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English – Fixed Prepositions – Set 1
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This free practice set from AndamanJobs has 20 questions to be solved in 10 minutes. Every question is listed below with four options. Open Show answer and explanation under a question to see the correct option and why it is correct. Try the timed test above first, then use this list to revise the questions you got wrong.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
You must ask apology _____ him _____ your rudeness.- A. with , for
- B. to, for
- C. to, of
- D. of, for
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. to, for
Correct sentence: You must ask apology to him for your rudeness.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
On the night before the exam, she was seen pouring _____ the books.- A. over
- B. through
- C. none of these
- D. into
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. over
Correct sentence: On the night before the exam, she was seen pouring over the books.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
What is the time _____ you watch?- A. by
- B. on
- C. of
- D. at
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. by
Correct sentence: What is the time by you watch?
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Let’s discuss _____ the ways of improving the basic skills of English.- A. of
- B. about
- C. no preposition needed
- D. on
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. no preposition needed
Correct sentence: Let’s discuss no preposition needed the ways of improving the basic skills of English.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
He felt no qualms _____ borrowing money from his friends.- A. in
- B. to
- C. about
- D. for
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. about
Correct sentence: He felt no qualms about borrowing money from his friends.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
I am writing this essay _____ blue ink.- A. with
- B. by
- C. at
- D. in
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. in
Correct sentence: I am writing this essay in blue ink.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
We are related _____ each other _____ marriage.- A. to, by
- B. with, by
- C. at, by
- D. to, at
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. to, by
Correct sentence: We are related to each other by marriage.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Finding himself short _____ money, he wrote _____ his uncle _____ help.- A. to, for, with
- B. of, to, for
- C. of, to, about
- D. in, to, to
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. of, to, for
Correct sentence: Finding himself short of money, he wrote to his uncle for help.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The man was blind _____ his left eye.- A. in
- B. to
- C. of
- D. on
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. in
Correct sentence: The man was blind in his left eye.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
John is senior _____ me _____ four years.- A. than, to
- B. to, for
- C. than, by
- D. to, by
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Answer: D. to, by
Correct sentence: John is senior to me by four years.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
We opted _____ a reconciliation _____ the dispute.- A. of, against
- B. for, with
- C. with, of
- D. to, between
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. for, with
Correct sentence: We opted for a reconciliation with the dispute.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
I saw the news _____ television and my mother read it the _____ newspaper.- A. on, in
- B. at, in
- C. on, on
- D. in, on
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. on, in
Correct sentence: I saw the news on television and my mother read it the in newspaper.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Mr. Hawking was walking _____ woods _____ a rainy day.- A. through, of
- B. by, in
- C. through, on
- D. into, at
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. through, on
Correct sentence: Mr. Hawking was walking through woods on a rainy day.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The farmer wakes up _____ sunrise.- A. of
- B. on
- C. at
- D. in
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Answer: C. at
Correct sentence: The farmer wakes up at sunrise.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The River Thames flows _____ London.- A. in
- B. on
- C. over
- D. through
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Answer: D. through
Correct sentence: The River Thames flows through London.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
I haven't seen her _____ last year.- A. for
- B. since
- C. from
- D. in
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. since
Correct sentence: I haven't seen her since last year.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
I prefer tea _____ coffee.- A. over
- B. than
- C. from
- D. to
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. to
Correct sentence: I prefer tea to coffee.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The railway track runs _____ the river.- A. over
- B. by
- C. on
- D. across
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. across
Correct sentence: The railway track runs across the river.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
A good judge never jumps _____ the conclusion.- A. to
- B. at
- C. in
- D. on
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. to
Correct sentence: A good judge never jumps to the conclusion.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
We are accountable _____ God for our actions.- A. on
- B. with
- C. in
- D. to
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. to
Correct sentence: We are accountable to God for our actions.