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- cat
- slept
- under
- desk
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Correct answer: C. under
Under links the cat to the desk and tells where it slept, so it is the preposition.
Olympiad (Class 4) Prepositions, conjunctions, contractions and question tags — practice questions
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Find the preposition in: The cat slept under the desk.Read the answer and worked solution →A bird sits ___ the branch. Choose the best word.Read the answer and worked solution →We have no school ___ Sunday. Choose the right word.Read the answer and worked solution →Our class starts ___ 9 o'clock. Choose the right word.Read the answer and worked solution →My birthday falls ___ June. Choose the right word.Read the answer and worked solution →Mina is very good ___ drawing.Read the answer and worked solution →Please listen ___ your teacher.Read the answer and worked solution →Raju is proud ___ his little sister.Read the answer and worked solution →The kite was made ___ my uncle.Read the answer and worked solution →Mother gave a mango ___ me.Read the answer and worked solution →Most English prepositions come ___ the noun they go with.Read the answer and worked solution →In 'The bag is behind the door', what does 'behind' tell us?Read the answer and worked solution →In 'We play after lunch', what does 'after' tell us?Read the answer and worked solution →A train goes ___ a tunnel and comes out the other side.Read the answer and worked solution →The sweets were shared ___ the two sisters.Read the answer and worked solution →Ravi stood ___ his two friends, one on each side of him.Read the answer and worked solution →A small hut stood ___ a crowd of tall trees.Read the answer and worked solution →She has lived in this town ___ five years.Read the answer and worked solution →Leela has been ill ___ Monday.Read the answer and worked solution →Which word is a preposition?Read the answer and worked solution →The little boy is afraid ___ dogs.Read the answer and worked solution →We cut the cake ___ a sharp knife.Read the answer and worked solution →In the words 'under the desk', which word is the object of the preposition?Read the answer and worked solution →Meena is very interested ___ music.Read the answer and worked solution →Sam insisted ___ carrying his own bag.Read the answer and worked solution →A path leads ___ the woods.Read the answer and worked solution →Bob is ___ Australia. He was born there.Read the answer and worked solution →Which sentence says Kay reached the fence?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a coordinating conjunction?Read the answer and worked solution →The rain was heavy, ___ we stayed at home. Choose the best word.Read the answer and worked solution →
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A bird sits ___ the branch. Choose the best word.
- of
- is
- and
- on
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Correct answer: D. on
On shows the bird touches the top of the branch, which is a place relationship.
We have no school ___ Sunday. Choose the right word.
- in
- at
- by
- on
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Correct answer: D. on
We use on before a named day of the week.
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