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