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Prepositions Fitness Test Fill in The Blanks Using Correct Prepositions

This document discusses the correct use of prepositions in the English language. It provides examples of common prepositions like "in, on, at" and the phrases they are often used with, such as "interested in, focus on, good at." The document then gives more detailed examples of how to use these prepositions in sentences. It concludes by asking the reader to complete sentences using the correct prepositions.

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Prepositions Fitness Test Fill in The Blanks Using Correct Prepositions

This document discusses the correct use of prepositions in the English language. It provides examples of common prepositions like "in, on, at" and the phrases they are often used with, such as "interested in, focus on, good at." The document then gives more detailed examples of how to use these prepositions in sentences. It concludes by asking the reader to complete sentences using the correct prepositions.

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Prepositions

Fitness test
Fill in the blanks using correct prepositions.
1. Shehan is good ……at…. swimming.
2. Jennifer is interested ……in…. speaking with foreigners.
3. My sister is keen …on…. joining us.
4. I was …..on...the bus at that time travelling to Gampaha.
5. They live …on….. an island.
6. The car came …at… high speed.

Prepositions are small words in English language which play an important role in spoken and written
English. It is necessary to know the correct prepositions which should be used with different words
and phrases.

Examples:
In, on, at, inside, outside, over, between, through, behind, in front of, from, of, to

In
1. Interested in
a. Keshani is interested in learning music / playing basketball / joining the gavel club.
b. Are you interested in taking part in this event?
c. ..
d. ..

2. Believe in
a. You should believe in yourself before anyone else does.
b. My father asked me to believe in myself first.
c. ..
3. Participate in
a. I will participate in the contest tomorrow.
b. Did you participate in the conference last week?
c. ..
d. ..

4. In + year / month
a. Sri Lanka won the cricket world cup in 1996.
b. Spanish flu killed many individuals in 1918.
c. ..
d. ..

5. In + car/van/taxi/cab
a. Usually, I go to work by bus, but today I went in my car.
b. Did you come in your van or car?

6. In + the morning/afternoon/evening
a. Our parents dropped us here in the morning.
b. Mahesh will visit us in the evening.
On
1. Focus/ concentrate on
a. Our teachers always advise us to focus on the lessons.
b. I want to concentrate on this more.
c. ..
d. ..

2. Keen on
a. We all are keen on attending physical classes.
b. They are not keen on supporting us.
c. ..
d. ..

3. Depend /rely on
a. I can’t depend on others.
b. We normally rely on our parents.
c. ..
d. ..

4. On + any weekday [Monday, Tuesday, …]


a. I will see you on Wednesday and not on Thursday.
b. The government will take a decision on Friday.
c. ..
d. ..

5. On + TV/radio/computer/phone/pen-drive/website
a. I watched this movie on TV last week.
b. I will save this document on my pen-drive.
c. It was on a Canadian website.
d. ..

6. On + [special days] birthday/poya day/Christmas day/Ramzan day


1. I will see you all on my birthday.
2. On poya days Buddhists observe sil.
3. Christians go to the church on Christmas Day. [at Christmas]
e. ..
f. ..
7. On the other hand
g. On the other hand, there are a lot of uses of internet to the world.
h. On the other hand, year 2020 is almost over and we are heading to a new year.
i. ..

8. On + bus/train/flight/ship/bicycle/motorbike
j. I was on the bus when you called me.
k. They are on the train at the moment.
l. She came to meet me on her bike.
m. ..
n. ...

At
1. Good/bad/weak/terrible + at
a. My brother is good at swimming but bad at singing.
b. Are you good at making speeches?
c. Sanoja is weak at dancing but she is good at running.
d. ..
e. ...

2. At the/that/this moment
a. She is trying to convince us at the moment.
b. Everyone agreed with him at that moment.
c. ..
d. ..
3. At + a specific time
a. I will meet you at 5 am. – [am - ante meridiem – before noon ]
b. They will join us at 7 pm. [pm - post meridiem – after noon]
c. ..
d. ..

4. At + night/midnight/noon
a. The movie will start at night after all the shops are closed.
b. Let’s go to his place at midnight and surprise all of them.
c. ..
d. ..

What are the prepositions to use in following occasions? Some may not need any.
1. I will see you …………No………….. tomorrow not next week.
2. They met us ………… No………….. yesterday.
3. I submitted my assignment ………… No ………….. last Wednesday.
4. Samuel is willing to enter ……… No…………….. the office.
5. Shall we join ………… No………….. their team?
6. Jennifer should discuss ………… No ………….. this with her mentor.
7. The suspect is guilty …………of……… stealing but innocent ……of……. murdering.

Die Daily. [Do work every day]


Complete following sentences using correct prepositions.
1. Most people like basketball, but ____ my opinion it's too chaotic.
2. Are you travelling to Paris ____ business or ____ holiday?
3. Have you read the article _____ Time magazine ____ Google?
4. I stayed ____ the Ritz Hotel ________ my stay in New York.
5. I looked this word ____ in the dictionary, but I still don't understand it.
6. We need some sugar. We're almost completely ____ it.
7. My house is ___ the end of the street ___ the right.
8. Are you ___ or ___ the President?
9. Please talk __ the manager and don't shout __ me!
10. Be careful! You're going to set the paper ___ fire!

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