Using Prepositions Correctly: Prepositions (Advanced Usage & Collocations) for Class 8 

This Grade 8 worksheet helps students strengthen their understanding of advanced prepositions and collocations through engaging grammar practice. Learners improve sentence fluency and grammatical accuracy by using prepositions such as in, on, at, between, through, beyond, and against correctly in different contexts.

Why Prepositions Matter in Grammar? 

Prepositions help students connect ideas clearly and show relationships between words in a sentence. For Grade 8 learners, this topic is important because: 
1. It improves sentence structure and grammar accuracy. 
2. It helps students understand direction, place, time, and movement clearly. 
3. It strengthens collocation usage and formal writing skills. 
4. It builds confidence in communication and comprehension tasks. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

This worksheet includes five structured exercises designed for step-by-step learning:

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students choose the correct preposition to complete each sentence meaningfully.

Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks 
Students complete sentences using suitable prepositions from a word bank.

Exercise 3 – True or False 
Students identify whether statements about prepositions and collocations are true or false.

Exercise 4 – Underline the Prepositions 
Students underline the prepositions used in each sentence carefully.

Exercise 5 – Sentence Writing 
Students write meaningful sentences using different prepositions correctly in context.

Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Answers 
1. c) on 
2. b) in 
3. c) on 
4. b) for 
5. a) in 
6. c) with 
7. b) into 
8. c) in 
9. b) to 
10. a) from 

Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks 
1. beneath 
2. through 
3. in 
4. beneath 
5. before 
6. through 
7. among 
8. beyond 
9. between 
10. without 

Exercise 3 – True / False 
1. True 
2. False 
3. False 
4. False 
5. True 
6. False 
7. False 
8. False 
9. True 
10. True 

Exercise 4 – Underline the Prepositions 
1. behind 
2. through 
3. beside 
4. across 
5. inside 
6. after 
7. between 
8. about 
9. above 
10. towards 

Exercise 5 – Sentence Writing (Sample Answers) 
1. The players stood against the wall during practice. 
2. Riya participated in the science exhibition confidently. 
3. The notebook was placed on the wooden desk. 
4. We arrived at the airport early in the morning. 
5. I enjoyed sitting between my two best friends during assembly. 
6. We traveled through the mountains during our vacation. 
7. Her goal extended beyond academic success and focused on helping others. 
8. Aarav spoke against unfair rules during the debate competition. 
9. We walked through the museum and observed ancient paintings carefully. 
10. The students participated in a creative art activity at school. 

Help your child improve grammar accuracy and sentence fluency with engaging preposition and collocation practice activities. 

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