Take a look at the chart below and try your hand at the short quiz that follows. Try taking a look around and see how many sentences you can write on your own – what do you see that is in, on, above, beside, above, etc.
![preposition chart](https://englishforyoublog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/prepositions.jpg?w=500)
The pen is _____ the notebook.
between
on
under
in front of
behind
near
in
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/my_documents/my_pictures/2008/oct/CAE_near.gif)
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The red ball is ______ the dog.
on
near
under
between
in front of
behind
in
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/my_documents/my_pictures/2008/oct/behind_ball.gif)
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The brown dog is
in front of
on
under
near
in
between
behind
the box.
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![](https://i0.wp.com/www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/my_documents/my_pictures/2008/oct/A98_gif_1.gif) The panda is _____ the lamps.
near
on
in
under
between
in front of
behind
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/my_documents/my_pictures/2008/oct/A74_lamp.gif)
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The apple is _____ the book and the pen.
in
on
under
between
in front of
behind
near
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/my_documents/my_pictures/2008/oct/62C_between.gif)
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![](https://i0.wp.com/www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/my_documents/my_pictures/2008/oct/A98_gif_1.gif) The gray cat is _____ the purple box.
in front of
on
under
near
in
between
behind
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/my_documents/my_pictures/2008/oct/D56_cat_in.jpg)
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The pupil is _____ the door.
between
in
on
in front of
behind
under
near
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/my_documents/my_pictures/2008/oct/EF8_behind.gif)
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![](https://i0.wp.com/www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/my_documents/my_pictures/2008/oct/A98_gif_1.gif) The presents are _____ the table.
in front of
in
near
on
under
between
behind
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/my_documents/my_pictures/2008/oct/1AB_presents.gif)
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The girl is standing ____ the board.
under
in
on
between
near
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/my_documents/my_pictures/2008/oct/next_to.gif)
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![](https://i0.wp.com/www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/my_documents/my_pictures/2008/oct/A98_gif_1.gif) Two people are ______ the green car.
in front of
on
under
near
in
between
behind
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/my_documents/my_pictures/2008/oct/EC1_car.jpg) |
The pencil is _____ the big red apple.
between
in
on
under
in front of
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/my_documents/my_pictures/2008/oct/behind.1.gif)
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![](https://i0.wp.com/www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/my_documents/my_pictures/2008/oct/A98_gif_1.gif) The girl is reading _____ the chair.
in front of
in
near
on
under
between
behind
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/my_documents/my_pictures/2008/oct/girl_chair.jpg) |
The chair is _____ the desk.
on
in
near
under
between
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/my_documents/my_pictures/2008/oct/B7A_on.gif)
|
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/my_documents/my_pictures/2008/oct/A98_gif_1.gif) My brother is sitting ______ the computer.
near
between
in front of
behind
on
under
in
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/my_documents/my_pictures/2008/oct/599_computer.jpg) |
The ball is _____ the box and the bear.
on
in front of
between
under
in
near
behind
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/my_documents/my_pictures/2008/oct/between_ball.gif) |
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/my_documents/my_pictures/2008/oct/A98_gif_1.gif) Three pencils are ______ the pencil box.
in
under
behind
on
in front of
near
between
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