Preposition Exercise 2

Fill in the blanks with suitable Prepositions:-

1. She lives ____ Delhi. She lives ____ 47 Azad Nagar.
2. He started ____ five ____ in the morning.
3. He hanged himself ____ a piece of rope.
4. The portrait was painted ____ a famous artist who flourished ____the sixteenth century.
5. I must start ____ dawn to reach the station on time.
6. I hope to reach the station ____ an hour at the outside.
7. The child has been missing ____ yesterday.
8. The caravan must reach its destination ____ sunset.
9. The mail train is due ____ 4 P.M.
10. She traveled fifty kilometers ____ three hours.
11. He rushed ____ my home, panting for breath.
12. He does not leave his house ____ 7’o clock.
13. The Express departs ____ 3 P.M. ____ Delhi.
14. Human sacrifices were practiced ____ the Nagas.
15. I received his E-Mail ____ 6’o clock ____ in the morning.
16. ____ last month I have seen him but once.
17. ____ rice they had curry.
18. The fever has taken a turn for the better ____ yesterday.
19. She has spent her life ____ Hyderabad.
20. I saw him felling a big tree ____ a hatchet.
21. Come and sit ____ me.
22. Nobody ____ you knows the truth.
23. While I was ____ Mumbai ha was ____ Mathura.
24. He was killed ____ the robber ____ a hatchet.
25. We shall stay two months ____ America.
26. ____ Ravi and Amit, there was four other boys present.
27. ____ a ford he has a Fiat car.   

Answer:

1. in, at
2. at, in
3. with
4. by, in
5. at
6. in
7. since
8. by/ before
9. at
10. in
11. into
12. before
13. at, from
14. by
15. at, in
16. Since
17. Besides
18. since
19. in
20. with
21. by/ beside
22. but/ except
23. in, in
24. by, with
25. in
26. Besides
27. Besides