BEG AA the prepositions

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Basic English Grammar 3e: Ch. 1

A / An / The and Prepositions Assessment
A. Complete the sentences using a, an or the.
Once upon _____ (a/an) time, there was ____(a/the) little
girl who liked to eat chocolate all the time. She loved
chocolate so much. She asked her mother to buy her ____(a/an) bar of
chocolate for her birthday. Her mother bought ____(a/an) enormous bar
of chocolate. She expected the candy bar to last at least two weeks.
____ (a/the) little girl ate all of the chocolate in one day. That night she
had ____(a/an) terrible stomach ache. She threw up all night long. Her
mother took her to see ____(an/the) doctor in the morning. The doctor
told her not to eat anymore chocolate.
B. Complete the sentences with a preposition from the box. (Note: There may
be more than one correct preposition for each sentence. There are extra
prepositions in the box.)
In

on*

over

between

next to

beside

near

In front of

in back of

under

above
across from

1. There is an apple _____ the table.
2. I have three gallons of milk ____ my refrigerator.
3. Mr. and Mrs. Smith live _________ the street _____ me.
4. The cat is sleeping_____ the bed.
5. There is a big tree _____________ my house.
6. The ceiling is _______ our heads.
7. A mole builds a house ________ the ground.
8. Jacky is sitting ____________ Phoebe.
9. Shelly and Tom are sitting _________ Jim and Freddie.
10. China is ______ the continent of Asia
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A /An/The and Prepositions Assessment
Contributed by Michelle Cohen, Ivy Collegiate Academy

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Basic English Grammar 3e: Ch. 1

C. Fill in the blanks with the correct word. Use: a, an, over, on, in, under,
Ms. Cohen has _____ very small family. There are only three
people _____ her family. She has two sons. They are twins. They all live
in a three-story house. Their bedrooms are _____ the third floor. Arizona
and Hanan have _____ bunk bed. Arizona sleeps ____ the top bunk, and
Hanan sleeps _______ Arizona. They make a lot of noise at night. They
sound like ____ animal that’s hurt. Ms. Cohen has to tell her sons to be
quiet all the time.
Arizona and Hanan like to play outside. They ride their bikes _____ the
street. Ms. Cohen doesn’t have ____ bike. Instead, Ms. Cohen likes to
drive her truck. She drives very fast. Arizona and Hanan are afraid she
will run them ______with her big truck.
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A /An/The and Prepositions Assessment
Contributed by Michelle Cohen, Ivy Collegiate Academy

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