CBSE Class 4 English Prepositions Worksheet

Tick (√) the correct preposition.

1. The clinic is opened on all weekdays (from/for) Monday to Saturday. 
Ans. from

2. The prisoners ran (of/out of) the prison.
Ans. out of

3. Father opened the can (at/with) a screwdriver.
Ans. with

4. We walked (past/despite) the school.
Ans. past

5. The mall is (opposite/out of) to the post office.
Ans. opposite

6. Ramesh reaches school (before/behind) 8 O’ clock.
Ans. before

7. We all have to stand (during/underneath) the ceremony.
Ans. during

8. There is a box (near/along) the window.
Ans. near

9. This present has come (for/in) Sohini.
Ans. for

10. The sunrays are coming (on/through) the window.
Ans. through

Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions.

1. We will get down ............................ New Delhi railway station.
2. Can you come with me ............................ the end of the street?
3. We will have to go to the temple ............................ foot.
4. I stay ............................ Hyderabad.
5. Ranjit stays ............................ 246, Palam Vihar, Rajgarh.
6. The hunter shot the bird ............................ an arrow.
7. You have to put the painting ............................ the wall.
8. The swimmer dived ............................ the pool.
9. Malini will come back ............................ Diwali holidays.
10. All the cadets must report ............................ 5 a.m.
Ans.
1. at    2. to       3. on
4. in    5. at       6. with
7. on   8. into    9. during
10. at

Common Prepositions Questions for Class 4 English

Question. I live in the big house ....... the corner.
(a) on
(b) in
(c) of
(d) to
Answer. A

Question. My son goes ....... English classes 5 days a week.
(a) with
(b) by
(c) to
(d) from
Answer. C

Question. My friend Anna lives ....... England.
(a) from
(b) at
(c) on
(d) in
Answer. D

Question. The milk goes ....... the refrigerator.
(a) on
(b) in
(c) of
(d) at
Answer. B

Question. Will you come ....... me to the store?
(a) with
(b) along
(c) to
(d) by
Answer. A

Question. My car will not start because it is ....... gas.
(a) full of
(b) out with
(c) out of
(d) with no
Answer. C

Question. Please put the plates ....... the table.
(a) over
(b) for
(c) to
(d) on
Answer. D

Question. I like to eat ice cream ....... chocolate sauce on top.
(a) at
(b) with
(c) in
(d) to
Answer. B

Question. Were you ....... church yesterday?
(a) at
(b) to
(c) on
(d) for
Answer. A

Question. I am ....... work right now.
(a) with
(b) at
(c) of
(d) on
Answer. B

Using Prepositions Questions for Class 4 English

Question. Ralph was late ....... work again. He may be fired.
(a) on
(b) at
(c) for
(d) to
Answer. C

Question. Naomi is keen ....... working in Africa this coming year.
(a) of
(b) for
(c) on
(d) at
Answer. C

Question. He's been suffering ....... migraine headaches again.
(a) with
(b) from
(c) of
(d) about
Answer. B

Question. All of Chris' teachers agree that he is very good ....... math.
(a) with
(b) for
(c) at
(d) on
Answer. C

Question. To get a job as a secretary, you must be good ....... typing and answering phones.
(a) for
(b) at
(c) with
(d) about
Answer. B

Question. Due to his new shift, he has to wake up ....... 3 a.m. every day.
(a) in
(b) at
(c) on
(d) from
Answer. B

Question. Such bad behavior is typical ....... the spoiled child.
(a) for
(b) with
(c) about
(d) of
Answer. D

Question. Mary is so pleased ....... her students' grades this past year.
(a) for
(b) with
(c) at
(d) along
Answer. B

Question. He was very angry ....... his mother because she grounded him yesterday.
(a) with
(b) to
(c) about
(d) on
Answer. A

Question. Karen is very jealous ....... Kim and it's very obvious to others.
(a) of
(b) about
(c) at
(d) with
Answer. A

Question. Please place the umbrella stand ....... the door.
(a) across
(b) beside
(c) through
(d) before
Answer. B

Question. You can get extra supplies ....... the stationery store.
(a) with
(b) from
(c) about
(d) during
Answer. B

Question. Eileen and Miranda have been best friends ....... third grade.
(a) after
(b) during
(c) from
(d) since
Answer. D

