Preposition Worksheet for Class 5 with Answers (Free Printable PDF)

A preposition is a word that is placed before a noun or a pronoun to show the relation in which the person or thing denoted by the noun stands to something else.

Example:

1. The key is on the table.
2. The shelf is above us.
3. The pencil is in the bag.
4. She is kind to us.

Common Preposition List

in	on	at	under	between	behind	near
by	with	about	up	Over	along	to

Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with prepositions.

1. The doll is ______ the bed.
2. We are going ______ Canada next week.
3. The bus is ______ the airport.
4. She is staying______ home tomorrow.
5. The boy is standing _____ a tree.
6.  They walked _______ the hill.
7. The fly came in the room ______ a window.
8. Jack got ______ the train.
9. Sue put the battery_______ in the toy.
10. We listened ______ music.

Exercise 2

Choose the correct option.

1. The dog is (in/on/under) the table.
2. He came (by/about/up) train.
3. I cut the paper (to/with/by) a pair of scissors.
4. Mohan is (over/at/on) holiday.
5. He saw a woman (in/with/on) glasses.
6. Jaya was walking (along/over/behind) the road.
7. The children jumped (by/with/in) the water.
8. She likes to read (at/in/to) bed.
9. His office is (on/under/up) the second floor.
10. He stayed (with/in/by) Delhi for two days.

Exercise 3

Sentence Correction.

1. He watched television by three hours.
2. He fell from the swimming pool.
3. She is waiting at her sister.
4. Peter came to school with 8.00 am.
5. We went by the market in the evening.
6. Sita cut the vegetables after herself.
7. Jaya sat along her friend.
8. There are trees into the road.
9. The principal is pleased to the teachers.
10. His uncle died at a heart attack.

Answer Key

Exercise 1 Answers

1. The doll is on the bed.
2. We are going to Canada next week.
3. The bus is at the airport.
4. She is staying at home tomorrow.
5. The boy is standing under a tree. (can also be “near” depending on context)
6. They walked up the hill.
7. The fly came in the room through a window.
8. Jack got on the train.
9. Sue put the battery back in the toy.
10. We listened to music.

Exercise 2 Answers

1. Under
2. By
3. With
4. Is
5. With
6. Along
7. In
8. In
9. On
10. For

Exercise 3 Answers

1. He watched television for three hours.
2. He fell into the swimming pool.
3. She is waiting for her sister.
4. Peter came to school at 8.00 am.
5. We went to the market in the evening.
6. Sita cut the vegetables by herself.
7. Jaya sat beside her friend.
8. There are trees along the road.
9. The principal is pleased with the teachers.
10. His uncle died of a heart attack.

Exercise 4

1. The girl is sitting________the tree.
2. There is a bridge _________the river.
3. The boy jumped_________the swimming pool.
4. The book is ________the table.

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