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Prepositions worksheet

June 1st, 2015 in Improve English

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate preposition.

1. India became independent ……………….. August 15, 1947.

2. My sister teaches ……………….. a school.

3. I have been waiting ………………. two hours.

4. It has been raining …………………. morning.

5. London is ………………… the river Thames.

6. I had a strange experience ………………….. the morning.

7. Can you jump …………………. the stream?

8. She climbed ………………….. the wall.

9. She fell ………………….. the ladder.

10. There is a spider ……………….. the roof.

11. Get that cat ………………… the piano.

12. You have to complete the job …………………. two years.

13. We arrived …………………. Mumbai ……………. 6 o’clock.

14. The decision …………………… the committee shall be final.

15. The boy was punished ………………….. the teacher.

Answers

1. India became independent on August 15, 1947.

2. My sister teaches at a school.

3. I have been waiting for two hours.

4. It has been raining since morning.

5. London is on the river Thames.

6. I had a strange experience in the morning.

7. Can you jump across / over the stream?

8. She climbed over the wall.

9. She fell off the ladder.

10. There is a spider on the roof.

11. Get that cat off the piano.

12. You have to complete the job in two hours.

13. We arrived in Mumbai at 6 o’clock.

14. The decision of the committee shall be final.

15. The boy was punished by the teacher.