Question

Prepositions (Class VIII)
Q1. Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.
1. Regular exercise is beneficial -------------------- health.
2. He is bent ---------------------- mischief.
3. We must be grateful for the blessings God has bestowed ----------------------- us.
4. He is a hypocrite. Beware ---------------------- him.
5. She boasts -------------------- her achievements.
6. The indulgent mother is blind --------------------- her son's faults.
7. He was born ------------------------ poor parents.
8. The ship is bound --------------------- California.
9. The robbers broke ------------------- the shop at midnight and looted it.
10. Emperor Akbar brought --------------------- many social reforms.
11. They brought ------------------ the child tenderly.
12. Do not brood --------------------- past failures.
13. He is busy -------------------- his studies.
14. On the way, we called -------------------- a friend's house.
15. This award calls ---------------------- a celebration.
16. The headmaster has called --------------------- an explanation from the boy.
17.The lion was killed………………….. …. the hunter…………………… a sword.
18. He has been living in this house……………………… 1985.
19. We shall finish this work……………… 5 p.m. today.
20. You should listen………………………. what your parents say.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. for

2. to

3. on

4. from

5. on

6. because of

7. on

8. on

9. at

10. so

11. this

12. on

13. on

14. in

15. for

16. of

17. by, with

18. from

19. till

20. of