20 Mixed Preposition Questions

Prepositions are the words found before nouns, pronouns, or other substantives to form phrases functioning as modifiers of verbs, nouns, or adjectives.

They give us more information on where, when and why things happen.

Using the wrong preposition is a common mistake made by English learners.

Choose the best preposition in each sentence:

• 1) I was born ___ May.
  
  at
  in
  on
  
  
• 2) They climbed ___ the highest hill they could find.
  
  under
  for
  up
  
  
• 3) We got married ___ our son was born.
  
  before
  up
  within
  
  
• 4) The farmer wakes up ___ sunrise.
  
  on
  of
  at
  
  
• 5) The River Thames flows ____ London.
  
  through
  over
  on
  
  
• 6) I think Sharon just drove ___ us.
  
  past
  from
  on
  
  
• 7) We moved into our apartment ___ 2012.
  
  at
  in
  on
  
  
• 8) She hurt her arm when she fell ___ her bike.
  
  in
  off
  down
  
  
• 9) The bird flew low ___ our heads.
  
  under
  over
  on
  
  
• 10) We have to get ___ the bus at the next stop.
  
  down
  from
  off
  
  
• 11) They go trekking ___ summer.
  
  in
  at
  on
  
  
• 12) I haven't seen her ___ last year.
  
  in
  for
  since
  
  
• 13) These shoes cost me ___ 50 dollars.
  
  opposite
  after
  around
  
  
• 14) I sat ___ her in the cinema.
  
  next to
  between
  down
  
  
• 15) For safety she keeps her jewelry locked ___ a safe.
  
  off
  inside
  on
  
  
• 16) The film was directed ___ Michael Bay.
  
  by
  of
  in
  
  
• 17) We washed all the dishes ___ breakfast.
  
  after
  on
  in
  
  
• 18) I learned French ___ school.
  
  on
  in
  to
  
  
• 19) The fox crawled ___ the fence.
  
  with
  in
  under
  
  
• 20) I waited for her ___ the museum.
  
  outside
  on
  through