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1. 1.

   Underline the preposition in each of the following sentences.

   Example: This article about oceans is surprisingly interesting.

   1. The bottom of the ocean is very dark.
   2. In most places, it is also cold.
   3. However, in some places the ocean floor is warm.
   4. One such place is near the Galapagos islands.
   5. Scientists discovered a crack in the ocean floor.
   6. They found that heat poured from this crack.
   7. The heat was rising from the earth.
   8. Many plants and animals lived around this spot.
   9. Tiny bacteria lived near giant worms.
   10. These life forms lived eight thousand feet below the water's surface.
2. 2.

   Write a preposition that correctly fills each blank in the following sentences.

   1. My pet lizard ran ____________ the door.
   2. Should the dog be allowed ____________ the sofa?
   3. You will find a patch of flowers ____________ the bridge.
   4. Please store the fruit _____________ the vegetables, Gary.
   5. ____________ the water, I saw a faint light glowing.
   6. I finished the race several seconds ____________ him.
   7. Both cats came racing _____________ the corner.
   8. Did your parents park the car _____________ the building?
   9. The squirrel quickly climbed the trunk _____________ the tree.
   10. ____________ the beginning of the school year, we have been assigned to the same seats.
3. 3.

   Choose in, on or at to fill in the blanks.

   1. I like salt ____________ soup, but not too much.
   2. John is _____________ the hospital.
   3. I'm going to my cousin's house ____________ Saturday.
   4. How much sugar do you put ____________ your coffee?
   5. We get ____________ the bus every morning _____________ seven and go to work.
   6. The meeting is _____________ Tuesday ____________ nine ____________ the morning.
   7. We live ____________ a small city ____________ the north-eastern part of the country.
   8. They went fishing ____________ the lake.
   9. There's a lot of life ____________ the bottom of the sea.
   10. Where's Joe? Joe's ____________ the post office.
   11. We are sitting ____________ a table some comfortable chairs.
   12. We were ____________ a boat when we saw some whales.
   13. The whales stayed ____________ the surface for a while.
   14. I heard a song I like ____________ the radio.
   15. We thought we were going to be late, but we got there just ____________ time.