Fill in the blanks with prepositions.

1. Souvik carried ….. the work which his father had begin.
2. Srimalu brought ….. the little orphan as her own child.
3. My sister came ….. my old school friend in the market
yesterday.
4. They called ….. my aunt on the way to the bank the day
before.
5. The postal workers union have called ….. their strike.
6. The thief pulled ….. his gun.
7. The guest of honour gave ….. the prizes after the dance
competition.
8. The rebels gave themselves ….. to the local police.
9. She has just come ….. from her uncle’s place.
10. The cricket team fell ….. with each other over the division
of the prize money.
11. The exhibition turned ….. to be a grand success.
12. She made ….. her mind to buy a new car.
13. She put ….. an act to impress people.
14. We need to look ….. the meaning of new words in a
dictionary.
15. You should never look ….. on a poor person.
16. My uncle kept ….. his energy levels all through his old age.
17. I shall not hold ….. anything from you.
18. The special forces were called in to put ….. the sailors’
mutiny.
19. Manit does not put ….. with insolence when she is
teaching.
20. Solomon the great is looked ….. as the wisest king.
21. The young driver got away ….. a fine.
22. I am never sure I will get ….. the exam.
23. Where were you …… the 9th of march?
24. I got up …….. 6.30 this morning.
 25. I like getting up early ……… the morning.
26. My uncle got married ……. April.
27. Pranav and me met ……… 2009.
28. Mr. & Mrs. Khanna have been married …….. 2005.
29. I was tired this morning. I stayed in bed ………. 9’o clock.
30. We waited for Sarika ……… half an hour but she didn’t turn
up.
31. ‘Have you just arrived?’ ‘No, I have been here …….. Half
past seven.’
32. ‘How long did you stay at the party last night?’’........... nine
‘o clock’
33. Anu and I are good friends. We have known each other
…… five years.
34. I’m tired. I’m going to lie down ………. A few minutes.
35. Don’t open the door of the train ……….. It stops.
36. This is my house. I’ve lived here ……… I was five years
old.

Fill in this short paragraph with suitable conjunctions given

below
after, and , but, whereas, even though,
or , when, till, in spite of, although,
1. One day Mansoor __________________his friends were
playing on the ground.
2. __________ the boys were running, he fell on to a rock.
3. His friend was worried about him __________________ the
other boys wanted to continue to play.
4. The boy could be taken to the medical room
__________________ to the class.
5. The injury appeared to be only skin-deep
__________________ it was bleeding.
 6. They waited there the doctor __________________ came
back.
7. ________________the attendant applied some antiseptic, the
boys sat on a bench.
8. ________ Masoom put up a brave face, his friend could
sense his discomfort.
9. __________his hand was bandaged, he felt the pain.
10. ___________the school bus being crowded, Moonis found
a seat for himself.
11. He gets up early in the morning …………………. goes for a
walk.
12. We will resume our journey …………………… the sun
rises.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions
a) I went to the market ______________ bought some vegetables.
b) She studied hard ______________ passed the examination.
c) He didn’t attend the party ______________ he was feeling sick.
d) We will go on a picnic ______________ it rains.
Choose the correct conjunction to complete the sentence:
Pick the correct conjunction out of the choices given below
Q.1 I like to read books ______________ I can learn new things.

a) because
b) but
c) or
d) so

Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions:

a) I enjoy playing cricket ______________ my friends.

b) She is studying English ______________ she wants to become a
teacher.
c) They are going on a trip ______________ they have been planning
for months.
d) He doesn’t like watching TV ______________ he prefers reading
books.