Prepositions exercise

Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.

1. He was lying ……………… his bed.

2. She put the books …………………. the table.

3. The meeting started ……………………. 4 o’clock.

4. My sister lives ……………………. Japan.

5. Last month, they went …………………. a picnic.

6. He was born ………………….. in 2005.

7. I met him ……………………. Monday.

8. She has been absent …………………… Friday.

9. He is going ………………….. France.

10. When I went to his house he was working ………………….. the garden.

11. The boy fell ……………………. the water.

12. She took some chocolates ………………… the jar.

13. He put his hand …………………. the jar.

14. He went …………………. the theatre.

15. I am waiting …………………….. him.

16. An altimeter is used …………………. measuring height ……………….. sea level.

Answers

1. He was lying in his bed.

2. She put the books on the table.

3. The meeting started at 4 o’clock.

4. My sister lives in Japan.

5. Last month, they went on a picnic.

6. He was born in 2005.

7. I met him on Monday.

8. She has been absent since Friday.

9. He is going to France.

10. When I went to his house he was working in the garden.

11. The boy fell into the water.

12. She took some chocolates from the jar.

13. He put his hand in the jar.

14. He went to the theatre.

15. I am waiting for him.

16. An altimeter is used for measuring height above sea level.