Prepositions
(Vocabulary Builder)

Learn Common Prepositions in English

This page will help you to learn common prepositions in English. There are five learning methods for you to work through, including two tests.

Method 1 (Test): Spell the Word

Spell the word represented by the picture.

Method 2 (Test): Multi-choice Test

Select the correct word or picture.

Method 3: Classic "Flash Card" Method

Method 4: See the Word in a Sentence

Click on the box to see the word in a sentence.

Method 5: Advanced "Flash Cards"

Click on the box to see the missing word in a sentence.

Basics

time

colors/colours

Christmas

vacation

places in town

family

shapes

jobs

accessories

clothing

furniture

days

routine

school subjects

hair

crime

rooms

places to live

hobbies and interests

holidays

numbers

parts of the house

zodiac signs

shoes

Food

bread

fruit

nuts and seeds

kitchen verbs

vegetables

meat

drinks

Vocabulary by Word Type

adjectives (basics)

adjectives (feelings)

adjectives (opposites)

adjectives (personality)

adjectives (appearance)

prepositions

adverbs

adverbs (frequency)

personal pronouns

nouns (non-countable)

nouns (irregular plurals)

nouns (gender-specific)

verbs

verbs (opposites)

verbs (movement)

punctuation

interjections

Nature

organs

plants and trees

flowers

sea life

animals and babies

survival

illness

treatments

animal body parts

animals

birds

geography

insects

weather

body

months and seasons

space

disasters

farm

senses

Work and Hobbies

sport

sports equipment

household chores

instruments

genres

Tools and Technology

kitchen utensils

containers

stationery

tools

technology

symbols in mathematics

money

Travel

airport

directions

transport

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