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