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Prepositions: discussions and interactive exercises
Prepositions are words which are usually followed by a noun or pronoun, and which express relationships, for example, of time or place For a better understanding of what prepositions are, please surf to the websites listed below. Clicking the blue links will take you to the specific pages where the definitions, classifications or interactive exercises are located, while clicking the website name will take you to the home page.
[1] Prepositions: Locators in Time and Place, from Capital Community College Guide to Good Grammar
[2] Prepositions, from Grammar Monster (British English)
[3] Prepositions, from English Daily
[4] Prepositions, from Interlink Language Centers
[5] Problems with prepositions, from The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuations
[6] Prepositions, from Using English
[7] Prepositions and Nouns, from English Language Centre Study Zone
[8] Lesson 8 - Prepositions, from My English Grammar
[9] Index to articles on Prepositions, from Learning English Online www.englisch-hilfen.de (English version)
[10] Prepositions, from The OWL at Purdue)
Listed below are links to interactive quizzes and exercises in prepositions from the best ESL and EFL resources on the Internet. Clicking the blue links will take you to the specific pages where the quizzes or exercises are, while clicking the website names will take you to the home pages. Take time to browse these excellent websites; they are consistently good and fast loading. Besides the materials listed below, these great sites generously offer, free of charge, a tremendous range of valuable resources for the ESL and EFL teachers and students.
In answering the interactive exercises, you should follow carefully the prompts and directions. You should read each sentence or part aloud before clicking the answer you think is right. After the correct answer is displayed, think it over as to why it is the correct answer. (Please take note that the correct answer may depend on whether the exercise comes from an American English or a British English website.) After doing so, read the complete sentence again aloud with the correct answer.
To train yourself to think in English, try to recite the sentences with the correct answers from memory and at your full speaking volume. Or you can ask a friend to read out loud the sentences with the correct answers and you repeat them without looking at the computer screen.
[01] Exercises in prepositions from Activities for ESL Students
Prepositions: At, In and On (Nuala Ivic)
Prepositions (Vera Mello)
Prepositions: At, In & On (Jack Bradshaw)
In, At or On (Douglas Gilbert)
Prepositions (Charles Kelly)
Prepositions 1 (Ilker Utlu)
Prepositions 2 (Ilker Utlu)
Prepositions (Barbara Donnelly)
Prepositions I (Vera Mello)
Prepositions II (Vera Mello)
Prepositions III (Vera Mello)
Prepositions - Level 1 (Vera Mello)
Prepositions (Yanti Nading)
In-At with Places (Letitia Bradley)
In-On-At (Letitia Bradley)
Prepositions (Edmilson Sa)
Prepositions - Type in the Answer (Charles Kelly)
After, For or Since (Vera Mello)
Prepositions (Charles Kelly)
Correct or Incorrect - Prepositions (Vera Mello)
Prepositions (Charles Kelly)
Pick a Particle: In, On or Up (Richard Davies)
Prepositions (Cheryl Newman-Marris)
Prepositions - Level 2 (Vera Mello)
Prepositions - Level 3 (Vera Mello)
Astronomy (Preposition Quiz) (Joan M. Diez)
The Manatee (A Quiz on Prepositions) (Alexandra Sanchez)
Particles in Conversation Questions - 1 (Ted Power)
Particles in Conversation Questions - 2 (Ted Power)
Particles in Conversation Questions - 3 (Ted Power)
Particles in Conversation Questions - 4 (Ted Power)
Particles in Conversation Questions - 5 (Ted Power)
Particles in Conversation Questions - 6 (Ted Power)
Particles in Conversation Questions - 7 (Ted Power)
USA Celebrations & Holidays (Vera Mello)
[02] Exercises in prepositions from About.com ESL
Prepositions Quiz 1
Common Prepositional Phrases Quiz 1
Common Prepositional Phrases Quiz 2
Common Prepositional Phrases Quiz 3
Verbs Followed By Prepositions #2
Verbs Followed By Prepositions #3
Adjectives Prepositions Combinations - about / at / by / for / from
Adjective Preposition Combinations - of / on / to / with
Noun Prepositions - For / In / Of / To / With / Between
Prepositions Noun - For / In / By / On
Prepositions of Place - in / at / on
Prepositions of Place and Movement - in / at / to / nothing
Prepositions of Time and Date - in / at / on
Preposition Use - for / while / during
[03] Exercises in prepositions from Better English by Pearson Brown (British English)
[04] Exercises in prepositions from Dave Sperling’s ESL Café
[05] Exercises in prepositions from English Corner (Rod Rodgers)
Note: Javascript required.
