Know Your Position in Prepositions

A preposition is usually placed before a _______.

• noun

• adjective

• verb

• adverb

A preposition shows relation between two ________.

• sentences

• persons

• adjectives

• nouns/pronouns

My birthday is ____ March.

• on

• at

• in

• for

Identify the preposition in the following sentence.

My cat jumped off the sofa.

• My

• jumped

• off

• sofa

Choose the right preposition for the picture.

The sun is _____ the clouds.

• across

• below

• on

• above

We are meeting our friends _____ the weekend.

• on

• in

• at

• by

Choose the right prepositions for these:

____ the afternoon

_____ night

• at, in

• in, at

• from, in

• at, from

Answer explanation

Remember:

at dawn

at dusk

at noon

at night

at midnight

in the morning

in the afternoon

in the evening

Music is playing _____ the radio.

• in

• at

• on

• into

Which of the sentences is incorrect?

• Ajay swam with a dolphin.

• Ajay swam in the river.

• Ajay swam across the river.

• Ajay swam over the river.

Answer explanation

How can you swim over water? That would be flying!

Sahil went _____ the corner.

• behind

• round

• down

• up