Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions:
1. Please put a signboard ____ the corridor saying that the Raman hall is ______ the auditorium.
a) in, beside
b) after, at
c) on, at
d) in, in
Answer: a)
2. Can you put please some butter _____ my bread?
a) in
b) on
c) at
d) with
Answer: b)
3. The milk is too hot ____ the baby to drink.
a) with
b) at
c) of
d) for
Answer: d)
4. I have kept all the fresh apples ____ one basket and rotten ones ____ another.
a) in, in
b) on, on
c) at, at
d) by, by
Answer: a)
5. Ben is sitting alone ______ the river-side.
a) by
b) at
c) in
d) on
Answer: a)
6. Chris is watching the cricket match ____ the TV.
a) at
b) in
c) by
d) on
Answer: d)
7. Mom is not yet friends ___ my new pet, Caily.
a) by
b) at
c) with
d) in
Answer: c)
8. Kelly is upset because she has not been invited ___ the new year party.
a) of
b) for
c) to
d) with
Answer: c)
9. Richa is new ____ this school but she has made new friends.
a) with
b) to
c) of
d) by
Answer: b)
10. Please pour some hot tea carefully ____ the cup, I really need it.
a) into
b) by
c) of
d) with
Answer: a)
11. Tom and Tim sat ____ the campfire and told stories.
a) between
b) around
c) on
d) under
Answer: b)
12. Fill in the blank with the suitable preposition:
My cousin is married ___________ a famous American guy. (CREST 2021-22)
a) with
b) for
c) to
d) from
Answer: c)
13. Shelly placed the cookies ____ the plate and put them _____ the table.
a) under, above
b) between, in
c) in, under|
d) on, on
Answer: d)
14. They walked __________ the forest to reach the lake.
a) through
b) over
c) under
d) on
Answer: a)
15. The kite flew high ____ the trees in the ground.
a) under
b) between
c) above
d) beside
Answer: c)
16. Jack hid ____ the curtains during the game of hide and seek.
a) on
b) behind
c) under
d) in front of
Answer: b)
17. Choose the right preposition:
You have to reach there _______ 7.00 am. (CREST 2022-23)
a) on
b) in
c) at
d) upon
Answer: c)
18. Scarlet wrote her name ____ the top of her English notebook.
a) on
b) in
c) at
d) under
Answer: c)
19. Alice hung her coat ____ the hook on the wall.
a) on
b) in
c) under
d) over
Answer: a)
20. Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition:
He reminds me ________ my old history teacher. I miss those school days. (CREST 2023-24)
a) from
b) on
c) to
d) of
Answer: d)
