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Prepositions: discussions and interactive exercises

Prepositions are words which are usually followed by a noun or pronoun, and which express relationships, for example, of time or place For a better understanding of what prepositions are, please surf to the websites listed below. Clicking the blue links will take you to the specific pages where the definitions, classifications or interactive exercises are located, while clicking the website name will take you to the home page.

[1] Prepositions: Locators in Time and Place, from Capital Community College Guide to Good Grammar
[2] Prepositions, from Grammar Monster (British English)
[3] Prepositions, from English Daily
[4] Prepositions, from Interlink Language Centers
[5] Problems with prepositions, from The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuations
[6] Prepositions, from Using English
[7] Prepositions and Nouns, from English Language Centre Study Zone
[8] Lesson 8 - Prepositions, from My English Grammar
[9] Index to articles on Prepositions, from Learning English Online www.englisch-hilfen.de (English version)
[10] Prepositions, from The OWL at Purdue)

Listed below are links to interactive quizzes and exercises in prepositions from the best ESL and EFL resources on the Internet. Clicking the blue links will take you to the specific pages where the quizzes or exercises are, while clicking the website names will take you to the home pages. Take time to browse these excellent websites; they are consistently good and fast loading. Besides the activities and exercises listed below, these sites generously offer, free of charge, a tremendous range of valuable resources for ESL and EFL teachers and students.

In answering the interactive exercises, you should follow carefully the prompts and directions. You should read each sentence or part aloud before clicking the answer you think is right. After the correct answer is displayed, think it over as to why it is the correct answer. (Please take note that the correct answer may depend on whether the exercise comes from an American English or a British English website.) After doing so, read the complete sentence again aloud with the correct answer.

To train yourself to think in English, try to recite the sentences with the correct answers from memory and at your full speaking volume. Or you can ask a friend to read out loud the sentences with the correct answers and you repeat them without looking at the computer screen.

Prepositions: At, In and On (Nuala Ivic)
Prepositions (Vera Mello)
Prepositions: At, In & On (Jack Bradshaw)
In, At or On (Douglas Gilbert)
Prepositions (Charles Kelly)
Prepositions 1 (Ilker Utlu)
Prepositions 2 (Ilker Utlu)
Prepositions (Barbara Donnelly)
Prepositions I (Vera Mello)
Prepositions II (Vera Mello)
Prepositions III (Vera Mello)
Prepositions - Level 1 (Vera Mello)
Prepositions (Yanti Nading)
In-At with Places (Letitia Bradley)
In-On-At (Letitia Bradley)
Prepositions (Edmilson Sa)
Prepositions - Type in the Answer (Charles Kelly)
After, For or Since (Vera Mello)
Prepositions (Charles Kelly)
Correct or Incorrect - Prepositions (Vera Mello)
Prepositions (Charles Kelly)
Pick a Particle: In, On or Up (Richard Davies)
Prepositions (Cheryl Newman-Marris)
Prepositions - Level 2 (Vera Mello)
Prepositions - Level 3 (Vera Mello)
Astronomy (Preposition Quiz) (Joan M. Diez)
The Manatee (A Quiz on Prepositions) (Alexandra Sanchez)
Particles in Conversation Questions - 1 (Ted Power)
Particles in Conversation Questions - 2 (Ted Power)
Particles in Conversation Questions - 3 (Ted Power)
Particles in Conversation Questions - 4 (Ted Power)
Particles in Conversation Questions - 5 (Ted Power)
Particles in Conversation Questions - 6 (Ted Power)
Particles in Conversation Questions - 7 (Ted Power)
USA Celebrations & Holidays (Vera Mello)

Prepositions Quiz 1
Common Prepositional Phrases Quiz 1
Common Prepositional Phrases Quiz 2
Common Prepositional Phrases Quiz 3
Verbs Followed By Prepositions #2
Verbs Followed By Prepositions #3
Adjectives Prepositions Combinations - about / at / by / for / from
Adjective Preposition Combinations - of / on / to / with
Noun Prepositions - For / In / Of / To / With / Between
Prepositions Noun - For / In / By / On
Prepositions of Place - in / at / on
Prepositions of Place and Movement - in / at / to / nothing
Prepositions of Time and Date - in / at / on
Preposition Use - for / while / during

