Grammar Drills and Exercises

Complete with the most suitable preposition:

01. Unemployed teenagers hang...................... the city streets.

02. He sold his shares...................... a profit.

03. I was very early. I arrived an hour.................. time.

04. The newspapers were not supposed to print what the President said because he was speaking.................. the record.

05. The book is unobtainable because it is out................. print.

06. With competition intense, you cannot sell goods that are.............. standard.

07. They were gossiping about him................. his back.

08. We have a dog and a cat....................... the canary.

09. I prefer to travel.................... train.

10. After my holiday, I felt fresh and ready.................... work.

11. The drunken man swayed................. side to side.

12. There was no compulsion. I did it................. my own free will.

01 elementary
02 elementary
03 elementary
04 elementary

06 intermediate
07 intermediate
08 intermediate
09 intermediate
10 intermediate
11 intermediate
12 intermediate
13 intermediate


16 advanced
17 advanced
18 advanced
19 advanced