Everyone needs practice with prepositions

Hello Students,

Are you good at choosing the right preposition? In English, there are roughly 100 prepositions that you have to know. Choosing the correct prepostion depends on the situation, the verb that comes before it, the noun that comes after it, or the choice of adjective. Beginning level students to advanced level students need a lot of practice with prepositions. 

Try the execise below. If you need extra help beforehand, you can go to the prepositions page in the Blue Level or the prepositions section of the website. 

Directions: Choose the correct preposition for each sentence or question.  Write your answers in your notebook. 

Example: She paid a lot _______ that coat. / Answer: for  

1. Maria needs to go _______ the store. 

2. How much did she pay ______ the apples. 

3. My car is stuck _______ the highway. 

4. That's a very expensive hotel room because it's _______ the water. 

5. Do you drink coffee ________ or _______ sugar? 

6. They don't like that idea. They're ________ it. 

7. Tony is good ________ playing soccer. 

8. This coupon is good _______ the end of the month. 

9. Please don't talk _______ the movie.

10. If you leave the house __________ an umbrella, you might get wet. 

How did you do? Was it hard? The answers are below. 

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Have a nice weekend!

 

 

Your teacher,

Paul

PEACE!

Answers: 

1. to

2. for

3. on

4. on    The preposition "near" is possible, too. 

5. with...without

6. against 

7. at

8. until

9. during

10. without