For or Since
Duration
Prepositions
Prepositions
Prepositions of time
Agreement (prepositions)

Prepositions 1 Quiz
Prepositions 2 Quiz
Preposition Quiz 3 by Dennis Oliver
Preposition Quiz 4 by Dennis Oliver

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Exercises with verbs using at and to
At vs. To 1
At vs. To 2
At vs. To 3
At vs. To 4

Expressions of location with in, on, and at
Location Exercise 1 (In, On, At)
Location Exercise 2 (In, On, At)
Location Exercise 3 (In, On, At)

Expressions of time with in, on, and at
Time Exercise 1 (In, On, At)
Time Exercise 2 (In, On, At)
Time Exercise 3 (In, On, At)

Expressions of time with since, for, and in
Since vs. For
In vs. For

Exercises with verbs using prepositions.
Verbs with Prepositions Exercise 1 (about, by, for, with)
Verbs with Prepositions Exercise 2

Basic Prepositions (Introduction & 1 exercise)

Time Prepositions
Time Prepositions 2
Location Preposition
Location Preposition 2
Direction Prepositions
Direction Prepositions 2
Position Preposition
Position Prepositions 2
Bring + Prepositions
Check + Prepositions
Come + Prepositions
Get + Prepositions (Part 1)
Get + Prepositions (Part 2)
Get + Prepositions (Part 3)
Get + Prepositions (Part 4)
Get + Prepositions (Part 5)
Go + Prepositions

Prepositions of Place Quiz
Time Prepositions
Prepositions –for – during - while

Expressions of Time Exercise 1
Expressions of Place Exercise 1
Expressions of Place Exercise 2

Note: Frame-based, only one URL for all exercise

Prepositions
More prepositions
Practice Prepositions

Prepositions Gap Fill
Tom's Terrible Weekend - Preposition Gap Fill
Prepositions of Time

Prepositions Pop Quiz 7

Flashed ESL lesson in prepositions

Prepositions Test

Prepositions of Place
Prepositions Working with dictionaries

At a Party: Personal Pronouns
Making Dinner: Prepositions of Location
Jerry and Ken Make Travel Plans: Prepositions of Time
Movie Titles: Prepositions
Bruce Springsteen Lyrics: Prepositions
Sue Plans a Wedding: Verbs with Prepositions

PREPOSITIONS 1 (Advanced)
PREPOSITIONS 2 (Advanced)
Prepositions (On, At, In) 1 (Intermediate)
Prepositions (On, At, In) 2 (Intermediate)
Prepositions (On, At, In) 3 (Beginner)
Prepositions (On, At, In) 4 (Beginner)
Prepositions of time (Beginner)
Choose the right preposition 1 (Intermediate)
Choose the right preposition 2 (Beginner)
PREPOSITION or NO PREPOSITION? (Beginner)

Gerund and prepositions
Prepositions of place, direction and time
Prepositions in idioms

Preposition self-study quizzes

Using Since and For
In, At, On + Time or Date

Exercise 8 - Prepositions

Time Prepositions Intermediate - Advanced Flash Q & A
Other Prepositions Intermediate - Advanced Flash Q & A

Prepositions of Direction: To, On (to), In (to)
Prepositions of Location: At, In, On
Prepositions of Direction: To, On (to), In (to)
Prepositions of Location: At, In, On

Prepositions (1)
Prepositions (2)
Prepositions (3)
Prepositions (4)

A quiz on the usage of "in", "at" and "on"

Problems with Prepositions Quiz 1
Problems with Prepositions Quiz 2

Prepositions of location
Excuse me, where is the park?
Where does this go?
Where is it?
No Place like Home

Preposition Identification & Object of Preposition

Preposition Practice Exercise
Preposition Practice Exercise Answers

PREPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES
PREPOSITIONS (on, it, by etc.)
MORE PREPOSITIONS!
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
PREPOSITION + NOUN
PREPOSITION + ADJECTIVE
PREPOSITION + GERUND

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