Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.
1. We started …………………. six ……………….. the morning.
2. He was born ………………. a small village.
3. They killed the snake ………………….. hitting it.
4. That portrait was painted ……………… my grandfather.
5. You have eaten six mangoes ………………… morning.
6. The boy has been missing ………………… two days.
7. They don’t let anybody in ……………… five o’clock.
8. An old feud existed …………………. the families.
9. I heard this ……………… a friend ………………. mine.
10. His illness has taken a turn ……………….. the worse.
11. I saw him felling the tree ……………… an axe.
12. ………….. Mark and Harry, there were three other boys
in the team.
Answers
1. We started at six in the
morning.
2. He was born in a small village.
3. They killed the snake by hitting
it.
4. That portrait was painted by my grandfather.
5. You have eaten six mangoes since morning.
6. The boy has been missing for two
days.
7. They don’t let anybody in after five
o’clock.
8. An old feud existed between the
families.
9. I heard this from a friend of mine.
10. His illness has taken a turn for the
worse.
11. I saw him felling the tree with an
axe.
12. Besides Mark and Harry, there
were three other boys in the team.