NCERT Solution Class 6th English Grammar Prepositions Exercises With Answers

NCERT Solution Class 6th English Grammar Prepositions Exercises

NCERT Solution Class 6th English Grammar Prepositions Exercises

English Grammar

Prepositions

Practice Exercises

1. A preposition is a word placed before a noun or a pronoun to show in what relation the person or thing denoted by it stands in regard to something else

Examples-
• The bird is in the cage.
• He will meet me on Sunday in the evening.
• His house is within municipal limits.
• The cat jumped off the window.

2.A preposition is usually placed before its object, but sometimes it follows it; as-

• Here is the book you asked for.
• What are you looking at?
• What are you thinking of?

3. Preposition may be divided into the following categories-
(a) Simple Prepositions: e.g. at, by, for, from, in, of, off, on, out, through, till, to, up, with.

(b) Compound Prepositions: e.g. about, above, across, along, amidst, among, around, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, inside, outside, underneath within, without.

(c) Phrasal Prepositions: These are groups of words used with the force of single preposition: e.g. according to; along with; away from; because of; by means of; by way of; for the sake of; with regard to; in accordance with; in addition to; on behalf of; in favour of; in order to; in place of; in spite of; instead of; on account of; owing to; with reference to etc.

So, prepositions are usually put before the words they control; they show relations of different kinds, the commonest being of space (position, direction etc.), time, and various mental attitudes.

Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with at / on / in–

1. …………………. 12 September.
2. …………………. the evening.
3. …………………. half past four.
4. …………………. Wednesday.
5. …………………. 2006.
6. …………………. September.
7. …………………. 25 August.
8. …………………. Friday.
9. …………………. 12.35.
10. …………………. Christmas Day.
11. …………………. Diwali.
12. …………………. the morning.
13. …………………. Wednesday morning.
14. …………………. Saturday night.
15. …………………. night.
16. …………………. the end of the day.
17. …………………. the weekend.
18. …………………. summer.

Answer – 
1. on.
2. in.
3. at.
4. on.
5. in.
6. in.
7. on.
8. on.
9. at.
10. on
11. at.
12. in.
13. on
14. on.
15. at.
16. at.
17. at.
18. in.

Exercise 2

Fill in the following with at / on / in-

1. Where were you …………………. 16 January?
2. I got up …………………. 7.30 this morning.
3. I like getting up early …………………. the morning.
4. My uncle got married …………………. October.
5. Mohan and me first met …………………. 2005.
6. Did you go out …………………. Friday evening?
7. Did you meet me …………………. Saturday evening?
8. Do you often play games …………………. the evening?
9. Let us meet …………………. 5.30 tomorrow morning.
10. I often go away …………………. the weekend.
11. I am starting my new job …………………. 15 April.
12. We often go to the beach …………………. summer.
13. Vishal is not here …………………. the moment.
14. Shreya’s birthday is …………………. March?
15. Do you work …………………. Saturday?

Answer – 
1. on.
2. at.
3. in.
4. in.
5. in.
6. on.
7. on.
8. in.
9. at.
10. at.
11. on.
12. in.
13. at.
14. in.
15. on.

Exercise 3

Fill in the blanks with until / since / for-

1. Mr. and Mrs. Khanna have been married …………………. 1995.
2. I was tired this morning. I stayed in bed …………………. 9 o’clock.
3. We waited for Sarika …………………. half an hour but she did not come.
4. Have you just arrived?’ ‘No, I have been here …………………. half past six’.
5. ‘How long did you stay at the party last night?’ …………………. midnight’.
6. Mohan and I are good friends. We have known each other …………………. five years.
7. I’m tired. I’m going to lie down …………………. a few minutes.
8. Don’t open the door of the train …………………. the train stops.
9. This is my house. I’ve lived here …………………. I was seven years old.
10. Vikas has gone away. He’ll be away …………………. Friday.
11. Next week I’m going to Chennai …………………. three days.
12. I usually finish my homework at 4.30 p.m. but sometimes I do homework …………………. six.
13. How long have you known Amita?’ …………………. we were at school together’.
14. ‘Where have you been?’ I have been waiting for you …………………. twenty minutes.

Answer –
1. since.
2. until.
3. for.
4. since.
5. Until.
6. for.
7. for.
8. until.
9. since.
10. until.
11. for.
12. until.
13. Since.
14. for.

Exercise 4

Complete the following with in/ at/ on-

1. Don’t sit …………………. the grass. It’s wet.
2. What have you got …………………. your bag?
3. Look! There’s a man …………………. the roof. What’s he doing?
4. There are a lot of fish …………………. this river.
5. Our house is number 205—the number is …………………. the door.
6. Is the cinema near here?’ ‘Yes, turn left …………………. the traffic lights’.
7. I usually do my shopping …………………. the Shastri Market.
8. My aunt lives …………………. Mumbai.
9. There’s a small parkv …………………. the top of the hill.
10. I think I heard the doorbell. There’s somebody …………………. the door.

Answer –
1. on.
2. in.
3. on.
4. in.
5. on.
6. at.
7. in.
8. in.
9. at.
10. at.

Exercise 5

Complete the sentences using opposite, beside, by, under, above, below, on, in front of and behind-

1. The cat is …………………. the table.
2. There is a big tree …………………. the house.
3. The plane is flying …………………. the clouds.
4. She is standing …………………. the piano.
5. The cinema is …………………. the right.
6. She is sitting …………………. the phone.
7. The switch is …………………. the window.    .
8. The cupboard is …………………. the sink.
9. There are some shoes …………………. the bed.
10. The plant is …………………. the piano.
11. Pal is sitting …………………. Urvashi.
12. In Britain they drive …………………. the left.

Answer – 
1. under.
2. behind.
3. above.
4. in front of.
5. on.
6. by/beside.
7. below/under.
8. above.
9. under.
10. by/beside.
11. opposite/on.

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