Prepositions: worksheets, printables, lesson plans, exercises

Discussions: [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)

Links to interactive quizzes and exercises:

[01] Exercises in prepositions from Activities for ESL Students

Prepositions: At, In and On
Prepositions
Prepositions: At, In & On
In, At or On
Prepositions
Prepositions 1
Prepositions 2
Prepositions
Prepositions I
Prepositions II
Prepositions III
Prepositions - Level 1
Prepositions
In-At with Places
In-On-At
Prepositions
Prepositions - Type in the Answer
After, For or Since
Prepositions
Correct or Incorrect - Prepositions
Prepositions
Pick a Particle: In, On or Up
Prepositions
Prepositions - Level 2
Prepositions - Level 3
Astronomy (Preposition Quiz)
The Manatee (A Quiz on Prepositions)
Particles in Conversation Questions - 1
Particles in Conversation Questions - 2
Particles in Conversation Questions - 3
Particles in Conversation Questions - 4
Particles in Conversation Questions - 5
Particles in Conversation Questions - 6
Particles in Conversation Questions - 7
USA Celebrations & Holidays

[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)

For or Since
Duration
Prepositions
Prepositions
Prepositions of time
Agreement (prepositions)

[04] Exercises in prepositions from Dave Sperling’s ESL Café

Prepositions 1 Quiz
Prepositions 2 Quiz
Preposition Quiz 3 by Dennis Oliver
Preposition Quiz 4 by Dennis Oliver

[05] Exercises in prepositions from English Corner (Rod Rodgers)

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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

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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

Basic Prepositions (Introduction & 1 exercise)

[08] Exercises in prepositions from English Learner

Prepositions 1
Prepositions 2

[9] 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

Prepositions of Place Quiz
Time Prepositions
Prepositions –for – during - while

[11] Exercises in prepositions from English Works (Gallaudet University)

Expressions of Time Exercise 1
Expressions of Place Exercise 1
Expressions of Place Exercise 2

[12] Exercises in prepositions from ESL 3-6 Review

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Prepositions
More prepositions
Practice Prepositions

[13] Exercises in prepositions from esl-Lounge

Prepositions Gap Fill
Tom's Terrible Weekend - Preposition Gap Fill
Prepositions of Time

[14] Exercise in prepositions from Interlink Language Centers

Prepositions Pop Quiz 7

[15] Exercise in prepositions from Grammar Central (eaonline)

Flashed ESL lesson in prepositions

[16] Exercise in prepositions from Grammar Monster (British English)

Prepositions Test

[17] Exercises in prepositions from Isabel’s ESL Site

Prepositions of Place
Prepositions Working with dictionaries

[18] Exercises in prepositions from Karin's ESL Partyland

At a Party: Personal Pronouns
Making Dinner: Prepositions of Location
Jerry and Ken Make Travel Plans: Prepositions of Time
Movie Titles: Prepositions
Bruce Springsteen Lyrics: Prepositions
Sue Plans a Wedding: Verbs with Prepositions

[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)

Gerund and prepositions
Prepositions of place, direction and time
Prepositions in idioms

[21] Exercise in prepositions from Marcus Evans Linguarama (British English)

Prepositions (Business Communication)

[22] Exercise in prepositions from Michael Buckhoff's ESL Website for Students and Teachers

Preposition self-study quizzes

[23] Exercises in prepositions from 5 Minute English

Using Since and For
In, At, On + Time or Date

[24] Exercise in prepositions from My English Grammar

Exercise 8 - Prepositions

[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

Prepositions of Direction: To, On (to), In (to)
Prepositions of Location: At, In, On
Prepositions of Direction: To, On (to), In (to)
Prepositions of Location: At, In, On

[27] Exercises in prepositions from Rong-Chang Li

Prepositions (1)
Prepositions (2)
Prepositions (3)
Prepositions (4)

[28] Exercises in prepositions from The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuations

Problems with Prepositions Quiz 1
Problems with Prepositions Quiz 2

[29] 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

[30] Exercise in prepositions from University of Calgary - The Basic Elements of English Grammar Guide

Preposition Identification & Object of Preposition

[31] Exercises in prepositions from University of Oregon The Tongue Untied

Preposition Practice Exercise
Preposition Practice Exercise Answers

[32] Exercises in prepositions from Using English

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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)

[33] Exercises in prepositions from World-English (British English)

PREPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES
PREPOSITIONS (on, it, by etc.)
MORE PREPOSITIONS!
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
PREPOSITION + NOUN
PREPOSITION + ADJECTIVE
PREPOSITION + GERUND

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