Prepositions Exercises: Grammar Practice (A1-B2) with Answers

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The fastest way to improve is to learn from your mistakes. Try these 20 Prepositions exercises at Level A1-B2 and read the explanation for every question — especially the ones you get wrong. Each explanation names the specific rule so you know exactly what to review.

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Question 1: The cat is ___ the box.

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'In' is correct because we use 'in' to show something is inside a container. 'At' indicates a point or location, not inside. 'On' means on the surface. 'To' shows direction or movement.
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Question 2: The book is ___ the table.

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'On' is correct because we use 'on' when something rests on a surface. 'In' means inside something. 'At' refers to a specific point. 'Under' means below, not resting on top.
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Question 3: I go to school ___ Monday.

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'On' is correct because we use 'on' with specific days of the week. 'In' is used with months, years, and longer periods. 'At' is used with specific times. 'By' indicates a deadline.
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Question 4: She is ___ home now.

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'At' is correct because we use the preposition 'at' with 'home' to indicate location. This is a fixed expression in English.
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Question 5: The meeting starts ___ 9 o'clock.

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'At' is correct because we use 'at' with specific clock times. 'On' is used with days and dates. 'In' is used with months, years, and parts of the day. 'From' indicates a starting point in a range.
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Question 6: We arrived ___ the airport two hours before the flight.

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'At' is correct because we use 'at' with specific locations or buildings when we mean the general point. 'To' is used with 'arrive' only in British English with towns/countries. 'In' is used with cities, countries, or enclosed spaces. 'On' does not collocate with 'airport' for arrival.
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Question 7: She has been working here ___ 2018.

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'Since' is correct because we use 'since' with a specific point in time (2018) when combined with the present perfect. 'For' is used with a duration of time. 'From' needs a second point ('from…to…'). 'During' refers to an event or period, not a starting point.
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Question 8: In English, the preposition 'in' is used with months and years, such as 'in March' and 'in 2024'.

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True because 'in' is the standard preposition used with months (in March, in July) and years (in 2024, in 1990). This is a fundamental time preposition rule in English.
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Question 9: He walked ___ the bridge to get to the other side of the river.

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'Across' is correct because it means moving from one side to the other side of a surface. 'Through' implies passing inside something enclosed. 'Along' means following the length of something. 'Over' can work but implies going above, not walking on the surface.
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Question 10: I am very interested ___ learning about history.

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'In' is correct because 'interested' collocates with the preposition 'in' in English. 'For,' 'about,' and 'with' do not follow 'interested' in standard usage.
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Question 11: The children ran ___ the tunnel, and it was very dark inside.

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'Through' is correct because it describes movement from one end of an enclosed space to the other. 'Across' means over a surface. 'Along' means following the length beside something. 'Past' means going beyond something without entering it.
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Question 12: Match each preposition with its correct usage category.

Question 12 options
at 5 PM
in June
on Tuesday
during the concert
Day of the week
Specific time
Throughout an event
Month

Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

'At' is used for specific times (at 5 PM), 'in' for months (in June), 'on' for days (on Tuesday), and 'during' for events (during the concert). These are the basic time preposition rules.
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Question 13: This novel was written ___ a famous author from Colombia.

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'By' is correct because we use 'by' to indicate the agent or doer in passive constructions. 'From' indicates origin but not the agent of an action. 'With' indicates an instrument. 'Of' shows possession or belonging, not agency.
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Question 14: She is afraid ___ spiders.

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'Of' is correct because 'afraid' takes the preposition 'of' as a fixed adjective-preposition collocation in English.
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Question 15: We need to finish the report ___ Friday; the client expects it that day.

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'By' is correct because 'by' indicates a deadline — no later than Friday. 'Until' means the action continues up to that time. 'Before' means earlier than Friday, not on Friday itself. 'Since' refers to a starting point in the past.
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Question 16: In the sentence 'She looked after the children,' the word 'after' functions as part of a phrasal verb, not as an independent preposition of time.

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True because 'look after' is a phrasal verb meaning 'to take care of.' Here 'after' does not indicate time; it is inseparable from 'look' and together they form a single meaning unit.
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Question 17: The temperature dropped ___ zero during the night, and all the pipes froze.

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'Below' is correct because it means lower than a specific point or level (zero degrees). 'Under' typically refers to physical position beneath something. 'Beneath' also refers to physical position. 'Down' indicates direction of movement, not a comparison to a reference point.
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Question 18: The manager insisted ___ seeing the original documents before approving the request.

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'On' is correct because 'insist' collocates with the preposition 'on' (insist on + gerund/noun). 'In' does not follow 'insist.' 'For' is used with verbs like 'ask' or 'wait.' 'About' is used with verbs like 'talk' or 'think.'
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Question 19: Put these words in the correct order to form a sentence about location:

Question 19 options
  • .
  • The keys are
  • on the shelf
  • beside the door

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'The keys are on the shelf beside the door.' We use 'on' for the surface and 'beside' to specify which shelf, combining two prepositions of place.
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Question 20: Despite being warned ___ the dangers, the hikers continued along the unmarked trail.

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'About' is correct because 'warn about' means to inform someone of potential dangers or problems. 'Warn of' is also acceptable in formal English, but it is not among the options. 'For' does not collocate with 'warned' in this meaning. 'With' and 'from' do not follow 'warned' in standard usage.