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English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Prepositions 1 (Questions)

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Prepositions are linking words that are put before nouns and pronouns, and describe something's location or other information. In the sentence 'The cat sits on the sofa', the word 'on' is the preposition.

To hone your preposition skills, play this quiz on the subject.

1. Find the preposition(s) in the following sentence.
I bought a present ....... my mother.
[ ] by
[ ] for
[ ] from
[ ] to
2. Find the preposition(s) in the following sentence.
I gave a present ....... my friend.
[ ] by
[ ] for
[ ] from
[ ] to
3. Find the preposition(s) in the following sentence.
I am buying flowers ....... her birthday.
[ ] by
[ ] for
[ ] from
[ ] to
4. Find the preposition(s) in the following sentence.
The flowers will be a surprise ....... my mother.
[ ] by
[ ] for
[ ] from
[ ] to
5. Find the preposition(s) in the following sentence.
They gave the homework books ....... their friends.
[ ] by
[ ] for
[ ] from
[ ] to
6. Find the preposition(s) in the following sentence.
You need to choose a book ....... the library.
[ ] by
[ ] for
[ ] from
[ ] to
7. Find the preposition(s) in the following sentence.
The book ....... the library is ....... your homework.
[ ] by, from
[ ] from, for
[ ] from, to
[ ] to, from
8. Find the preposition(s) in the following sentence.
The book written ....... J Smith ....... the library is ....... you to read.
[ ] by, from, for
[ ] for, from, by
[ ] from, by, for
[ ] to, from, for
9. Find the preposition(s) in the following sentence.
The journey ....... home ....... school ....... train takes one hour.
[ ] from, by, to
[ ] from, for, by
[ ] from, to, by
[ ] from, to, for
10. Find the preposition(s) in the following sentence.
Entries ....... the competition must be received ....... us ....... Friday.
[ ] for, by, by
[ ] for, for, by
[ ] from, by, by
[ ] to, to, by
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English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Prepositions 1 (Answers)
1. Find the preposition(s) in the following sentence.
I bought a present ....... my mother.
[ ] by
[x] for
[ ] from
[ ] to
A common error here is the use of 'to'
2. Find the preposition(s) in the following sentence.
I gave a present ....... my friend.
[ ] by
[ ] for
[ ] from
[x] to
The preposition 'to' is put before the pronoun 'my'
3. Find the preposition(s) in the following sentence.
I am buying flowers ....... her birthday.
[ ] by
[x] for
[ ] from
[ ] to
4. Find the preposition(s) in the following sentence.
The flowers will be a surprise ....... my mother.
[ ] by
[x] for
[ ] from
[ ] to
5. Find the preposition(s) in the following sentence.
They gave the homework books ....... their friends.
[ ] by
[ ] for
[ ] from
[x] to
The preposition 'to' is put before the pronoun 'their'
6. Find the preposition(s) in the following sentence.
You need to choose a book ....... the library.
[ ] by
[ ] for
[x] from
[ ] to
The preposition 'from' is put before the noun 'library'
7. Find the preposition(s) in the following sentence.
The book ....... the library is ....... your homework.
[ ] by, from
[x] from, for
[ ] from, to
[ ] to, from
8. Find the preposition(s) in the following sentence.
The book written ....... J Smith ....... the library is ....... you to read.
[x] by, from, for
[ ] for, from, by
[ ] from, by, for
[ ] to, from, for
9. Find the preposition(s) in the following sentence.
The journey ....... home ....... school ....... train takes one hour.
[ ] from, by, to
[ ] from, for, by
[x] from, to, by
[ ] from, to, for
Prepositions are put before nouns and here there are three of them
10. Find the preposition(s) in the following sentence.
Entries ....... the competition must be received ....... us ....... Friday.
[x] for, by, by
[ ] for, for, by
[ ] from, by, by
[ ] to, to, by
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