Prepositions Worksheet For Class 9 CBSE

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.

1. He is addicted ………………………….. drinking. (to / with / for)

2. The Britons hated every quality peculiar ……………………….. the Saxons. (of / to / with)

3. The king was ignorant ……………………………. the problems of his subjects. (to / of / about)

4. He was not a match …………………………. his opponent. (of / for / to)

5. The modern woman does not want to be confined …………………………… the four walls of her home. (with / to / in)

6. He is a man ………………………….. deep learning. (with / of / by)

7. They subsist on income derived ……………………………. their land. (from / of / in)

8. The African elephant is now confined …………………………… Central Asia. (with / to / in)

9. Ancient Indians were famous …………………………… their knowledge of metallurgy. (with / for / of)

10. We are indebted ………………………….. them. (of / to / with)

11. Traveling makes people tolerant ………………………….. differences. (of / about / with)

12. Kalidasa was a contemporary …………………………… Chandragupta II. (of / with / to)

Answers

1. He is addicted to drinking.

2. The Britons hated every quality peculiar to the Saxons.

3. The king was ignorant of the problems of his subjects.

4. He was not a match for his opponent.

5. The modern woman does not want to be confined to the four walls of her home.

6. He is a man of deep learning.

7. They subsist on income derived from their land.

8. The African elephant is now confined to Central Asia.

9. Ancient Indians were famous for their knowledge of metallurgy.

10. We are indebted to them.

11. Traveling makes people tolerant of differences.

12. Kalidasa was a contemporary of Chandragupta II.