Question. We can do this work ....... any extra help.
(a) without
(b) withdraw
(c) with
(d) within
Answer. A

Question. Michael stood ....... the other new students in his class.
(a) apart from
(b) according to
(c) in addition to
(d) out of
Answer. A

Question. We ran five laps ....... the gym and then practiced our jump shots.
(a) against
(b) across
(c) around
(d) among
Answer. C

Question. During my study time, I came ....... this beautiful poem.
(a) past
(b) over
(c) onto
(d) upon
Answer. D

Question. Will you please write about John Cabot ....... Abigail Adams?
(a) in front of
(b) in spite of
(c) instead of
(d) into
Answer. C

Question. Everyone went outside the building ....... the false alarm.
(a) because of
(b) in front of
(c) on top of
(d) instead of
Answer. A

Question. The airplane flew ....... the storm.
(a) about
(b) above
(c) along
(d) ahead
Answer. B

Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition:

1. Stars twinkle __________________the sky.
2. The cat was sleeping _________the chair.
3. There is a fruit basket _________the table.
4. A huge tree grew __________the river.
5. Rumi ran ________________the mountain.
6. I want to sit _____________Neha and Geeta.
7. There were many fish _________ the lake.
8. The glass broke _____________pieces.
9. A monkey lived ________ a tree.
10. Ramesh stood ___________Ami and Ali
11. I enjoyed the sights ________the city.
12. We travelled back _____________our village _________ bus.
13. Misha’s house is _____________ the Rock Garden.
14. You may come ______ Monday.
15. Independence Day is celebrated ___________ 15th August every year.
16. My watch is ___________ you.
17. Quote eight lines __________ the poem.
18. I am staying ________ my friend _______ a lodge not far ______the station.
19. The boy was born _________6’o clock _____________3rd May ______the year 1981.
20. The girl ran out _____ the door and _____ the stairs ____the street.
21. He climbed ___________the trees to watch the match.
22. I will throw him _______ the prison.
23. She left school _____________ 2 p.m.
24. He swam ______________ the river.
25. The snake was killed ______________ John.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions:( at, in, on, of, to, from )

1. I get up _______ seven _______ the morning _______ weekdays. I go to work _______ the tram.
2. I take care _______ my son. My son is similar _______ me. He’s quite different _______ my wife.
3. China has agreed _______ participate _______ the global economic forum.
4. My wife spent the money _______ Jewellery.
5. There has been a slight decrease _______ gas prices lately.
6. In the beginning, Lillian was not accustomed _______ working in such a big company.

Q1. What is a preposition? Give some examples.

QII. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:

1. Give this book ____________________ Gopal.

2. There is a park _______________ my house.

3. There is a cow ______________ the field.

4. The cat jumped __________________ the chair.

5. Why don’t you go __________________ your brother?

WRITING TASK:

Q1: Write a paragraph about “A good friend”

Poem on Preposition

1. Below is grass above is snow beyond the mountains lies the snow across the frozen lake we go above the clouds are full of snow inside the house nice and warm on the trees is snow around me its very cold thought out the days I spend except when spring comes.
2. Over the steep hill, under the blue sky, across the long bridge, down the hill, into a fast run, through the thick trees, past the other runners, through the pouring rain, under the red hot sun, into my house for a rest.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This lesson will help you to:—
→ understand prepositions.
→ learn about different types of prepositions.
→ understand the correct usage of preposition.

QUICK CONCEPT REVIEW

Read the given sentence
His book is on the table.
Here the word ‘on’ has two functions:
1. It makes a connection between the words ‘book’ and ‘table’.
2. It indicates the relationship between the ‘book’ and the ‘table’,ie., it denotes the position of the book with reference to the table. Such a word is called a preposition.

DEFINITION
A word that is placed or positioned before a noun or a pronoun to show the relation between two nouns or pronouns in a sentence is known as a preposition. The word literally means ‘positioned before’ something.

Examples:
1. The boy is standing on the box.
2. The boy is sitting in the box.
3. The boy is jumping over the box.
4. The boy is hiding behind the box.
5. The boy is sleeping under the box.
6. The boy is standing in front of the box.