Exercises with verbs using at and to
At vs. To 1
At vs. To 2
At vs. To 3
At vs. To 4
Expressions of location with in, on, and at
Location Exercise 1 (In, On, At)
Location Exercise 2 (In, On, At)
Location Exercise 3 (In, On, At)
Expressions of time with in, on, and at
Time Exercise 1 (In, On, At)
Time Exercise 2 (In, On, At)
Time Exercise 3 (In, On, At)
Expressions of time with since, for, and in
Since vs. For
In vs. For
Exercises with verbs using prepositions.
Verbs with Prepositions Exercise 1 (about, by, for, with)
Verbs with Prepositions Exercise 2
[06] Exercises in prepositions from English Grammar 101
Note: Frame based, You can reach the specific topics listed below by clicking "Unit I: Word and Phrase Patterns" at the left hand frame.
Lesson 1-40: Prepositional Phrase Identification
Lesson 1-41: Prepositional Phrase Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-42: Prepositional Phrase Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-43: Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives
Lesson 1-44: Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives (Continued)
Lesson 1-45: Prepositional Phrases as Adverbs
Lesson 1-46: Prepositional Phrases as Adverbs (Continued)
Lesson 1-52: Prepositions Acting Out as Verbs
Lesson 1-53: Prepositions Acting Out as Verbs (Continued)
[07] Exercise in prepositions from English Language Centre Study Zone
[08] Exercises in prepositions from English Learner
[09] Exercises in prepositions from English Page
Time Prepositions
Time Prepositions 2
Location Preposition
Location Preposition 2
Direction Prepositions
Direction Prepositions 2
Position Preposition
Position Prepositions 2
Bring + Prepositions
Check + Prepositions
Come + Prepositions
Get + Prepositions (Part 1)
Get + Prepositions (Part 2)
Get + Prepositions (Part 3)
Get + Prepositions (Part 4)
Get + Prepositions (Part 5)
Go + Prepositions
[10] Exercises in prepositions from English The Easy Way
Expressions of Time Exercise 1
Expressions of Place Exercise 1
Expressions of Place Exercise 2
[12] Exercises in prepositions from ESL 3-6 Review
Note: Frame-based, only one URL for all exercise
[13] Exercises in prepositions from esl-Lounge
[14] Exercise in prepositions from Interlink Language Centers
[15] Exercise in prepositions from Grammar Central (eaonline)
[16] Exercise in prepositions from Grammar Monster (British English)
[17] Exercises in prepositions from Isabel’s ESL Site
[18] Exercises in prepositions from Karin's ESL Partyland
[19] Exercises in prepositions from Learn English Feel Good
PREPOSITIONS 1 (Advanced)
PREPOSITIONS 2 (Advanced)
Prepositions (On, At, In) 1 (Intermediate)
Prepositions (On, At, In) 2 (Intermediate)
Prepositions (On, At, In) 3 (Beginner)
Prepositions (On, At, In) 4 (Beginner)
Prepositions of time (Beginner)
Choose the right preposition 1 (Intermediate)
Choose the right preposition 2 (Beginner)
PREPOSITION or NO PREPOSITION? (Beginner)
[20] Exercises in prepositions from Learning English Online, www.englisch-hilfen.de (English version)
[21] Exercise in prepositions from Marcus Evans Linguarama (British English)
[22] Exercise in prepositions from Michael Buckhoff's ESL Website for Students and Teachers
[23] Exercises in prepositions from 5 Minute English
[24] Exercise in prepositions from My English Grammar
[25] Exercises in prepositions from Online English Grammar (Edunet)
Time Prepositions Intermediate - Advanced Flash Q & A
Other Prepositions Intermediate - Advanced Flash Q & A
[26] Exercises in prepositions from OWL English Purdue Grammar and ESL Exercises
[27] Exercises in prepositions from Rong-Chang Li
[28] Exercise in prepositions from Taiwan Teacher
[29] Exercises in prepositions from The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuations
[30] Exercises in prepositions from The ESL Area
Prepositions of location
Excuse me, where is the park?
Where does this go?
Where is it?
No Place like Home
[31] Exercise in prepositions from University of Calgary - The Basic Elements of English Grammar Guide
[32] Exercises in prepositions from University of Oregon The Tongue Untied
[33] Exercises in prepositions from Using English
Note: Join the Members' Area and you can gain access to 185 additional free ESL quizzes for beginner, intermediate and advanced level English students. These exercises may also be viewed as printable handouts.
Beginner English
Good + preposition (10)
Prepositions of Location- At & In (12)
Prepositions of Time- In On At (16)
Prepositions- Time (76)
To & For (10)
Since & For 2 (38)
Since or For (10)
Intermediate English
About & Of (10)
Above & Over (10)
At the end, in the end, etc (10)
Beside & Besides (10)
By or Until? (15)
Except & Except For (10)
Front & Back (10)
Prepositions after Adjectives (22)
Prepositions after Nouns (10)
Prepositions Mixed Types (31)
Prepositions with verbs (37)
[34] Exercises in prepositions from World-English (British English)
Notes:
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