CBSE Class 2 English Prepositions Worksheet

Rewrite the sentences using the opposites of the underlined prepositions.

1. The bird flew far from the window.
Answer. The bird flew near the window.

2. Let us go inside.
Answer. Let us go outside.

3. Let’s meet after dinner.
Answer. Let’s meet before dinner.

4. The cat climbed up the tree.
Answer. The cat climbed down the tree.

5. Eagle flies above the clouds.
Answer. Eagle flies below the cloud.

6. What is there in front of the cupboard?
Answer. What is there behind the cupboard?

7. He wants to go out.
Answer. He wants to go in.

8. The dog jumped outside the car.
Answer. The dog jumped inside the car.

9. The car was running under the bridge.
Answer. The car was running over the bridge.

10. She climbed down the stairs.
Answer. She climbed up the stairs.

Fill in the blanks using the correct prepositions from the help box.
into, for, under, to, at,outside, between, after, around, near

1. Rajeev got a medal ................................... coming first in the race.
2. The tourists were roaming ................................... the city.
3. The swimmer dived ................................... the pool.
4. The boy is sitting ................................... the tree.
5. Grandmother was not well, so she went ............................ the doctor.
6. Manju reached the school ................................... 8o’ clock.
7. I am waiting for you ................................... the theatre.
8. Y comes ....................................... X and Z in the English alphabet.
9. My house is ................................... the school.
10. I will come home ................................... dinner.
Answer. 
1. for           2. around
3. into          4. under
5. to             6. at
7. outside    8. between
9. near       10. after

Topic- Prepositions

Choose the correct Prepositions to complete the sentences

1. Puff slept with his head tucked ____________ ( near, under) his wing.

2. The eggs are ____________________ ( in, under) the nest .

3. Puff found rice – cake crumbs floating ________ (near, on ) the

house boat.

4. Puff and his family lived _________( on, at ) the boat.

5. Anna is _________________ the door. ( in, behind)

6. Rakesh is ______________ the computer ( on, in front of)

What sounds do the birds and animals make :

mice____________ ducks ___________ horses _____________

cows______________ lions ___________ cats_______________

donkeys_____________ monkeys ____________ dogs ________

sparrows _____________ goats____________ tigers__________

Lesson –8 Work book

Write the opposite gender for the following words.

1. Policeman :___________________         10. fox : ___________________

2. headmaster : _________________         11. rooster :___________________

3. bull :_______________________           12. gander : ________________

4. dog : ________________________        13. tiger :___________________

5. lion : ______________________            14. peacock : ________________

6. brother : _____________________        15. woman : ___________________

7. father : _____________________          16. boy : _____________________

8. son : ____________________               17. wife :___________________

9. Niece :______________                        18. prince :_________

19. king :____________

Complete these sentences with the help of these words.

( tucked,. grabbed, dropped, marched, scurried )

1. She ___________ the basket on the floor and all the eggs broke.

2. The soldiers _____________in a straight line over the bridge.

3. The greedy boy _______________the packet of biscuits and ran away.

4. The mouse _____________into her hole at the bottom of the garden.

5. The mother _____________ the babies in bed.

Place commas ( , ) where necessary in these sentences

1. That shop sells note books pencils erasers and crayons.

2. She can speak English Hindi Kannada and Tamil .

3. There are apples oranges mangoes and grapes in the basket.

4. He plays cricket hockey and football with his friends.

5. We went to Agra Delhi and Jaipur during holidays.

6. We need flour sugar eggs and vanilla essence to make a cake.

7. Puff lived with his father mother two sisters three brothers elevenaunts seven uncles and forty two cousins.

8. My friends Manoj , Rahul and Anil came home yesterday.

9. We saw lions monkeys tigers and hippos in the zoo.

10. She bought some rice vegetables fruits and noodles from the shop.

11. Sara has a doll two balls three marbles and a kite in her bag,

12. Ahmed played in the water ate an ice cream build a sand castle and flew a kite in the beach.

Use in , on, at , behind,under, near, by,in front of to complete the sentences.

1. I have a dance class ________________ten o’ clock.

2. Paula and I live ______________________Chennai

3. Our sports day is ________________15th December.

4. We came to school _______________ 7 a.m .

5. His school reopened ____________ Monday .

6. We had a great fun _______________the zoo.

7. We spent a lot of time ______________- the Juhu beach

8. I went to Mumbai last year ______________May.

9. We sat down to rest ______________ a mango tree.

10. We went to Mumbai ___________________ car.

11. Anna is hiding ____________________ the door.

12. The driver parked the car _________________ the school.

Write the names for the following collective nouns:

1. a flight of ______________ a colony of _________________

2. a litter of_______________a pride ____________________

3. a swarm of______________a pack of _________________

4. a flock of ______________a bouquet of ________________

5. a brood of _____________a bunch of ___________________

6 a deck of ______________ a herd of __________________

Match the group of words to the correct nouns

bouquet      mountains      pair         lions

bunch         flowers          herd        ants

range         cards             pride       elephants

deck           keys             colony      scissors

Complete these sentences with the right word given above .

