The 49 Common Prepositions You Need to Know
blog.prepscholar.com › list-of-prepositionsSep 30, 2019 · Prepositions are typically short words, and the majority of the most common prepositions are one syllable: at, by, of, with, up, on, off, down, from, to, in, out, etc. While there are some longer prepositions such as "concerning," "including," and "following," a good first trick to use when searching for prepositions is to look for a short word.