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1. 1.

   Fill in the balnks with suitable prepositions.

   1. I have not seen him ___________ last evening. (since, for)
   2. They have known each other __________ several years. (since, for)
   3. I sit ___________ Radha and Vijay. (between, among)
   4. Rahul is popular ____________ his classmates. (between, among)
   5. The school is _________ the park. (beside, besides)
   6. The school is ___________ the park. (beside, besides)
   7. Atul gave me a video game and a bag, ___________ two books. (beside, besides)
   8. They are going ____________ holiday to Vietnam.
   9. _____________ my shelf, there are many trophies and awards. (on, In)
   10. My mother laughed ____________ the joke. (on, at)
2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

   1. He was born _____________ 31 March.
   2. Have you read the unit ______________ modals?
   3. He fell _____________ the ladder and broke his leg.
   4. Do you recognise the woman ___________ the pink saree?
   5. She began the workshop ___________ some warm-up exercises.
   6. London is ____________ the River Thames.
   7. The child bit ___________ the apple.
   8. I am going ___________ my village ____________ bus.
   9. He dipped the brush ______________ the paint.
   10. The cat was hiding ___________ the bush.
   11. His house is ___________the library.
   12. The plane will arrive _____________ 7 o'clock.
   13. He has lived ____________ New York _____________ 2010.
   14. She has lived in Sri Lanka ____________ 25 years.
   15. Harry Potter series has been written ____________ J K Rowling.
   16. Did he come ___________ train or ________ bus?
   17. I found the letter __________ these books.
   18. We took a ferry to go ___________ the river.
   19. You could keep the books ___________ the table.
   20. She watered the plants __________ a water-pipe.
   21. She went home _________ cab.
   22. This book of poems has been written ___________ John Keats.
   23. The bull came charging __________ her.
   24. The teacher went _________ the classroom and began to write __________ the blackboard.
   25. He packed the gift _________ a box.
   26. Let us go and sit ___________ the garden.
   27. Everyone should take breakfast ____________ the morning.
   28. They will meet us ______________ Sunday.
   29. The party will start __________ 8:00 p.m.
   30. The snow in the glaciers melt ____________ summer.
   31. We will wait for you __________ the front gate.
   32. Divya's house is ___________ the street.
   33. Rashmi cried _________ the film.
   34. The grape slipped and rolled ___________ the table.
   35. The flock of birds flow ___________ the trees.
   36. I would like to have a cottage _____________ the lake.
3. 3.

   Identify whether the highlighted words are prepositions (P) or adverbs (A).

   1. Get inside! ____________
   2. She sat down. ___________
   3. Get inside the house! _________
   4. He ran down the stairs. ____________
   5. He looked up her number. _________
   6. Maria looked out the window. ___________
   7. We're going out at 7:00 tonight. _________
   8. Please sit down and listen to me __________
   9. Lay down your book on the table. __________
   10. You should check out the schedule out. ________
   11. They set the cake down on the table. _________
   12. The class president called off the meeting. ________
   13. This book has been written by my favourite author. _________
   14. They talked in circles and couldn't reach a decision. _________
   15. When you arrive at the hotel, make sure you check in. __________
   16. Why don't you call in for a cup of coffee next time you're passing by? ________
   17. The lift went down.
   18. Let us go inside the house.
   19. My friend lives around the corner.
   20. I have met him before.
   21. Look around.
   22. Push the lever up.
   23. Katie arrived at the party before me.
   24. Yash ran inside, slamming the door behind him.
   25. The canoe went down the waterfall.