Prepositions Exercise For Class 9

Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.

1. Regular exercise is beneficial -------------------- health.

2. He is bent ---------------------- mischief.

3. We must be grateful for the blessings God has bestowed ----------------------- us.

4. He is a hypocrite. Beware ---------------------- him.

5. She boasts -------------------- her achievements.

6. The indulgent mother is blind --------------------- her son's faults.

7. He was born ------------------------ poor parents.

8. The ship is bound --------------------- California.

9. The robbers broke ------------------- the shop at midnight and looted it.

10. Emperor Akbar brought --------------------- many social reforms.

11. They brought ------------------ the child tenderly.

12. Do not brood --------------------- past failures.

13. He is busy -------------------- his studies.

14. On the way, we called -------------------- a friend's house.

15. This award calls ---------------------- a celebration.

16. The headmaster has called --------------------- an explanation from the boy.

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1. Regular exercise is beneficial to health.

2. He is bent on mischief.

3. We must be grateful for the blessings God has bestowed on us.

4. He is a hypocrite. Beware of him.

5. She boasts of her achievements.

6. The indulgent mother is blind to her son's faults.

7. He was born of/to poor parents.

8. The ship is bound for California.

9. The robbers broke into the shop at midnight and looted it.

10. Emperor Akbar brought about many social reforms.

11. They brought up the child tenderly.

12. Do not brood over past failures.

13. He is busy with his studies.

14. On the way, we called at a friend's house.

15. This award calls for a celebration.

16. The headmaster has called for an explanation from the boy.

Prepositions exercise for class 9 - Exercise 2

1. The gutters must be kept free ................................... dirt. (of / with / from)

2. The cops directed us ................................... the railway station. (to / in / for)

3. He surprised me ................................... several direct questions. (by / with / of)

4. We were frightened ................................... her ominous prediction. (with / by / of)

5. He is so diplomatic he can get ................................... anyone. (off with / along with / out with)

6. He lives directly ................................... the street from me. (across / on / through)

7. The protestors were jailed ................................... disorderly conduct. (of / for / by)

8. He was accused ................................... peddling drugs. (with / of / for)

9. The geyser has been dormant ................................... five years. (from / for / since)

10. Ignorance ................................... the law is no excuse. (of / from / on)

11. She fainted ................................... the heat. (of / from / with)

12. The blue rug has faded ................................... the years. (in / over / since)

Answers

1. of, 2. to, 3. with, 4. by, 5. along with, 6. across, 7. for, 8. of, 9. for, 10. of, 11. from, 12. over

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Exercise 3

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.

1. Don't worry .......................... me. (about / over / of)

2. I have absolutely no sympathy .......................... her. (for / of / with)

3. You should understand my need ........................ privacy. (of / for / to)

4. She doesn't know how to treat others ............................... respect. (from / by / with / in)

5. We do not know what transpired .............................. them. (of / between / with)

6. She has been like that ........................... her childhood. (since / for / during)

7. .......................... starting early, I missed the train. (Despite / Notwithstanding / Although)

8. He runs a small eatery ............................ the road. (across / in / at)

9. He is like a father .......................... me. (of / to / with)

10. I have been .......................... the dentist. (to / by / from)

11. Do you get up early ....................... Sundays? (on / at / in)

12. Sending the bill .......................... the wrong customer was a terrible blunder. (for / to / with)

13. This jacket is made ............................ leather. (with / from / of)

14. The soldiers heard the burst of guns .......................... the distance. (at / on / in)

15. The plant converts crude oil ......................... gasoline. (in / into / from)

16. We conversed for hours .......................... the phone. (in / on / at)

17. The college offers courses .......................... science and humanities. (of / in / on)

18. The plane flew .............................. mountainous terrains. (over / above / across / through)

19. The letter was buried .......................... a pile of papers on the table. (under / in / with)

20. Let us get .......................... to the business at hand. (down / in / over)

Answers

1. about, 2. for, 3. for, 4. with, 5. between, 6. since, 7. Despite, 8. across, 9. to, 10. to, 11. on, 12. to, 13. of, 14. in, 15. into, 16. on, 17. in, 18. over / above, 19. under, 20. down

Prepositions Exercise For Class 9

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