57170 prepositions 2

Fill in the correct preposition (from the box of suggestions
below),
afterwards
find
theamong,
corresponding
picture.
about,
above,and
across,
after, against,
along,
around, behind,
below, beneath,
beside(s), between, by, down, for, from, in, in front of, into, inside, near, next to, off, on,
onto, opposite, out, out of, over, past, through, to, towards, under, up, upon, with

1
2

The sheep were standing _____ him.

3

She looked very small, standing _____
the two flowers.

4
5

He was looking _____ the burger,

waiting anxiously to put it _____ his
mouth.
The bear loved what he found _____
the jar.

6

The man ____ the camera _____ his
neck was pointing his finger _____ us.

7

He hit his fist _____ the desk after
writing the letter _____ his girlfriend.

8

He messed _____ _____ the mustard
and ketchup.

He stood _____ the roof with the bag
_____ his back, wondering how to get
_____the chimney.

9
10
11

While the rain kept pouring _____,
she kept herself dry sitting _____ a

big mushroom.
He happily went home _____ school,
throwing leaves _____ the air.
When he woke _____, someone had
fried an egg _____ his stomach.

12

He looked _____ the binoculars,
searching _____ intruders.

13
14

There were boxes _____, _____ and
_____ the container.
She was drying the tears _____ her
eyes, _____ reading the e-mail _____
her boyfriend.
It came storming _____ him, jumping
_____ walls to catch him.

15
16

The wolf, madly _____ love _____
Little Red Riding Hood, hid _____ the
tree while looking _____ her sitting
_____ the other tree.

Answer
1.

around
2. on, on, down/through
3. between
4. at, in/into
5. in/inside (of)
6. with, around, at
7. in, to/for
8. around with
9. down, under/beneath
10. from, (up) in/into
11. up, on
12. through, for
13. inside, in front of, beside(s)/next to
14. from, after, from

key (suggestion)


15. after, through
16. in, with, behind, at, in front of/next to/beside