Preposition Exercises (Set 1, Set 2 and Set 3)

Preposition is a word which shows the relation between the two Nouns /Pronoun. In other words, a preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object.

Some examples of prepositions are words like “in,” “at,” “on,” “of,” and “to.”

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Prepositions always tell us where or when something is in relation to something else. When monsters are approaching, it’s good to have these special words to tell us where those monsters are. Are they behind us or in front of us? Will they be arriving in three seconds or at midnight?

Types of Prepositions

Prepositions indicate direction, time, location, and spatial relationships, as well as other abstract types of relationships.

Direction: Look to the left and you’ll see our destination.
Time: We’ve been working since this morning.
Location: We saw a movie at the theater.
Space: The dog hid under the table.

Exercise – Set 1 – To Remember –

S.No.	Incorrect	Correct
1	Learn word by word	word for word
2	Sit under the shade of a tree	in the shade
3	Write with ink	in ink
4	Sita was married with Ram	to Ram
5	China is in the north of India	to the north
6	To meet in the way	on the way
7	Different than	from
8	Weak / good in a subject	at a subject
9	To send on an address	to an address
10	Sign with ink	in ink
11	To open a book on a particular page	at a particular page
12	Part with a man	from a man
13	Part from property / wealth / money	with property
14	Divide among two	between two
15	Since the last three days	for last three days
16	For 3 PM	since 3 PM
17	Come off a family	of a family
18	To be pleased from a man	with
19	Prefer from	to
20	Inferior / superior / junior / senior than	to (with all words)
21	Acquitted from the charge	of
22	Ashamed with / from	of
23	Talk with a man	to a man
24	Belong from	to
25	Examination begins from	on
26	Lying upon the table	on
27	Fall on a table	upon a table
28	Since time immemorial	from
29	Climb on a tree	up a tree
30	Spring on	upon
31	Quarrel on a trifle	over a trifle
32	Thirst of knowledge	for
33	Jump at the conclusion	to
34	Break into pieces	to pieces
35	Absorbed with studies / business / thought	in studies…..
36	To be sick from life	of life
37	Love with music	for music
38	Children from one’s wife	by
39	Enter in an agreement	into
40	Abstain to speak ill words	from speaking ill words
41	Have a talk to a person	with
42	Jump in the river	into
43	Translate from Hindi to English	into English
44	Dive in the river	into the river
45	Jump to the offer	at the offer
46	Full with water	of water
47	Come in the room	into the room
48	Rejoice at one’s success	in
49	Get rid from	get rid of
50	Slow at speech	of

Exercise – Set 2 – Words with which Preposition is Omitted / Not used

S.No.	Incorrect Correct
1	Resemble to / with	Resemble
2	Investigate into	Investigate
3	Ordered for	Ordered
4	Love with	Love
5	Enter into a house	Enter a house
6	Pick up a quarrel	Pick quarrel
7	Asked from	Asked
8	Succeed for	Succeed
9	Only to the order	Only the order
10	Discuss about the problem	Discuss the problem
11	Accompany with a man	Accompany a man
12	Approach to a man	Approach a man
13	To request to a man	To request a man
14	Promise to a man	Promise a man
15	Married with	Married
16	Resign from	Resign
17	Sign on the paper	Sign the paper
18	Enough of money	Enough money
19	Benefit to a man	Benefit a man
20	Leave with bag and baggage	Leave bag and baggage
21	Returned to home	Returned home
22	Told to her	Told her
23	Pity on a man	Pity a man
24	Answer to a question	Answer a question
25	Criticism on a man / a work	Criticism a man / a work

Exercise – Set 3 – Where Preposition must be used

S.No.	Incorrect	Correct
1	Write a man	Write to a man
2	Disposed the property	Disposed of the property
3	Search something lost	Search for something lost
4	Wish a thing	Wish for a thing
5	A pen to write	A pen to write with
6	Admit an excuse	Admit of an excuse
7	Prevail a man	Prevail upon a man
8	Ask something	Ask for something
9	Partake something	Partake of something
10	Bed to lie	Bed to lie in
11	Meet an accident	Meet with an accident
12	Suggest a man	Suggest to a man
13	Dispense the service	Dispense with the service
14	Propose a man	Propose to a man
15	Listen a man	Listen to a man
16	Apply the Principal	Apply to the Principal
17	Apply the post	Apply for the post
18	A house to live	A house to live in
19	What use of it?	Of what use it?
20	Prevail a man	Prevail upon a man
21	Believe God	Believe in God
22	Beware someone	Beware of someone
23	Compensate a loss	Compensate for a loss
24	Pray god	Pray to god
25	What are you talking?	What are you talking about?