CTET–2026 : Prepositions (English Grammar) या लेखामध्ये Preposition म्हणजे काय, त्यांचे प्रकार (Place, Time, Direction, Manner), महत्त्वाचे नियम, सामान्य चुका आणि CTET परीक्षेत येणारे वस्तुनिष्ठ प्रश्न (MCQs) सोप्या व स्पष्ट भाषेत समजावून सांगितले आहेत. हा अभ्यासक्रम CTET/TET परीक्षेसाठी उपयुक्त व गुण मिळवून देणारा आहे.

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English Grammar मध्ये Prepositions (संबंध दर्शक शब्द) यांना फार महत्त्व आहे. CTET–2026 परीक्षेत Prepositions वर थेट प्रश्न, sentence correction, fill in the blanks आणि error spotting असे विविध प्रकारचे प्रश्न विचारले जातात.
Prepositions हे वाक्यात noun किंवा pronoun चा इतर शब्दांशी असलेला संबंध (relation) दाखवतात.

👉 Examples:

The book is on the table.
She is waiting for you.

CTET–2026 : Articles & Determiners

Prepositions Free Exercises & Practice

मराठीत Prepositions म्हणजे मध्ये, वर, खाली, जवळ, पासून, साठी इत्यादी अर्थ दर्शवणारे शब्द.

What is a Preposition? / Preposition म्हणजे काय?

Definition (व्याख्या):

A Preposition is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to show its relationship with another word in a sentence.

👉 मराठीत:
Noun किंवा Pronoun च्या आधी येऊन त्यांचा इतर शब्दांशी संबंध दर्शवणाऱ्या शब्दांना Prepositions म्हणतात.

Examples:

The cat is under the table.
He sat beside me.
I am fond of music.

Kinds of Prepositions / प्रकार

CTET–2026 साठी Prepositions चे खालील प्रकार अत्यंत महत्त्वाचे आहेत:

1. Prepositions of Place (ठिकाण दर्शवणारे )

हे Prepositions स्थान / जागा दर्शवतात.

Common Prepositions of Place:

in – आत
on – वर
at – ठिकाणी
under – खाली
between – दोनच्या मध्ये
among – अनेकांमध्ये
behind – मागे
in front of – समोर

Examples:

The keys are in the bag.
The picture is on the wall.
She is standing between two girls.

📌 CTET Tip:
👉 In – enclosed place
👉 On – surface
👉 At – exact point

2. Prepositions of Time (वेळ दर्शवणारे )

हे Prepositions वेळ, दिवस, तारीख, कालावधी दर्शवतात.

Common Prepositions of Time:

at – विशिष्ट वेळ
on – दिवस / तारीख
in – महिना / वर्ष / कालावधी
since – पासून
for – कालावधीसाठी
during – दरम्यान

Examples:

The school starts at 10 a.m.
My birthday is on Monday.
He was born in 2010.
She has lived here since 2015.

📌 Golden Rule:
👉 At → time
👉 On → day/date
👉 In → month/year

3. Prepositions of Direction / Movement (दिशा दर्शवणारे)

हे Prepositions हालचाल किंवा दिशा दर्शवतात.

Common Prepositions:

to – कडे
into – आतमध्ये
towards – दिशेने
from – पासून
across – पलीकडे
through – मधून

Examples:

She went to school.
The boy jumped into the river.
Walk across the road.

📌 CTET Confusion Point:
👉 Into = movement + inside
👉 In = position

4. Prepositions of Manner / Method (रीत दर्शवणारे )

हे Prepositions काम कसे केले जाते हे दर्शवतात.

Common Prepositions:

by – द्वारे
with – सोबत
in – प्रकाराने
like – सारखे

Examples:

He goes to school by bus.
She cut the paper with a knife.
He spoke in a loud voice.

5. Prepositions of Cause, Reason & Purpose (कारण दर्शवणारे )

Common Prepositions:

because of – मुळे
due to – कारणामुळे
for – साठी
owing to – मुळे

Examples:

The match was cancelled because of rain.
He was punished for his mistake.

6. Compound Prepositions (संयुक्त Prepositions)

जे Prepositions दोन किंवा अधिक शब्दांनी बनलेले असतात त्यांना Compound Prepositions म्हणतात.

Examples:

in front of
instead of
because of
according to
due to

👉 Example Sentence:

He sat in front of the teacher.

7. Phrase Prepositions (Phrase)

हे Phrase स्वरूपात वापरले जातात.

Examples:

by means of
in spite of
with regard to
in addition to

👉 Sentence:

He succeeded in spite of difficulties.

Important Rules of Prepositions (महत्त्वाचे नियम)

Rule 1: Verb + Preposition

काही Verbs ठराविक Prepositions सोबतच येतात.

depend on
listen to
believe in
belong to

👉 She depends on her parents.

Rule 2: Adjective + Preposition

fond of
afraid of
good at
interested in

👉 He is good at mathematics.

Rule 3: No Preposition with ‘Home’

❌ I went to home
✅ I went home

Rule 4: Since vs For

Since → point of time
For → period of time

👉 He has lived here since 2018.
👉 He has lived here for five years.

Common Errors in Prepositions (सामान्य चुका)

❌ She discussed about the problem
✅ She discussed the problem

❌ He is married with her
✅ He is married to her

❌ He is senior than me
✅ He is senior to me

CTET–2026 Exam Perspective (परीक्षा दृष्टीने महत्त्व)

CTET मध्ये Prepositions वर प्रश्न पुढील प्रकारे विचारले जातात:

Fill in the blanks
Error detection
Sentence correction
MCQs

👉 Preparation Tips:

Daily sentence practice करा
Verb–Preposition list पाठ करा
Previous Year Questions solve करा.

