Appendix E

Preposition Word List

A preposition is a word that modifies or relates a noun (or pronoun) to another word in
the same phrase or sentence. Example: The grass behind the house is dying.

Common Prepositions

Aboard About Above Across After

Amongst Around At Athwart Barring
Beside Between Beyond But By
Circa Concerning Despite Down During
Except Failing Following For From
In Inside Into Like Mid
Minus Near Next Of Off
On Onto Opposite Out Outside
Over Pace Past Per Plus
Regarding Round Save Since Than
Through Throughout Till Times To
Toward Towards Under Underneath Unlike
Until Up Upon Versus Via
With Within Without Worth

Common MultiWord Prepositions

According to Ahead of As far as Aside from Because of

By means of Close to Due to Except for Far from
In accordance with In addition to In to In case of In place of
On behalf of On top of outside of Prior to Regardless of
Exercise on Prepositions McDonalds

Complete the exercise with the correct prepositions.

1. The first McDonalds restaurant was opened ______ Dick and Mac McDonald
______ the 15th _______ May 1940.
2. The best-selling products ______ their restaurant were hamburgers.
3. So the McDonald brothers thought ______ a way to produce hamburgers more
quickly.
4. This was introduced ______ 1948 and became known ______ the Speeded
Service System.
5. The first franchised McDonalds restaurant was opened ______ 1953, and today
you can find McDonalds restaurants ______ more than 100 countries.
6. The meats ______ the burgers vary ______ the culture ______ the country.
7. Franchisees and future managers ______ McDonalds restaurants are trained
______ Hamburger University, which is located ______ Oak Brook, a suburb
______ Chicago.
8. McDonalds is also known ______ its sponsorship ______ various international
sport events.

Answers: Exercise on Prepositions McDonalds

1. The first McDonalds restaurant was opened by Dick and Mac McDonald on the 15th
of May 1940.
2. The best selling products at their restaurant were hamburgers.
3. So the McDonald brothers thought of a way to produce hamburgers more quickly.
4. This was introduced in 1948 and became known as the Speeded Service System.
5. The first franchised McDonalds restaurant was opened in 1953, and today you can
find McDonalds restaurants in more than 100 countries.
6. The meats for the burgers vary with the culture of the country.
7. Franchisees and future managers of McDonalds restaurants are trained at
Hamburger University, which is located in Oak Brook, a suburb of Chicago.

8. McDonalds is also known for its sponsorship in various international sport events.
Choose either in, at, or on. Each question has only one correct answer.

1. The label is _____ the bottle.

a. In
b. At
c. on
2. Jack is waiting _____ the bottom of the stairs.
a. in
b. at
c. on
3. Our seats are _____ the third row.
a. in
b. at
c. on
4. Turn left _____ the lights.
a. in
b. at
c. on
5. He's sitting ______ the chair next to the piano.
a. in
b. at
c. on
6. I met Jack _____ the street.
a. in
b. at
c. on
7. He has a lot of beautiful pictures _____ the wall.
a. in
b. at
c. on
8. I live _____ the fifth floor of my apartment building.
a. in
b. at
c. on
9. We waited for over an hour _____ the bus-stop.
a. in
b. at
c. on

10. Who is that woman _____ the photograph?

a. in
b. at
c. on
11. You will find an explanation _____ page 18.
a. in
b. at
c. on
12. Paris is _____ the river Seine.
a. in
b. at
c. on
13. The instructions are _____ the back of the box.
a. in
b. at
c. on
14. What do you have _____ your hands?
a. in
b. at
c. on
15. Can you see who _____ the door is?
a. in
b. at
c. on

Answers:
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. C
8. C
9. B
10. A