Prepositions Exercise For Classes 9 And 10

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.

1. There were a few students standing ……………………….. the corner. (on / at / in)

2 Sailors are ……………………… sea for months on end. (in / at / on)

3. Somebody is standing ……………………….. the door. (on / in / at)

4. I enjoy watching films ……………………… the cinema. (in / at / on)

5. There is a small table …………………………….. the corner of the living room. (in / at / on)

6. He enjoys swimming ……………………….. the sea. (in / at / on)

7. There is a notice stuck ………………………… the door. (in / at / on)

8. I enjoyed the match but it was very hot ……………………….. the stadium. (in / at / on)

9. He was sitting ………………………. the front of the car when the accident happened. (in / on / at)

10. There is a small vegetable garden ………………………. the back of the house. (in / at / on)

11. The sender’s address was written ……………………….. the back of the envelope. (at / on / in)

Answers

1. There were a few students standing at / on the corner. (We say at the corner or on the corner to indicate our exact location in open spaces.)

2 Sailors are at sea for months on end. (When you are at sea you are sailing.)

3. Somebody is standing at the door. (When people stand at the door, they are waiting for someone to open it.)

4. I enjoy watching films at the cinema. (When you say in the cinema you are talking about being inside the cinema hall.)

5. There is a small table in the corner of the living room. (In the corner is used to talk about enclosed spaces.)

6. He enjoys swimming in the sea.

7. There is a notice stuck on the door.

8. I enjoyed the match but it was very hot in the stadium.

9. He was sitting in the front of the car when the accident happened. (We say in the front or back of a car, bus etc.)

10. There is a small vegetable garden at the back of the house. (We say at the front or back of a building or house.)

11. The sender’s address was written on the back of the envelope. (We say on the front / back of a magazine or envelope.)