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Introduction: What Are Prepositions?

Let’s do a recap. Prepositions are one of the eight parts of speech in the English language. They point out the direction of objects and people. Examples of prepositions are: on, in, under, above, below, at, over, between, besides, across, against, into, through, for, within, without, off, near, with, in addition to, in front of, from, beneath, underneath, till, besides, amid, upon, except, beyond, betwixt, during, around, about, since, along with and so on.

Rules Of Preposition

There are some rules you need to follow when using prepositions to make them grammatically correct. They are:

Prepositions must have an object. For example, the book is on the table. The preposition is on while the object is the table.

It must be placed before an object. In the example above, one comes before the table.

A verb cannot be a preposition.

Verbs in the infinitive form are not prepositions. For example, the ‘to’ in ‘to be’ is not a preposition.

What Are Articles?

Articles are words that point out or indicate nouns and noun phrases. In English grammar, there are two types of articles. They are:

Definite article: this article points out a definite object or person. It can be used for countable and uncountable nouns. They are also used before articles that begin with a vowel and consonants. The definite article is, ‘The’. For example, the man is my father.

Indefinite article: this article points to non-specific objects or people that we may not know. They are only used for countable nouns. The two articles are a and an. A is used before words beginning with a consonant. For example, a car, a chef, a necklace, a bed. An is used before words beginning with a vowel. For example, an umbrella, an orange, an apple, an antelope, an antenna, an animal.

Fill In The Blanks Worksheet

Section I

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions with answers

1. The boy jumped ___ the table.

2. The teacher spoke ___ the students.

3. The man sat ___ the stool.

4. He shared the cake ___ the two boys. 

5. The jar is ___ the counter.

6. He ran ___ the field.

7. The boys are ___ the girls.

8. The flowers are ___ the sink.

9. My mother loves to run ___ the street.

10. I went ___ the bridge.

11. The woman came in ___ her water jar.

12. The swimmers stood ___ the river.

13. The animals are kept ___ an old cage.

14. The first man sailed ___ the world.

15. The bad boy was bitten ___ the dog.

16. He has been away ___ a while.

17. They don’t go ___ church on Mondays.

18. Come ___ 10 pm for the party.

19. We arrived ___ Lagos early.

20. The fish is ___ the can.

21. He turned the soup ___ the pot.

22. We walked ___ slowly.

23. Three boys shared the gift ___ themselves.

24. That is ___ the rules.

25. The flag flies ___ the building.

26. I am ___ the building.

27. The orange is ___ the fruits.

28. I love watching  ___ the news.

29. The mass starts ___ on Sunday morning.

30. Trust ___ the Lord always.

31. Meet me ___ the park.

32. The dogs are running ___ the swings.

33. You can tell me ___ your problems.

34. I have been working ___ the project for three days. 

35. The river flows ___ the bridge.

36. He complained ___ the poor quality of food.

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1. ___ man is my father.

2. We saw ___ biggest elephants in the world when we went to ___ zoo.

3. The police caught ___ man stealing fruits.

4. Remember to keep ___ eye out.

5. I am expecting ___ delivery of ___ old china set.

6. I love going to ___ movies.

7. ___ book is written by ___ author.

8. I will be done with chores within ___ hour.

9. India is ___ a big country.

10. Thirty days make ___ month.

11. ___ apple ___ day keeps the doctor away.

12. How long will it take to finish ___ new project that you are working on.

13. When you are cold, take ___ cup of tea.

14. Today, ___ hero is born.

15. This is ___ ultimate challenge.

16. ___ hungry man is ___ angry man.

17. ___ teacher’s table has four legs.

18. He needs ___ duster to wipe ___ blackboard.

19. What ___ jolly good fellow.

20. Play ___ Merry tune.

21. He loves to wink at ___ the ladies.

22. Breakfast is ___ most important meal of ___ day.

23. In ___ next two weeks, I will be making ___ a trip to see ___ dear friend.

24. There are ___ lot of questions.

25. The students want to go on ___ field trip.

26. Which do you prefer: ___ sparrow or ___ bat?

27. He is ___ Hines boy.

28. Here is ___ brave boy that caught ___ thief.

29. Challenges are going good___ growth of ___ person.

30. My fruit list includes ___ apple, ___ pear, ___, and ___ mango.

Conclusion

Articles and prepositions are both vital topics of English grammar. Students often get confused. Due to the availability of a number of prepositions, one should be cautious in placing the correct preposition at the appropriate places.