CTET–2026 : Prepositions – 50 MCQs

1. She is afraid ___ dogs.

A) from
B) with
C) of
D) by
✅ Answer: C

2. The cat is sitting ___ the table.

A) in
B) on
C) at
D) under
✅ Answer: B

3. He has lived here ___ 2018.

A) for
B) since
C) from
D) by
✅ Answer: B

4. The train arrives ___ 6 a.m.

A) at
B) in
C) on
D) by
✅ Answer: A

5. She is good ___ mathematics.

A) in
B) at
C) on
D) with
✅ Answer: B

6. The boy jumped ___ the river.

A) in
B) on
C) into
D) to
✅ Answer: C

7. He is married ___ her.

A) with
B) to
C) by
D) for
✅ Answer: B

8. She goes to school ___ bus.

A) on
B) in
C) with
D) by
✅ Answer: D

9. The meeting was cancelled ___ rain.

A) due
B) because of
C) for
D) from
✅ Answer: B

10. The teacher is standing ___ the students.

A) among
B) between
C) beside
D) under
✅ Answer: A

11. He sat ___ me in the class.

A) beside
B) between
C) among
D) under
✅ Answer: A

12. The book is ___ the bag.

A) on
B) in
C) at
D) into
✅ Answer: B

13. She was born ___ 2010.

A) at
B) on
C) in
D) by
✅ Answer: C

14. The child ran ___ the road.

A) through
B) on
C) in
D) into
✅ Answer: A

15. He is interested ___ music.

A) on
B) at
C) in
D) with
✅ Answer: C

16. The picture is hanging ___ the wall.

A) on
B) at
C) in
D) under
✅ Answer: A

17. She has been absent ___ Monday.

A) for
B) since
C) from
D) by
✅ Answer: B

18. He is fond ___ sweets.

A) of
B) in
C) at
D) for
✅ Answer: A

19. The boy is standing ___ his friends.

A) between
B) among
C) beside
D) under
✅ Answer: B

20. We will meet ___ the evening.

A) at
B) on
C) in
D) by
✅ Answer: C

21. She wrote the letter ___ pen.

A) by
B) with
C) in
D) from
✅ Answer: B

22. He succeeded ___ his hard work.

A) because
B) because of
C) due
D) for
✅ Answer: B

23. The teacher is angry ___ him.

A) on
B) with
C) at
D) for
✅ Answer: B

24. He went ___ the room quietly.

A) in
B) into
C) on
D) at
✅ Answer: B

25. She is senior ___ me.

A) than
B) to
C) from
D) by
✅ Answer: B

26. The baby is sleeping ___ the bed.

A) on
B) at
C) in
D) into
✅ Answer: A

27. He is responsible ___ the work.

A) to
B) of
C) for
D) with
✅ Answer: C

28. The boy fell ___ the tree.

A) from
B) off
C) of
D) by
✅ Answer: A

29. She is looking ___ her bag.

A) for
B) to
C) on
D) at
✅ Answer: A

30. The class begins ___ 9 o’clock.

A) in
B) on
C) at
D) by
✅ Answer: C

31. He was absent ___ two days.

A) since
B) for
C) from
D) by
✅ Answer: B

32. She is proud ___ her son.

A) on
B) of
C) at
D) for
✅ Answer: B

33. The boy is hiding ___ the door.

A) under
B) behind
C) between
D) among
✅ Answer: B

34. He lives ___ Mumbai.

A) at
B) on
C) in
D) by
✅ Answer: C

35. The train passed ___ the tunnel.

A) across
B) through
C) into
D) over
✅ Answer: B

36. She was late ___ the bus.

A) to
B) for
C) from
D) by
✅ Answer: B

37. He is different ___ his brother.

A) from
B) than
C) to
D) with
✅ Answer: A

38. The teacher came ___ the classroom.

A) in
B) into
C) at
D) on
✅ Answer: B

39. She divided the cake ___ the children.

A) between
B) among
C) to
D) with
✅ Answer: B

40. He is angry ___ the mistake.

A) on
B) at
C) for
D) with
✅ Answer: B

41. The boy ran ___ the road to catch the bus.

A) through
B) across
C) in
D) on
✅ Answer: B

42. She is famous ___ her singing.

A) for
B) of
C) by
D) with
✅ Answer: A

43. He was punished ___ his mistake.

A) by
B) with
C) for
D) from
✅ Answer: C

44. The keys are ___ the drawer.

A) on
B) at
C) in
D) under
✅ Answer: C

45. The child is playing ___ the garden.

A) at
B) on
C) in
D) by
✅ Answer: C

46. She sat ___ her mother.

A) between
B) beside
C) among
D) under
✅ Answer: B

47. He was suffering ___ fever.

A) from
B) of
C) with
D) by
✅ Answer: A

48. The teacher talked ___ the students.

A) with
B) to
C) at
D) for
✅ Answer: B

49. She prevented him ___ making noise.

A) from
B) of
C) to
D) for
✅ Answer: A

50. He is confident ___ success.

A) for
B) of
C) on
D) in
✅ Answer: B

निष्कर्ष

Prepositions हा English Grammar मधील अत्यंत महत्त्वाचा आणि scoring topic आहे. योग्य Preposition चा वापर केल्यास वाक्याचा अर्थ स्पष्ट होतो. CTET–2026 साठी Prepositions चे rules, types आणि examples नीट समजून घेतले तर हा topic सहज सोपा होतो.

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