Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions:

1. An incident occurred ________ the examination hall. (at/on)
2. The inspector has come __________ a visit of inspection. (of/on)
3. The teacher has given us a set _________ ten words as a spelling exercise. (of/for)
4. It was far beyond me _________ see that balloon. (for/to)
5. There are mobile creches ________ the homeless children. (of/for)
6. They collect money _________ selling postcards. (in/by)
7. My coin has fallen ________ the sewer. (in/into)
8. Many children live __________ streets. (in/on)
9. Can you take this boat ___________ the river? (around/across)
10. The cat jumped _________ the bowl of milk. (on/upon)
11. He wants us to go _______________ this tunnel and find out where it ends. (across/through)
12. “Don’t be afraid. I’m right ____________ you,” assured the mother. (for/behind)
13. Walk ____________ that building and take the first right turn. (to/towards)
14. Let me go and hide ___________ the staircase. (over/under)
15. The eagles fly _________ the dead bodies. (on/over)
16. She tried to hit me hard ____________ her bat. (by/with)
17. The river flows ____________ the mountain and reaches the fields. (up/down)
18. Let us go ____________ this lake and find what is on the other side. (around/down)
19. “Do you want to go ___________ a movie tonight?” asked John. (to/for)
20. We will meet ____________ (on/at) the theater ________ eleven. (on/at)

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Answers:

1. at
2. on
3. of
4. to
5. for
6. by
7. into
8. on
9. across
10. upon
11. through
12. behind
13. towards
14. under
15. over
16. with
17. down
18. around
19. for
20. at, at