Misconcept/Concept

Misconcept: The preposition ‘till‘ is used with the distance.
Example: Can you come with me till the end of the road?

Concept: Till is used only with time.
So in the above sentence we will use ‘to’ instead of ‘till’. Can you come with me to the end of the road?

Question. I was jogging in the park this morning and saw this dog coming ....... me. It looked like he was going attack me, but he was just trying to reach out for his owner who was running right behind me.
(a) onto
(b) after
(c) towards
(d) below
Answer. C

Question. Barbara, your boyfriend is waiting for you ....... in the car.
(a) around
(b) outside
(c) above
(d) against
Answer. B

Question. I heard a glass breaking noise in the living room and ran to see what happened. A pigeon flew ....... the window and broke it.
(a) for
(b) from
(c) by
(d) against
Answer. D

Question. Suzanne who lives ....... that coffee shop place, came over to visit you this morning.
(a) on
(b) by
(c) at
(d) in
Answer. B

Question. I don't know how many times I have told my daughter to look at both sides before running ....... the street.
(a) across
(b) alongside
(c) beside
(d) around
Answer. A

Question. My house is ....... the grocery store and the gas station.
(a) under
(b) off
(c) among
(d) between
Answer. D

Question. The temperature in Washington D.C today is eight degrees ....... zero.
(a) beside
(b) below
(c) behind
(d) between
Answer. B

Question. The cat is sitting ....... the wall.
(a) on
(b) over
(c) above
(d) underneath
Answer. A

Question. As soon as Bob heard his boss coming, he jumped ....... his chair and prentended he was working.
(a) inside
(b) under
(c) for
(d) down
Answer. C

Question. FredericCk lives ....... the hill, where all the mansions are.
(a) above
(b) unto
(c) onto
(d) up
Answer. D

ESL Prepositions

Question. The board meeting was called ....... due to the sudden demise of the chief executive office.
(a) for
(b) off
(c) to
(d) out
Answer. B

Question. My father put $1,000 ....... as a deposit to help my sister purchase a new car.
(a) in
(b) out
(c) down
(d) on
Answer. C

Question. I have some material from which I could knock ....... an article if you want me to.
(a) up
(b) down
(c) together
(d) off
Answer. A

Question. The finance director has come in ....... a lot of criticism over his unsuccessful handling of the company's investments.
(a) back
(b) for
(c) to
(d) on
Answer. B

Question. The factory churns ....... thousands of pairs of low cost shoes every day.
(a) out
(b) off
(c) in
(d) into
Answer. A

Question. Low consumer demand has forced the retailer to mark ....... a wide range of goods by as much as 40%.
(a) up
(b) down
(c) back
(d) off
Answer. B

Question. Mr. and Mrs. Jarrett must be making a fortune. They're clearly raking ....... over $1,000,000 a year.
(a) up
(b) in
(c) on
(d) out
Answer. B

Question. The clothing manufacturer recently branched ....... into sportswear.
(a) out
(b) in
(c) off
(d) back
Answer. A

Question. Distributors will probably bump ....... the price of the software when the next version is released.
(a) up
(b) on
(c) off
(d) out
Answer. A

Question. The director was drummed ....... of office for life when it was discovered that she had been involved in insider trading.
(a) up
(b) in
(c) on
(d) out
Answer. D

Have a look at the picture above and answer the following questions.

Underline the prepositions in your answer -

1. What is above the sofa?
2. What is near the computer table?
3. What is besides the bathtub?
4. What is below the shelf in the kitchen?
5. What is on the bedside table?
6. List the things you can keep inside the fridge.
7. What is placed in front of the wash basin?
8. Colour the bed sheet with your favourite colour

Lady’s First

On June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the fi rst woman to accomplish this feat. What did she do?
To answer the question, fi nd the preposition in each set of words below.
Write the letter of the preposition in the space above its line number at the bottom of the page. You will need to divide the letters into words.

