Prepositions Worksheet 1

A preposition is a word or group of words placed before a noun or pronoun. A preposition relates the noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence.

Use these prepositions to complete the following sentences: against, before, by, for, in, inside, of, on, onto, over, to, with.

1. She was _______ the house.
2. She glanced _______ her shoulder.
3. I feel comfortable _______ these people.
4. He fell back _______ his pillow.
5. We usually rise _______ the sun.
6. _______ Saturday morning they left _______ the city.
7. Home fire fighting tools are very effective ______ small fires.
8. Elephants dislike bright sunlight and keep _______ the shade.
9. He was panicked _______ the thought _______ seeing his father.
10. _______ times _______ hunger, a coyote may even team up _______ a badger to find food.