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English – Fixed Prepositions – Set 31
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- The test contains 20 questions.
- Each question has 4 options, of which only one is correct.
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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:
My fingers were injured so my sister had to write the note _____ me.- A. upon
- B. to
- C. with
- D. for
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. for
Correct sentence: My fingers were injured so my sister had to write the note for me.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
What are the main ingredients _____ this mixture?- A. to
- B. Of
- C. with
- D. about
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. Of
Correct sentence: What are the main ingredients Of this mixture?
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
My best friend, John, is named _____ his great-grandfather.- A. by
- B. to
- C. after
- D. about
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. after
Correct sentence: My best friend, John, is named after his great-grandfather.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Grandpa stayed up _____ two in the morning.- A. since
- B. until
- C. for
- D. between
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. until
Correct sentence: Grandpa stayed up until two in the morning.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
My parents have been married _____ forty- nine years.- A. to
- B. until
- C. for
- D. since
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. for
Correct sentence: My parents have been married for forty- nine years.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
He usually travels to Philadelphia _____ train.- A. with
- B. at
- C. by
- D. in
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. by
Correct sentence: He usually travels to Philadelphia by train.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
You frequently see this kind of violence _____ television.- A. from
- B. on
- C. in
- D. with
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. on
Correct sentence: You frequently see this kind of violence on television.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
I was visiting my best friend _____ the hospital.- A. at
- B. on
- C. In
- D. of
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. In
Correct sentence: I was visiting my best friend In the hospital.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The professor _____ South Africa amazed the American students with her stories.- A. In
- B. of
- C. from
- D. at
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. from
Correct sentence: The professor from South Africa amazed the American students with her stories.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
I'll see you _____ monday when I get there.- A. in
- B. At
- C. by
- D. from
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. by
Correct sentence: I'll see you by monday when I get there.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
It's been snowing _____ Christmas morning.- A. Until
- B. since
- C. from
- D. for
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. since
Correct sentence: It's been snowing since Christmas morning.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
I'd rather be single _____ in a bad relationship.- A. but
- B. instead
- C. besides
- D. than
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. than
Correct sentence: I'd rather be single than in a bad relationship.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Using your cell phone while driving is _____ the law.- A. against
- B. beyond
- C. besides
- D. Despite
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. against
Correct sentence: Using your cell phone while driving is against the law.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
I have no experience, so I'm _____ a disadvantage when it comes to this job interview.- A. in
- B. on
- C. at
- D. With
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. at
Correct sentence: I have no experience, so I'm at a disadvantage when it comes to this job interview.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
My grandparents lived in that same house _____ ages.- A. for
- B. till
- C. over
- D. Since
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. for
Correct sentence: My grandparents lived in that same house for ages.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
He's Italian? For some reason I was _____ the impression that he was Spanish.- A. in
- B. With
- C. on
- D. under
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. under
Correct sentence: He's Italian? For some reason I was under the impression that he was Spanish.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
We've put a lot of effort _____ this project.- A. Within
- B. inside
- C. in
- D. into
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Answer: D. into
Correct sentence: We've put a lot of effort into this project.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
We drove _____ the coastline of California.- A. Through
- B. along
- C. over
- D. onto
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. along
Correct sentence: We drove along the coastline of California.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Everyone _____ Joanna agreed with me.- A. except
- B. beyond
- C. against
- D. Without
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. except
Correct sentence: Everyone except Joanna agreed with me.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The scientist made an amazing discovery _____ accident.- A. in
- B. by
- C. on
- D. Through
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. by
Correct sentence: The scientist made an amazing discovery by accident.