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Prepositions Exercises

The document consists of various exercises focused on filling in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. It includes sentences related to transportation, descriptions of paintings, and formal communication regarding orders and restrictions. Additionally, there are multiple-choice questions and re-writing tasks to practice the correct use of prepositions.

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Prepositions Exercises

The document consists of various exercises focused on filling in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. It includes sentences related to transportation, descriptions of paintings, and formal communication regarding orders and restrictions. Additionally, there are multiple-choice questions and re-writing tasks to practice the correct use of prepositions.

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Complete the exercise with the correct prepositions.

1. If you want to go bus, you have to go the bus stop. You look the

time table. Then you wait your bus. When the bus arrives, you get the bus.

2. You buy a ticket the driver or show your ticket the driver. When you

arrive your destination, you get the bus. Sometimes you even have to change

buses another bus stop.

Complete the exercise with the correct prepositions.

1. Look this painting.

2. the painting, you can see a little girl.

3. So, it is a painting a girl.

4. A famous painter painted it. So it is a painting a famous painter.

5. My grandma once owned the painting, but she gave it ___ me ____ my birthday.

6. So it is a picture my grandma.

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions. (PMS 2017)

1. With respect _____ your order 3/5/2017, we regret to inform you that this book is no longer in
print.
2. There will be restrictions on the water supply owing _____ the prolonged drought.
3. Could I have a cup of tea instead ______ the coffee ?
4. I was reluctant to go but __________ my expectations , the concert was rather good.
5. The factory workers have been ______ strike since January.
6. ______ you and me , I don’t think he is a very good teacher.
7. _______ reference to the question of overtime , the board of directors have decided that they
cannot change their decision.
8. I wake up ____ 6 am every morning.
9. Times are no longer as they were _______.
10. The liquid smells ______ turpentine.

Q. 4. (b) Re-write the following sentences (Only FIVE) after filling in the blanks appropriately:
(i) I cannot buy this car _____ this price.
(a) for (b) in (c) at (d) on

(ii) Send these books _____ my home address.


(a) on (b) at (c) in (d) to

(iii) Monkeys live _____ trees.


(a) in (b) at (c) upon (d) on

(iv) I said it _____ his face.


(a) at (b) on (c) to (d) upon

(v) The manager _______the receipt of my letter promptly.


(a) accepted (b) realized (c) recognized (d) acknowledged

(vi) Most foreign students don’t like American coffee, and ________ .
(a) I don’t too (b) either don’t (c) neither don’t I (d) neither do I

(vii) We________ take care of our parents when they are old.
(a)could (b) would (c) might (d) ought to

(viii) Yousaf ________in the garden the whole of yesterday.


(a) has dug (b) was digging (c) dug (d) had dug

2018
Q. 5. (a) Fill the following blanks (any FIVE) appropriate preposition. (5)
(i) _____ a Ford he has a Fiat car
(a) in (b) before (c) besides (d) despite (e) beside
(ii) I saw him felling a big tree _____ a hatchet.
(a) with (b) through (c) by (d) at
(iii) I must start _____ dawn to reach the station in time.
(a) on (b) at (c) by (d) after
(iv) I have known him _____ a long time.
(a) since (b) from (c) for (d) over
(v) “Will you walk _______ my parlour?”
(a) in (b) to (c) by (d) into
(vi) The public are cautioned ________ pickpockets.
(a) against (b) about (c) of (d) for

2019
Re-write the following sentences (ONLY FIVE) after filling in the blanks with appropriate
prepositions. (5)
(i) What time do we arrive ______our destination?
(ii) We are flying ______some rough weather; please fasten your seat belts.
(iii) It is warming up; ______noon we should be able to go swimming.
(iv) My parents are not responsible ______my actions.
(v) This pan is ______cooking omelettes.
(vi) ______ poor attendance, this course is being cancelled.
(vii) The police took the men in ______questioning.
(viii) The woman you gave the book ______is my aunt.

2020
Re-write the following sentences (ONLY FIVE) after filling in the blanks with appropriate
prepositions. (5)
(1) I was annoyed _____ him. with
Annoyed by a specific person/ I am annoyed with the person/I am annoyed at a requirement.
(2) The train is bound _______ Gujrat. for
(3) the pistol went ______ by accident. off
(4) he kept _____ asking silly questions. on
(5) he was knocked _____ by the bus. Down
Knock down means strike down/ Knock out means make a person unconscious
(6) do not meddle _____ my affairs. in
(7) the meeting was put _____ by the chairman. off
(8) he rounded ______ his speech with a quote of Ghalib. off

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