Prepositions Worksheet – Class 5

Name: ____________________ Class/Sec.: __________ Date: __________ Marks: 40

A. Underline the prepositions. (5)

1. The book is on the table.
2. The cat is hiding under the bed.
3. We walked through the forest.
4. Riya sat beside her mother.
5. The school is near my house.

B. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions. (5)

1. The picture is hanging ________ the wall.
2. The children are playing ________ the park.
3. The dog jumped ________ the fence.
4. I received a letter ________ my friend.
5. The train arrived ________ 8 o’clock.

C. Choose the correct preposition. (5)

1. The keys are (in / on) the table.
2. We go to school (by / on) bus.
3. The boy stood (between / among) his two friends.
4. She has lived here (for / since) 2020.
5. The rabbit ran (into / onto) the garden.

D. Identify the type of preposition. (5)

(Place / Time / Direction / Movement)

1. The children are inside the classroom. – __________
2. We will meet at noon. – __________
3. He walked towards the gate. – __________
4. The bird flew across the river. – __________
5. She arrived before lunch. – __________

E. Match the sentence with the correct preposition. (5)

A	B
1. The cat is ___ the chair.	a. at
2. We reached school ___ 8 a.m.	b. under
3. He walked ___ the bridge.	c. from
4. This gift is ___ my aunt.	d. across
5. She came ___ Delhi.	e. for

Answers: 1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. ___ 5. ___

F. Correct the prepositions. (5)

1. He is good in mathematics. → ____________________
2. I have been waiting since two hours. → _____________
3. She arrived on Monday. → _________________________
4. The train leaves in 6 o’clock. → ___________________
5. Divide the sweets between all the children. → ________

G. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences. (5)

1. table / the / is / book / on → __________________________
2. school / walks / to / Rahul → __________________________
3. cat / under / sleeping / is / the / bed → ________________
4. came / she / from / Mumbai → _________________________
5. park / children / in / are / the → _______________________

H. Make sentences using these prepositions. (5)

1. between – __________________________________________
2. behind – ___________________________________________
3. during – ___________________________________________
4. across – ___________________________________________
5. without – __________________________________________

Teacher’s Remarks: ______________________________________________

ANSWER KEY – PREPOSITIONS

A. Prepositions

1. on
2. under
3. through
4. beside
5. near

B. Suitable prepositions

1. on
2. in
3. over
4. from
5. at

C. Correct answers

1. on
2. by
3. between
4. since
5. into

D. Types of prepositions

1. Place
2. Time
3. Direction
4. Movement
5. Time

E. Matching

1. b. under
2. a. at
3. d. across
4. e. for
5. c. from

F. Correct the prepositions

1. He is good at mathematics.
2. I have been waiting for two hours.
3. She arrived on Monday. (Correct as given.)
4. The train leaves at 6 o’clock.
5. Divide the sweets among all the children.

G. Rearrange

1. The book is on the table.
2. Rahul walks to school.
3. The cat is sleeping under the bed.
4. She came from Mumbai.
5. The children are in the park.

H. Sample sentences

1. Between: The shop is between the bank and the post office.
2. Behind: The ball is behind the door.
3. During: We stayed indoors during the rain.
4. Across: They walked across the road.
5. Without: He left without his umbrella.

Other grammatically correct sentences are acceptable.