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Prepositions II

Make a choice by clicking on the radio button, then compare it with the correct answer hidden under the answer button.

  1. Yes. You may write ___ ink
    by
    in
    with
  2. You can get there ___ bus or ___ foot.
    by, by
    with, with
    by, on
  3. Look! We are flying ___ the ocean.
    over
    on
    in
  4. John is sitting ___ his brother.
    besides
    beside
    side
  5. Hold it carefully ___ your thumb and forefinger.
    at
    among
    between
  6. It doesn't make any difference ___ me.
    for
    to
    in
  7. Someone is knocking ___ the door.
    at
    in
    off
  8. He smiled ___ me.
    to
    at
    for
  9. This necklace is made ___ silver.
    of
    with
    by
  10. She was dressed ___ green ___ head ___ foot.
    of, from, from
    with, from, to
    in, from, to
  11. The old man lives ___ a beautiful farm.
    on
    in
    within
  12. The doctor will be back ___ one hour.
    about
    within
    on
  13. He fell ___ a ladder.
    off
    for
    in
  14. Why are you laughing ___ me?
    of
    from
    at
  15. I like to travel ___ the summer.
    at
    in
    on
  16. I bought the shirt ___ US$ 20.00.
    of
    for
    with
  17. Come ___ 10 ___ Monday morning.
    at, on
    at, at
  18. Get ___ the bus here and ___ at the third stop.
    on, in
    out, off
    on, off
  19. Let's go ___ a walk.
    by
    for
    to
  20. He traveled ___ business.
    on
    for
    to

Copyright (C) 1997 Vera Mello (vcqm@ruralsp.com.br)
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.