PREPOSITIONS (on, it, by etc.)

Preposition Exercises 1

Test your knowledge of the prepositions in / at / to / nothing - showing place and movement. Choose either in, at, to, or nothing and click on the arrow to see you have answered correctly.

1. He lives -- in . . . . . . . Skwierzyna.

2. She went -- NOTHING home.

3. Marcin works -- in . . . . . . Gorzów Wlkp.

4. He went -- to . . . . . . . his friend's house.

5. She arrived -- in . . . . . . . Manchester for the celebrations.

6. I'm going to stay -- at . . . . . . . . home this weekend.

7. Joanna works -- at . . . . . . . . the hospital.

8. Why don't we go -- to . . . . . . . . the movies tonight?

9. I'm going to see Hania -- in . . . . . . . . France this summer.

10. I arrived -- at . . . . . . . . work early this morning.

11. She came home -- NOTHING early.

12. We stayed -- at . . . . . . . . the Mieszko Hotel.

13. They visited -- NOTHING England last summer.

14. She's going to travel -- in . . . . . . . . . Finland this summer.

15. I'll be -- at . . . . . . . . . school later today.

Preposition Exercises 2

Test you knowledge of the prepositions for / while / during. Choose either for, while or during and click on the arrow to see you have answered correctly.

1. He's been working -- for . . . three weeks.

2. I fell asleep -- during the film.

3. Did you see Donata -- during your holiday?

4. We talked -- for . . . . . an hour.

5. He watched TV -- while I cooked.

6. -- During our stay in London, we visited a lot of museums.

7. What did you do -- while you were in London?

8. I think I need to study Polish -- for . . . . . a few months before I go there.

9. I came up with a great idea -- while I was thinking about my class.

10. They drove through the countryside -- while they were staying in France.

11. He was out of work -- for . . . . . six months before he found a new job.

12. I broke my finger -- while I was playing squash.

13. Please, don't interrupt the teacher -- while he is speaking.

14. Magda broke into tears -- during the film.

15. Could you hold on -- for . . . . . a few moments?

Preposition Exercises 3

Test you knowledge of the prepositions in / at / on - showing time and date. Choose either in, at or on and click on the arrow to see you have answered correctly.

1. Let's meet -- at seven o'clock.

2. He was born -- in July.

3. I went there -- in 1998.

4. She'll be at work -- on Thursday.

5. We met -- on Christmas day.

6. They drove to Barlinek -- on September 15th.

7. We arrived in this country -- in September.

8. I love to go shopping -- at Christmas time.

9. We get up early -- in the morning.

10. Do you dream -- at night?

11. What do you like doing -- at weekends?

12. He's working on his homework -- at the moment.

13. I lived in Holland -- in the 1990s.

14. I'll see you -- in a few weeks.

15. We like going to the cinema -- on Fridays.

Preposition Exercises 4

1 - She wasn't short, she wasn't tall; she was ___________ of average height.

2 - What are you going to buy Hania ___________ for her birthday?

3 - The police are looking ____________ for a tall, black man who was seen standing outside the bank just before the robbery took place.

4 - The teacher asked the class to do the exercise ____________ at the bottom of page 12.

5 - As a child I was always ashamed _____________ of my parents because they were uneducated.

6 - I was always very good _____________ at Geography when I was at school.

7 - My uncle specializes in ___________ sociolinguistics . .

8 - We arrived ____________ in Gorzów at 3.30 in the morning.

9 - I didn't see you __________ at the party on Saturday.

10 - There was a lot of coughing ____________ during the performance of Moniusko's 'Fairy Tale' symphony.

11 - He saw her as the most attractive woman ______________ in the world.

12 - Simon is completely useless ___________ at sports.

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