Mixed prepositions exercise | English Grammar

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Exercise 7

Complete the sentences with the correct preposition:

1. Please wait —underoutsidealong of the house.
2. The post office is right —aboardacrossagainst the street.
3. She sank —amongbetweenunder the surface of the water.
4. The bank is a little way —aboardalongagainst this road.
5. Her house is just —fromintoopposite the bus stop.
6. I felt the ground moving —beneathintoontonear  my feet.
7. Canada is located just —aboardaboveagainst the USA.
8. The bank worker is standing —behindbetweenbelow the counter.                                                
9. His horse jumped —behindacrossover the fence.
10. He felt dizzy and had to lean —aboardacrossagainst  the wall for support.
11. I keep a flashlight —aboardbesidebelow my bed.
12. I looked —amongfrominto the box but couldn’t find it.
13. There is a big park —fromnearover my school.
14. There is a bridge —besidebetweenbelow the two shores
15. She sat —belownext toamong him on the bus.
16. He threw the keys —ontointoin the table.
17. We walked —aboardbelowaround the lake.
18. He divided the apples —amongalongagainst the three of us.                                        
19. Tom has a scar just —behindintobelow his left eye.
20. How many passengers were —aboardaboveacross the Titanic?

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ANSWERS

1. outside
2. across
3. under
4. along
5. opposite
6. beneath
7. above
8. behind                                     
9. over
10. against
11. beside
12. into
13. near
14. between
15. next to
16. onto
17. around
18. among                                   
19. below
20. aboard

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