Prepositions grammar Exercise

Strengthen your preposition skills by selecting the right words to complete everyday sentences about location, time, and movement.

Exercise Guide

How to complete:

Choose the correct preposition for each blank. Read the full sentence to decide which option fits naturally.

  • Decide whether the sentence refers to place, time, or movement.
  • Look for common collocations like "at the airport" or "into the pool".
  • Check the surrounding words so the preposition agrees with them.

Success tips:

  • Use "at" for specific points, "in" for enclosed spaces, and "on" for surfaces or transport.
  • Movement verbs often pair with "into", "onto", or "through".
  • Time expressions like "in March" or "since 2010" guide your choice.
  • Read the sentence aloud mentally to test whether it sounds natural.

Knowledge:

These sentences focus on the high-frequency prepositions English speakers rely on when they talk about where something is, where it is going, or when it happens. You will practice choosing the right word for surfaces, enclosed spaces, and exact points in space, as well as the prepositions that signal movement into, through, or toward a destination.

The set also highlights essential time expressions such as "since", "during", and "in" for months, along with collocations like "on the platform" or "at the airport" that appear in everyday conversations. Review the explanations to reinforce why each answer is correct so you can transfer the same logic to your own writing and speaking.

Complete the Exercise

Paragraph 1

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On Saturday morning, the cat curls up the sofa, watches birds the window, leaps the armchair, and naps the afternoon.
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Paragraph 2

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We agreed to meet the cafe the corner at three, grabbed a table the window, and chatted the entire hour.
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Paragraph 3

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During our road trip, we drove the mountains, stopped a quiet lake, shared snacks the car, and reached the hotel sunset.
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Please leave the package the front door, slide the letters the mail slot, place the fragile box the top shelf, and tuck the receipt the envelope.
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During orientation, new employees sit the conference room, split small teams for icebreakers, walk the building on a tour, and check in the HR desk.
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At family dinners, we lay dishes the table, pass bowls each person, set desserts the center, and linger stories afterward.
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Our itinerary includes a stop Rome, train rides the countryside, a hike the hills, and a sunset cruise the coast.
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During the school day, students line up the entrance, drop assignments the collection box, study the library, and meet lunch in the courtyard.
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In our office, plants sit the windowsills, reports stay labeled folders, meetings happen the main conference room, and visitors sign in reception.
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Paragraph 10

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Before flying, we arrive the airport, pass security, wait Gate 12, and board the final call.
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On weekends, I cycle the river path, stop the market for fruit, relax the porch with a book, and cook dinner the evening.
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Paragraph 12

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During the workshop, the instructor wrote notes the board, handed tools the participants, guided them each station, and answered questions the break.
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At the museum, we stood the entrance hall, wandered the galleries, paused each exhibit label, and exited closing time.
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During vacation, the kids splashed the shallow water, built castles the wet sand, chased shells the shoreline, and rested colorful umbrellas.
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Every evening, we gather the kitchen island, plan meals the week ahead, store leftovers reusable containers, and tidy up bedtime.
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