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Eight preposition questions, with context and explanations. Take your time, try again, and follow a guide whenever you want to go deeper. Answers stay on this page and reset when you reload.

Say the month you were born in.
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I was born ? July.

Say the month you were born in.

Choose a preposition. Discover the why.

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in · Months take in: in July, in December.

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Give the exact departure time.
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The train leaves ? 6:45.

Give the exact departure time.

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at · Clock times take at.

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The picture touches the wall surface.
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The picture hangs ? the wall.

The picture touches the wall surface.

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on · Walls are surfaces: on the wall.

Explore the idea: in, on, at for place: rooms, streets, and addresses ↗
Your sister benefits from the purchase.
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I bought a dictionary ? my sister.

Your sister benefits from the purchase.

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for · Beneficiaries take for.

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Name the transport method.
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She goes to work ? subway every day.

Name the transport method.

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by · Transport methods take by with no article.

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Name the gate as a point.
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Our flight boards ? Gate 12 in ten minutes.

Name the gate as a point.

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at · Gates and counters are points: at Gate 12.

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Complete the fixed responsibility phrase.
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She is in charge ? the whole team.

Complete the fixed responsibility phrase.

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of · In charge always pairs with of.

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Name the stop as a waiting point.
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He is waiting ? the bus stop.

Name the stop as a waiting point.

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at · Waiting points take at.

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