JUBILEE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

Elementary Department
English 4, SY 2019-2020
Drill # 1: Prepositions

I. Encircle the preposition and underline the object of the preposition in the following
sentences. (5 pts.)

1. James swam across the river.

2. I met Harry at my birthday party.
3. My cat loves to climb up my bed.
4. Mia put a blanket over the furniture.
5. Laura saw her grandparents among the audience.

II. Choose the correct preposition from the box below, then write it on the blank provided in
each sentence. (5 pts.)

From Over Up
Across At Among

1. The plane flew _________ the city.

2. Terry is the youngest _________ the

siblings.

3. Jimmy and his kids went _________ the

mountain for a hike.
 4. Cherry received a letter _________ her
mom.

5. The family shared many stories

_________ the dinner table.

III. Match Column A with the correct preposition in Column B. Write the letter of the correct
answer before each item. (5 pts.)

Column A Column B

_______ 1. The bees hover __ the A. From

beautiful flowers. B. Across
C. At
_______ 2. Hillary drove __ the steep D. Down
hill. E. Over
F. Among
_______ 3. Magellan sailed __ the
Earth looking for land.

_______ 4. The guest speaker came all

the way __ France.

_______ 5. I’ll see you later __ noon.

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