1.
C. the
R. yard
L. along
N. my
Answer. L

2.
W. too
N. over
E. is
O. your
Answer. N

3.
V. during
M. are
S. had
H. an
Answer. V

4.
K. we
P. for
A. any
U. those
Answer. P

5.
R. front
G. some
W. more
C. after
Answer. C

6.
I. without
M. can
E. three
A. decide
Answer. I

7.
I. tell
J. us
R. in
O. word
Answer. R

8.
S. at
B. real
T. does
I. and
Answer. S

9.
R. four
N. or
F. else
T. between
Answer. T

10.
O. sad
R. be
A. from
M. a
Answer. A

11.
N. see
E. across
U. not
S. jump
Answer. E

Super Winds

Moving at speeds sometimes beyond 250 miles per hour, this powerful wind is found high in the atmosphere. What is this wind called?
To answer the question, read the article below. Determine whether the underlined words are prepositions. Starting with the fi rst sentence, write the letters beneath the prepositions in order on the blanks at the bottom of the page. You will need to reverse and divide the letters into words.

Megan has always been interested in the weather. One of her goals is to become a
                   S                                   M                              A                                     F
meteorologist someday. She is fascinated with storms and the movement of weather
                                                                   E                  U                            R
systems. She is also concerned about global warming. She thinks global warming will
                           A                        T
one day change the climate all over the Earth. Megan is a keen observer of the weather.
  M                                         H   S                                         L                   T
She studies weather maps and predicts what the weather will be for her town. Some of
                                                                   I                               U   E                             J
her predictions are very accurate.
                                S

Brain Power

The human brain is a remarkable organ made up of nerve cells. According to scientists, about how many nerve cells make up the average human brain?
To answer the question, read each sentence below and identify the prepositional phrase. In the parentheses that follow, a letter is called for. Find this letter in the prepositional phrase. Write the letter in the space above the phrase’s sentence number at the bottom of the page. The fi rst one is done for you. You will need to divide the letters into words.

1. The human brain is divided into three parts: the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the medulla. (seventh letter)
Answer. R (into three parts)

2. The brain is often compared to a computer. (eighth letter)
Answer. U (to a computer)

3. The functions of the brain are exceedingly complex. (sixth letter)
Answer. B (of the brain)

4. Your brain is always active, even during sleep. (fi rst letter)
Answer. D (during sleep)

5. The largest part of this organ is the cerebrum. (fi fth letter)
Answer. I (of this organ)

6. Thinking takes place in the cerebrum. (second letter)
Answer. N (in the cerebrum)

7. The cerebellum controls movement of the body. (fourth letter)
Answer. H (of the body)

8. Your heart, breathing, and other involuntary systems are controlled by the medulla. (seventh letter)
Answer. E (by the medulla)

9. Scientists will be studying the human brain for a long time. (fi fth letter)
Answer. L (for a long time)

10. In the coming years they will surely learn more. (seventh letter)
Answer. O (in the coming years)

Long-Tailed Mammal

The tail of this small mammal is almost twice as long as its body. This animal is related to the raccoon and lives in tropical regions of the Western Hemisphere.
What is it?
To answer the question, read each sentence below. Find the object of the preposition in each prepositional phrase. Choose your answers from the words that follow the sentence. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page.

1. Countless animals live in the world’s tropical regions.
U. world’s
A. regions
Answer. A

2. Many of these animals are unusual and seldom seen.
N. animals
R. seldom
Answer. N

3. They remain hidden in remote areas.
E. remote
O. areas
Answer. O

4. Dense rain forests provide food and shelter for these creatures.
S. rain forests
K. creatures
Answer. K

5. Scientists believe that many species have not yet been discovered in tropical forests.
O. species
I. forests
Answer. I

6. In time scientists will likely discover many more animals.
J. time
W. animals
Answer. L

7. Our world is a wondrous planet teeming with life.
L. planet
K. life
Answer. K

8. The great diversity of creatures is truly astonishing.
U. creatures
S. astonishing
Answer. U

Q1. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions from the box:

(i) Mohan works_______a shop.

(ii) I met her _______a party.

(iii) The pen is _________ you.

(iv) Mrs. Kumar took the snack ________ the tray.

(v) They are sitting _______ the sofa.

(vi) She is busy ________ her work.

(vii) I searched ________ my ring everywhere.

Q2. Underline the correct prepositions:

(i) There were a dozen eggs (on / in) the basket.

(ii) The car was moving (on /at) full speed.

(iii) Where did you buy this book (for/ from).

(iv) What are you looking (from/ for) ?