Prepositions (Place, Time & Movement) – Practice Exercises
Instructions: Each sentence contains ONE preposition mistake. Find the mistake and rewrite the sentence correctly.
PART A — PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
1. The students are waiting in the bus stop.
Correct:...............................................................
2. My mobile phone is in the table.
Correct:................................................................
3. There is a beautiful painting at the wall.
Correct: ...............................................................
4. The principal is sitting on his office.
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5. The hospital is between the road.
Correct: ....................................................
6. The restaurant is behind of the bank.
Correct: ..........................................................
7. I left my keys at my bag.
Correct: ..........................................................
8. The supermarket is opposite to the post office.
Correct: ...........................................................................
9. The students are standing on the classroom.
Correct: .......................................................................
10. The bank is beside to the hospital.
Correct:.........................................................................
PART B — PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
11. My IELTS exam is at July.
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12. She was born in Monday.
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13. The class starts on 9:00 am.
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14. We usually have dinner on night.
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15. I will complete the course at next month.
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16. He arrived in 5 pm.
Correct: .......................................................................
17. The meeting is scheduled in Friday.
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18. I met him at the morning.
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19. She has lived here since three years.
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20. The project was completed on two weeks.
Correct: .......................................................................
PART C — PREPOSITIONS OF MOVEMENT
21. He went in the room quietly.
Correct: .......................................................................
22. The children jumped in the swimming pool.
Correct: .......................................................................
23. She walked through the road carefully.
Correct: .......................................................................
24. The cat ran to the house through the window.
Correct: .......................................................................
25. We drove along the bridge to reach the village.
Correct: .......................................................................
26. The thief escaped from the wall.
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27. He came into of the classroom late.
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28. The students walked across the tunnel.
Correct: .......................................................................
29. She climbed in the bus quickly.
Correct: .......................................................................
30. The bird flew through the river.
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PART D — IELTS BAND 7+ CHALLENGE
31. The government should invest more money on education.
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32. Many people are interested for learning English.
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33. Parents are responsible of their children.
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34. Social media has a significant impact in teenagers.
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35. The company is famous of its customer service.
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36. Students often struggle on grammar.
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37. He apologized for me for being late.
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38. She is married with a doctor.
Correct: .......................................................................
39. The report is divided between five sections.
Correct: .......................................................................
40. There has been a rise on unemployment.
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Summary
Improve your English grammar with these prepositions practice exercises. This worksheet covers prepositions of place, time, and movement, helping learners identify and correct common mistakes. Ideal for IELTS, spoken English, and grammar improvement.