. C above
  4. D beside

Answer: A — into

'Into' shows movement to the inside. 'The mouse ran into the hole.'

Prepositionsinto

Q36. medium

Fill in the blank: 'Hang your bag ___ the hook.'

  1. A on
  2. B in
  3. C under
  4. D among

Answer: A — on

We hang things 'on' a hook. 'Hang your bag on the hook.'

Prepositionson

Q39. medium

Which preposition fits? 'The frog jumped ___ the pond.' (into the water)

  1. A into
  2. B on
  3. C above
  4. D beside

Answer: A — into

'Into' shows movement to the inside. 'The frog jumped into the pond.'

Prepositionsinto

Q40. medium

Fill in the blank: 'The children ran ___ the playground.' (all over the area)

  1. A around
  2. B under
  3. C on
  4. D between

Answer: A — around

'Around' shows movement all over or in a circle. 'The children ran around the playground.'

Prepositionsaround

Q41. medium

Which word is the preposition in 'The dog jumped over the wall'?

  1. A over
  2. B dog
  3. C jumped
  4. D wall

Answer: A — over

'Over' shows the direction of the jump (above the wall), so it is the preposition.

PrepositionsIdentify

Q43. medium

Fill in the blank: 'The spider is ___ the ceiling.'

  1. A on
  2. B in
  3. C under
  4. D between

Answer: A — on

We say something is 'on the ceiling' (touching its surface). 'The spider is on the ceiling.'

Prepositionson

Q45. medium

Fill in the blank: 'There are flowers ___ the garden.'

  1. A in
  2. B on
  3. C under
  4. D over

Answer: A — in

We say flowers are 'in the garden' (within the area). 'There are flowers in the garden.'

Prepositionsin

Q46. medium

Fill in the blank: 'The dog ran ___ the gate.' (past and out)

  1. A through
  2. B on
  3. C above
  4. D beside

Answer: A — through

'Through' shows moving from one side to the other. 'The dog ran through the gate.'

Prepositionsthrough

Q47. medium

Which word is the preposition in 'The boat sailed across the lake'?

  1. A across
  2. B boat
  3. C sailed
  4. D lake

Answer: A — across

'Across' shows the direction (from one side of the lake to the other), so it is the preposition.

PrepositionsIdentify

Q49. medium

Fill in the blank: 'We reached home ___ night.'

  1. A at
  2. B in
  3. C on
  4. D between

Answer: A — at

We say 'at night' (a fixed expression). 'We reached home at night.'

Prepositionsat night

Q51. medium

Fill in the blank: 'The shoes are ___ the bed.' (below)

  1. A under
  2. B on
  3. C in
  4. D above

Answer: A — under

'Under' means below. 'The shoes are under the bed.'

Prepositionsunder

Q52. medium

Which preposition shows TIME? 'We meet ___ the morning.'

  1. A in
  2. B at
  3. C on
  4. D under

Answer: A — in

We say 'in the morning', 'in the evening'. 'We meet in the morning.' (But 'at night'.)

Prepositionsin the morning

Q54. medium

Fill in the blank: 'The cup is ___ the saucer.' (resting on it)

  1. A on
  2. B in
  3. C under
  4. D among

Answer: A — on

The cup rests on top of the saucer. 'The cup is on the saucer.'

Prepositionson

Q56. medium

Which word is the preposition in 'The letter came from Delhi'?

  1. A from
  2. B letter
  3. C came
  4. D Delhi

Answer: A — from

'From' shows the starting place. 'The letter came from Delhi.'

Prepositionsfrom

Q57. medium

Fill in the blank: 'The bee flew ___ flower ___ flower.'

  1. A from ... to
  2. B in ... on
  3. C on ... under
  4. D at ... in

Answer: A — from ... to

'From ... to' shows movement from one place to another. 'The bee flew from flower to flower.'

Prepositionsfrom...to

Q60. medium

Fill in the blank: 'The clock is ___ the door.' (higher, on the wall)

  1. A above
  2. B under
  3. C in
  4. D into

Answer: A — above

'Above' means higher than. 'The clock is above the door.'

Prepositionsabove

Hard questions (18)

Q8. hard

Fill in the blank: 'She stood ___ the crowd.' (in the middle of many)

  1. A among
  2. B between
  3. C on
  4. D under

Answer: A — among

'Among' is used for more than two (a group). 'She stood among the crowd.' We use 'between' for two, 'among' for many.

Prepositionsamong

Q13. hard

Fill in the blank: 'The train went ___ the tunnel.' (from one end to the other, inside)

  1. A through
  2. B over
  3. C on
  4. D beside

Answer: A — through

'Through' shows movement inside and out the other end. 'The train went through the tunnel.'

