Prepositions Exercise

Write the right preposition:

1. I slept till nine o'clock.

to

till

until

2. I commenced work from 1st May.

since

from

for

3. We walked to the end of the street.

till

to

for

4. The child has been missing since yesterday.

since

from

for

5. He traveled seventy miles in two hours.

for

in

by

6. I received this message at 7 o'clock in the morning.

in, at

at, at

at, in

7. I saw him felling a big tree with a hatchet.

by

with

off

8. An old feud existed between the two families.

between

among

within

9. Besides Peter and John, there were three other boys present.

Beside

Besides

In addition

10. He was stabbed by a lunatic with a dagger.

by, with

by, by

with, by

with, with

11. She dislikes being looked at.

on

at

in

12. Don't throw food at/to the dog.

at

to

Either could be used here