GRAMMAR :PREPOSITION

Preposition

Instruction: Put a tick / in the appropriate box.
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1

He made his escape by jumping ______ a window and jumping ______ a waiting car.



over / into



between / into



out of / between



out of / into



up to / out of


2

To get to the Marketing department, you have to go ______ those stairs and then ______ the corridor to the end.



over / into



between / into



out of / between



out of / into



up / along


3

I saw something about it ______ television.



in



on



at



through



with


4

I couldn't get in ______ the door so I had to climb ______ a window.



through / in



between / into



out of / between



out of / into



up / along


5

She took the key ______ her pocket and put it ________ the lock.



over / into



between / into



out of / in



by / on



up to / out of


6

He drove ______ me without stopping and drove off ______ the centre of town.



from / into



towards / over



along / up



past / towards



in / next to


7

I took the old card ______ the computer and put ______ the new one.



through / in



out of / in



out of / between



out of / into



up / along


8

I went ______ him and asked him the best way to get ______ town.



from / into



towards / over



along / up



by / on



up to / out of


9

It's unlucky to walk ______ a ladder in my culture. I always walk ______ them.



through / in



out of / in



under / around



out of / into



up / along


10

The restaurant is ______ the High Street, ______ the cinema.



through / in



out of / in



under / around



in / next to



up / along


11

Sally left school ______ the age of 16 and went to work ______ a bank.



through / in



out of / in



under / around



in / next to



at / in


12

He jumped ______ the wall and ______ the garden.



over / into



towards / over



along / up



by / on



up to / out of


13

He was driving ______ 180 miles per hour when he crashed ______ the central barrier.



at / into



out of / in



under / around



in / next to



at / in


14

She ran ______ the corridor and ______ the stairs to the second floor.



from / into



towards / over



along / up



by / on



in / next to


15

John is the person standing ______ the window, ______ the woman with the long blonde hair.



at / into



beside / next to



under / around



in / next to



at / in


16

When the bull ran ______ me, I jumped ______ the fence.



from / into



towards / over



beside / next to



by / on



in / next to


17

Look, that car's ______ fire.



through



with



in



into



on


18

He saw a parking space ______ two cars and drove ______ it.



over / into



between / into



along / up



by / on



up to / out of


19

Harry comes to work ______ car but I prefer to come ______ foot.



at / into



beside / next to



by / on



in / next to



at / in


20

He took the book ______ the shelf and put it ______ his bag.



from / into



at / into



beside / next to



by / on