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(1)
(off, after, into)

Using Prepositions
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Complete the sentences with the preposition which makes the most sense. You can fit several smaller boxes one big box.
(9)

The van
(behind, before)

us is following

too closely. The ice must have fallen this tall building.
(from, after, to)

(2)

More than three hundred sailors were the battleship.

(toward, aboard)

(10)

(3)

The box broke open and marbles started bouncing the

(through, since, down)

(11)

Black smoke rose chimney.

the

(up, beneath, with)

stairwell.
(4)

We sang

the band.

(12)

(along with, beneath)

There was a big battle this location

(during, at , among)

(5)

The pencil rolled desk.

the

centuries ago. Your car is too big to fit that parking space.
( in , among, down)

(through, off, between)

(13) (6)

The speeding truck is coming us!

(under, toward, above)

(14) (7)

I gave up searching
(on, off, for)

The bullet went right

(among, through)

solution at midnight. The baseball sailed right the tall fence.

(over, on, before)

the thick wooden door.

(8)

It is not polite to talk

(on, into, during)

the

(15)

movie!

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A
(1)
(off, after, into)

Using Prepositions

ANSWER KEY
(9)

Complete the sentences with the preposition which makes the most sense. You can fit several smaller boxes into one big box. The van behind
(behind, before)

us is following

too closely. The ice must have fallen from this tall building.
(from, after, to)

(2)

More than three hundred sailors were aboard the battleship.

(toward, aboard)

(10)

(3)

The box broke open and marbles started bouncing down the
(through, since, down)

(11)

Black smoke rose chimney.

up

the

(up, beneath, with)

stairwell.
(4)

We sang along with the band.

(along with, beneath)

(12)

There was a big battle at this location

(during, at , among)

(5)

The pencil rolled desk.

off

the

centuries ago. Your car is too big to fit in that parking space.
( in , among, down)

(through, off, between)

(13) (6)

The speeding truck is coming toward us!

(under, toward, above)

(14) (7)

I gave up searching solution at midnight.

for
(on, off, for)

The bullet went right the thick wooden door.

through
(among, through)

(8)

It is not polite to talk movie!

during
(on, into, during)

the

(15)

The baseball sailed right over the tall fence.

(over, on, before)

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