English prepositions exercises

1.Please place the umbrella stand ......... the door.

across
beside
through
before

2.You can get extra supplies ......... the stationery store.

with
from
about
during

3.Eileen and Miranda have been best friends ......... third grade.

after
during
while
since

4.We can do this work ......... any extra help.

without
withdraw
with
within

5.Michael stood ......... the other new students in his class.

apart from
according to
in addition to
out of

6.We ran five laps ......... the gym and then practiced our jump shots.

against
across
around
among

7.During my study time, I came ......... this beautiful poem.

past
over
onto
upon

8.Will you please write about John Cabot ......... Abigail Adams?

in front of
in spite of
instead of
into

9.Everyone went outside the building ......... the false alarm.

because of
in front of
on top of
instead of

10.The airplane flew......... the storm.

about
above
along
ahead

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