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Preposition exercises with answers

Preposition exercises with answers

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Exercise 1 (click here for exercise 2)

Find the prepositions in the following sentences:

Ex:   I sat between Paul and John.  → The preposition is: between

1. It’s against the rules. 

→ La préposition est:

2. He believes that there is a spy among us. 

→ La préposition est:

3. Will you go with Sarah?

→ La préposition est:

4. He works at a bank.

→ La préposition est:

5. He is about your age.

→ La préposition est:

6. Sam jumped over the wall.

→ La préposition est:

7. This is a picture of my family.

→ La préposition est:

8. I am heading to the entrance of the building.

→ La préposition est:

9. She always drinks tea in the morning.

→ La préposition est:

10. He became famous throughout the world.

→ La préposition est:

 


ANSWERS

  1. against
  2. among
  3. with
  4. at
  5. about
  6. over
  7. of
  8. to
  9. in
  10. throughout

Preposition exercises with answers

Preposition exercises with answers

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Exercise 2

Find the prepositions in the following sentences:

Ex:   I sat between Paul and John.  → The preposition is: between

1. Despite his young age, he did a very good job.

→ The preposition is:

2. A boy came running toward me.

→ The preposition is:

3. I baked a cake for your birthday.

→ The preposition is:

4. The paper is on my desk.

→ The preposition is:

5. I come from Brazil.

→ The preposition is:

6. He put the blame upon me.

→ The preposition is:

7. The flowers were delivered by a postman.

→ The preposition is:

8. Tina put the cake into the oven.

→ The preposition is:

9. Tom took notes during class.

→ The preposition is:

10. Are you going to work until 10:00?

→ The preposition is:

 


ANSWERS

  1. despite
  2. towards
  3. for
  4. on
  5. from
  6. upon
  7. by
  8. into
  9. during
  10. until

Grammar exercises | Singular and Plural nouns

Grammar exercises | Singular and Plural nouns

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Exercise 5

Put the following nouns in the singular:     Ex: garages → garage

  1. horses →
  2. dresses →
  3. rivers →
  4. mothers-in-law →
  5. buses →
  6. teachers →
  7. gardens →
  8. scarfs →
  9. products → 
  10. babies →

ANSWERS

  1. horses → horse
  2. dresses → dress
  3. rivers → river
  4. mothers-in-law → mother-in-law
  5. buses → bus
  6. teachers → teacher
  7. gardens → garden
  8. scarfs → scarf
  9. products → product
  10. babies → baby

Singular and Plural nouns | Exercises with answers

Singular and Plural nouns | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 7

Put the following nouns in the singular:     Ex: garages → garage

  1. countries →
  2. Americans → 
  3. ladies →
  4. crosses →
  5. fork → 
  6. tomatoes →
  7. lives →
  8. heroes →
  9. shelves →
  10. sheriffs →

ANSWERS

  1. countries → country
  2. Americans → American
  3. ladies → lady
  4. crosses → cross
  5. fork → forks
  6. tomatoes → tomato
  7. lives → life
  8. heroes → hero
  9. shelves → shelf
  10. sheriffs → sheriff

Grammar exercise | Singular and Plural nouns

Grammar exercise | Singular and Plural nouns

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Exercise 6

Put the following nouns in the singular:     Ex: garages → garage

  1. days →
  2. men →
  3. bases →
  4. thieves →
  5. roofs →
  6. cliffs →
  7. sheep → 
  8. cities →
  9. lamps →
  10. fish →
  11. sandwiches →
  12. children →

ANSWERS

  1. days → day
  2. men → man
  3. bases → base
  4. thieves → thief
  5. roofs → roof
  6. cliffs → cliff
  7. sheep → sheep
  8. cities → city
  9. lamps → lamp
  10. fish → fish
  11. sandwiches → sandwich
  12. children → child

Singular and Plural nouns | Exercises

Singular and Plural nouns | Exercises

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Exercise 8

Put the following nouns in the singular:     Ex: garages → garage

  1. photos →
  2. wives →
  3. potatoes →
  4. roses →
  5. watches →
  6. games →
  7. cages →
  8. cakes →
  9. boxes →
  10. families →
  11. boys →
  12. houses → 

ANSWERS

  1. photos → photo
  2. wives → wife
  3. potatoes → potato
  4. roses → rose
  5. watches → watch 
  6. games → game 
  7. cages → cage 
  8. cakes → cake 
  9. boxes → box 
  10. families → family 
  11. boys → boy 
  12. houses → house

Plural Nouns: Exercises

Plural Nouns: Exercises

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Exercise 1

Put the following nouns in the plural:     Ex: park → parks

  1. desk →
  2. pencil →
  3. bike →
  4. cat →
  5. invitation →
  6. nurse →
  7. half →
  8. kilo →
  9. mouth →
  10. foot →

 


ANSWERS

  1. desk → desks
  2. pencil → pencils
  3. bike → bikes
  4. cat → cats
  5. invitation → invitations
  6. nurse → nurses
  7. half → halves  
  8. kilo → kilos  
  9. mouth → mouths
  10. foot → feet

Plural Nouns: Exercises with answers

Plural Nouns: Exercises with answers

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Exercise 2

Put the following nouns in the plural:     Ex: park → parks

  1. a mouse →
  2. a child →
  3. a toothbrush →
  4. a toy →
  5. an exercise →
  6. a fly →
  7. furniture →
  8. an agency →
  9. a mother →
  10. a library → 

 


ANSWERS

  1. a mouse → mice
  2. a child → children
  3. a toothbrush → toothbrushes
  4. a toy → toys
  5. an exercise → exercises
  6. a fly → flies
  7. furniture → furniture
  8. an agency → agencies
  9. a mother → mothers
  10. a library → libraries

Plural Nouns | Exercises with answers (+PDF)

Plural Nouns | Exercises with answers (+PDF)

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Exercise 3

Put the following nouns in the plural:     Ex: park → parks

  1. bus →
  2. day →
  3. fish →
  4. party →
  5. chief →
  6. photo →
  7. wife →
  8. brother-in-law →
  9. tooth →
  10. logo →

 


ANSWERS

  1. bus → buses
  2. day → days
  3. fish → fish
  4. party → parties
  5. chief → chiefs
  6. photo → photos
  7. wife → wives
  8. brother-in-law → brothers-in-law
  9. tooth → teeth
  10. logo → logos

Grammar Exercises for beginners | Plural Nouns

Grammar Exercises for beginners | Plural Nouns

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Exercise 4

Put the following nouns in the plural:     Ex: park → parks

  1. uncle →
  2. area →
  3. hat →
  4. office →
  5. church →
  6. carpet →
  7. store →
  8. teacher →
  9. friend →
  10. door →
  11. dish → 
  12. bush →
  13. copy → 
  14. Japanese →
  15. fireman →

 


ANSWERS

  1. uncle → uncles
  2. area → areas
  3. hat → hats
  4. office → offices
  5. church → churches
  6. carpet → carpets
  7. store → stores
  8. teacher → teachers
  9. friend → friends
  10. door → doors
  11. dish → dishes
  12. bush → bushes
  13. copy → copies
  14. Japanese → Japanese
  15. fireman → firemen