1. We need a _________________of scissors and some coloured papers to make this doll.

2. Manisha received a beautiful __________________ of flowers from her mother on her birthday.

3. We saw a ___________ of keys hanging from the nail near the door.

4. The Himalayas are the _________of mountains in the north of India.

5. The magician shuffled the ________ of cards and spread them out on the table.

Circle the ‘Subject’ and underline the ‘Predicate’ in these Sentences.

1. My brother plays football

2. The parrot has green feathers.

3. Suja fell down and hurt her knees .

4. Susun , Neethu and Pinky swam in the pool.

5. She drew a lovely picture.

6. Three swallows flew over the lake.

7. The teacher told us a story.

8. The banyan tree is a hundred years old.

9. Padma is a famous dancer.

10. I have a bread and jam for breakfast.

11. Anitha is sleeping on her bed.

12. He has a black umbrella.

13. The brown squirrel scampered across the garden.

14. The sweet puppy wagged his tail.

15. Birds build nests in trees.

16. The red car goes very fast.

17. Suja fell down and hurt her knees.

Match the following

1. Birds build                  wagged his tail

2. A giraffe                    nest in trees.

3. The sweet puppy        has a long neck

4. The basket                 have black and white stripes.

5. The red car                is full of apples.

6. Zebras                       goes very fast .

 Lesson 12

Answer the following questions using Will’

1. When will Asha visit her grandmother? ( Sunday)

_________________________________________________

2. When will Dev go to the park? (this evening )

___________________________________________________.

3. When will the school open? (next month)

___________________________________________________

4. When will the bus arrive? ( in an hour)

___________________________________________________.

5. When will Pooja complete the work? ( next Monday)

____________________________________________________.

Frame questions for the following statements:

1. She was wearing a frock .

2. Rani is going to India for a holiday.

3. It was cold outside . So she put on her sweater.

4. The clothes were kept in the cupboard.

5. The teacher was talking to the students.

6. Chilka lake is in Orissa.

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below.

Once a lion was sleeping in a jungle . A little mouse was jumping all over the lion’s body. The lion woke up. He grew angry and held the little mouse. The little mouse begged for mercy and promised to give help to the lion , if he ever needed it. So the lion let the mouse free.

After few days The lion was caught in a hunter’s net. He roared helplessly . The little mouse heard and came out of the hole. The little mouse cut the net with its sharp teeth and the lion was made free.

Q.1 Where was the lion sleeping?

Ans. __________________________________________.

Q.2 Who was jumping over the lion’s body?

Ans. __________________________________________.

Q.3 Where was the lion caught?

Ans. __________________________________________.

Q.4 How did the mouse help the lion?

Ans. _________________________________________.

Write sentences about the future using ‘ will’ and the words given.

1. Sam / watch film/ this morning.

2. The weather/ hot / this week.

3. Usha / learn/ music/ next month

4. I / write letter/pen friend/ tomorrow.

5. fun- fair/ playgrounds / this Sunday.

There ___

6. The bus / arrive / in an hour.

7. She /return /Banglore / next month

8. The flamingos / come again/ next year

9. Varun /play/ guitar / after dinner .

10. Dev / go / to the park/ in the evening.

11. Pooja / complete / her work / next Thursday

Complete these sentences using the past progressive form of the word.

1. Rohan _______________________ TV when the guests arrived.( watch )

2. Varsha _____________________________ books when the bellrang. (read)

3. The children____________________ in garden when the buscame. (play)

4. Hari Ravi and Prem ______________________ some pebbles in a mugof water. (clean)

5. Amar ____________________ the tree when he saw the snake.

6. The boys ___________________ paper –plane when the teacherarrived. (make)

7. Mona _______________________in her room when it started raining.(dance)

8. Vimal ________________________ to the stadium when he met his uncle. ( go)

9. Mona __________________home from school.(walk)

10. Alex ___________________out of the window.(look)

11. The kite_________________________high in the sky, ( fly)

12. Raj and Sonia _________________ the poem. ( learn)

13. We ______________________ for our teacher.( wait)

14. They ____________________ to the market.( go)

15. I _______________________ kites( fly)

Write one word for the following sentences.

1. Water thrown high into the air from a pipe. Ans._________________

2. A big pool of water with land around it . Ans. ____________________

3. A place where water falls over rocks from a high place to a lower place.

Ans.________________________________-

4. A large amount of fresh water that flows through the land into the sea.

Ans: ____________________________

5. A small narrow river. Ans. _____________________

Composition : Indian national flag

Answer the following questions:

1. Where did Puff and his family live?

2. What was wrong with Ella one day?

3. Why was the coconut so heavy?

4. What was the news item in the news paper?

5. Who were Ella’s friends?

6. What was Ravi and Hari doing?

7. Why did the ducks go down to the river each morning?

8. What did the egrets fetch?

9. How did Ella become well soon?

10. What does migrate mean?

11. What did the last duck always get?

12. What had fallen from the tree?

13. What lesson did Puff learn?

14. What did the grandmother do?

15. What was new about flamingos?

16. What is Chilka lake home for ?