Prepositionsthrough

Q17. hard

Prepositions can also show TIME. Fill in: 'School starts ___ 8 o'clock.'

  1. A at
  2. B in
  3. C on
  4. D under

Answer: A — at

We use 'at' with clock times. 'School starts at 8 o'clock.'

PrepositionsTime at

Q18. hard

Fill in the blank: 'My birthday is ___ June.'

  1. A in
  2. B on
  3. C at
  4. D under

Answer: A — in

We use 'in' with months and years. 'My birthday is in June.'

PrepositionsTime in

Q19. hard

Fill in the blank: 'We have a holiday ___ Monday.'

  1. A on
  2. B in
  3. C at
  4. D under

Answer: A — on

We use 'on' with days and dates. 'We have a holiday on Monday.'

PrepositionsTime on

Q24. hard

Fill in the blank: 'He climbed ___ the ladder.' (from bottom to top)

  1. A up
  2. B down
  3. C in
  4. D under

Answer: A — up

'Up' shows movement from a lower to a higher place. 'He climbed up the ladder.'

Prepositionsup

Q27. hard

Fill in the blank: 'The shop is ___ the bank and the school.' (in the middle of two)

  1. A between
  2. B among
  3. C on
  4. D under

Answer: A — between

We use 'between' for two things. 'The shop is between the bank and the school.'

Prepositionsbetween

Q31. hard

Fill in the blank: 'The gift is ___ me.' (for a person)

  1. A for
  2. B in
  3. C on
  4. D under

Answer: A — for

'For' shows who receives something. 'The gift is for me.' 'For' is also a preposition.

Prepositionsfor

Q34. hard

Fill in the blank: 'The bridge is ___ the river.' (going over it)

  1. A over
  2. B under
  3. C in
  4. D between

Answer: A — over

'Over' shows something above or across. 'The bridge is over the river.'

Prepositionsover

Q37. hard

Fill in the blank: 'She has been waiting ___ morning.' (from a point of time)

  1. A since
  2. B for
  3. C on
  4. D at

Answer: A — since

'Since' shows the starting point of time. 'She has been waiting since morning.' We use 'for' with a length of time (for two hours).

Prepositionssince

Q38. hard

Fill in the blank: 'He read the book ___ two hours.' (a length of time)

  1. A for
  2. B since
  3. C at
  4. D on

Answer: A — for

'For' shows a length of time. 'He read the book for two hours.' 'Since' shows a starting point (since Monday).

Prepositionsfor

Q42. hard

Fill in the blank: 'The sun rises ___ the east.'

  1. A in
  2. B on
  3. C at
  4. D under

Answer: A — in

We say the sun rises 'in the east'. 'The sun rises in the east.'

Prepositionsin

Q44. hard

Which sentence uses the preposition of time correctly?

  1. A I will meet you at noon.
  2. B I will meet you in noon.
  3. C I will meet you on noon.
  4. D I will meet you under noon.

Answer: A — I will meet you at noon.

We use 'at' with points of time like noon, midnight and o'clock times. 'I will meet you at noon.'

PrepositionsTime at

Q48. hard

Fill in the blank: 'The kitten climbed ___ the tree.' (upward)

  1. A up
  2. B under
  3. C beside
  4. D into

Answer: A — up

'Up' shows upward movement. 'The kitten climbed up the tree.'

Prepositionsup

Q50. hard

Which sentence has the WRONG preposition?

  1. A The fish is on the water.
  2. B The fish is in the water.
  3. C The bird is on the branch.
  4. D The book is on the table.

Answer: A — The fish is on the water.

A fish lives inside the water, so it should be 'in the water', not 'on the water'. The other sentences are correct.

PrepositionsCommon error

Q53. hard

Fill in the blank: 'The treasure was buried ___ the ground.' (below the surface)

  1. A under
  2. B on
  3. C over
  4. D beside

Answer: A — under

'Under' shows below the surface. 'The treasure was buried under the ground.'

Prepositionsunder

Q55. hard

Fill in the blank: 'Divide the sweets ___ the three children.' (share among more than two)

  1. A among
  2. B between
  3. C on
  4. D under

Answer: A — among

We use 'among' for more than two. 'Divide the sweets among the three children.'

Prepositionsamong

Q58. hard

Which overall statement about prepositions is CORRECT?

  1. A A preposition shows the position, direction or time relation of a noun - words like in, on, under, over, between, at, since and for
  2. B A preposition is an action word
  3. C Prepositions name people
  4. D Prepositions describe verbs only

Answer: A — A preposition shows the position, direction or time relation of a noun - words like in, on, under, over, between, at, since and for

This sums up the topic: prepositions link a noun to the rest of the sentence, showing place (in, on, under), direction (into, across, through) and time (at, on, in, since, for).

PrepositionsSummary

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