Select the words from the list below that can be used as prepositions (Hint: There should be six unmarked words when you have finished.).

above

across

after

and

at

before

behind

below

beside

between

by

during

except

for

from

in

into

like

Anor

of

on

or

out

over

so

the

through

to

toward

under

until

up

upon

with

without

yet

There are about 180 prepositions in the English language and the nymber of common used is not a small one. Such prepositions as of, to and in they are among top ten words that are commonly used in English. Since the main function of preposition is to combine with a noun phrase in order to form a phrase which expresses a modification, there is a lot of them. Here is list of words I find to be used as prepositions:

above

across

after

at

before

behind

below

beside

between

by

during

except

for

from

in

into

like

of

on

over

through

to

toward

under

until

up

upon

with

without

And you can see 6 extra words from the list.