Prepositions list and test

'The woman climed over the wall.'

It's about time that we took another look at some prepositions, isn't it? Here we have a list of all the major prepositions used in English. As prepositions can have more than one meaning it would be impossible to explain them all here.

There is a quiz for you to try at the bottom.

A

aboard
about
above
across
after
against
along
amid
among
anti
around
as
at

B

before
behind
below
beneath
beside
besides
between
beyond
but
by

C

concerning
considering
despite
down
during

E

except
excepting
excluding

F

following
for
from

I

in
inside
into

L

like

M

minus

N

near

O

of
off
on
onto
opposite
outside
over

P

past
per
plus

R

regarding
round

S

save
since

T

than
through
to
toward
towards

U

under
underneath
unlike
until
up
upon

V

versus
via

W

with
within
without

• The Nile runs ___ Egypt.
  
  through
  on
  under
  over
  
  
• My country has higher mountains ___ here.
  
  as
  than
  to
  of
  
  
• The goverment brought in a ban ___ smoking in public.
  
  at
  on
  to
  in
  
  
• I have a fear ___ snakes.
  
  with
  to
  in
  of
  
  
• What did you talk ___ ?
  
  about
  after
  at
  as
  
  
• I don't want to argue ___ you?
  
  with
  to
  on
  after
  
  
• She looks ___ her mother.
  
  as
  like
  of
  as
  
  
• He came ___ midnight.
  
  on
  around
  since
  in
  
  
• You can use it ___ me.
  
  next
  after
  of
  as
  
  
• Return your homework to me ___ Wednesday.
  
  near
  by
  onto
  since
  
  
• The book shop is just ___ the hotel.
  
  than
  onto
  past
  between