PREPOSITION EXERCISE #2 
 
EXERCISE 
Add the appropriate prepositions needed to complete the passage. 
 
 
1.  Last year, we went ______________ a road trip ______________  the United States. 
 
2.  We began ______________ Los Angeles, California, and we traveled ______________ Pensacola, 
Florida. 
 
3. We started on the first day, and we traveled ______________ Phoenix, Arizona. 
 
4. Arizona was very hot, because we were there ______________ the summer. 
 
5. The second day, we drove ______________ Las Cruces, New Mexico. 
 
6. Las Cruces was beautiful, yet many of the people who lived there were ______________  Texas 
originally. 
 
7. The third day, we drove ______________ Las Cruces ______________ San Antonio, Texas.   
 
8. Texas was a wonderful place, but San Antonio was an exceptionally wonderful place.  There were 
people ______________ all over the United States. 
 
9.  We thought the food in San Antonio was amazing, until we traveled ______________ New Orleans, 
Louisiana on the fourth day. 
 
10. ______________ the way to New Orleans, my friend picked up his pen pal, Jessica ______________  
Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  She was originally ______________ New Orleans, so she was going to be our 
tour guy. 
 
11. Traveling ______________ Jessica was great.  We were happy to have a native ______________  
New Orleans. 
 
12. As we stopped ______________ New Orleans, we rested for a few days before making the final trip 
______________  Pensacola, Florida. 
 
13. On the Ninth day, we drove ______________ Penscacola.  After the trip, we traveled 
______________ the gulf and sat ______________ the beach for a while. 
 
14. The people ______________ Pensacola were fun and friendly. 
 
15. We found that many people in Pensacola had been on their vacation.  Most of these people were 
______________ the East Coast of the United States. 
 
16. After a few days of playing in the Gulf ______________ Mexico, we traveled back ______________ 
Los Angeles.