Free Prepositions MCQs with Answers
875 Prepositions MCQs from English, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
Prepositions link a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence, showing place, time, direction or relation. The difficulty is idiomatic rather than logical: English fixes particular prepositions to particular verbs and adjectives, so “good at,” “married to” and “differ from” have to be learned as units rather than reasoned out.
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- A. in
- B. at
- C. on
- D. for
Explanation: English uses "good at" for skills and subjects — good at mathematics, good at cricket.
Correct answer: at- A. with
- B. by
- C. from
- D. along
Explanation: Accompanied by is used for people, while accompanied with is used for things that go alongside something, as in tea accompanied with…
Correct answer: by- A. with
- B. from
- C. of
- D. in
Explanation: Suffer from is the standard collocation for illnesses and conditions. Suffer with occasionally appears in speech but is not accepted in…
Correct answer: from- A. on
- B. in
- C. at
- D. for
Explanation: Interested is always followed by in when naming the subject of interest.
Correct answer: in- A. than
- B. from
- C. to
- D. with
Explanation: Different from is the form accepted in careful written English, and it is the one entry tests reward.
Correct answer: from- A. with
- B. from
- C. of
- D. by
Explanation: Suffer from is the fixed combination used with an illness. Die of is used for the cause of death, and cure of for recovery, so the…
Correct answer: from- A. for
- B. of
- C. with
- D. on
Explanation: Accuse takes of, while charge takes with, so he was accused of negligence but charged with negligence.
Correct answer: of- A. with
- B. to
- C. of
- D. by
Explanation: Married takes to when naming the spouse, so she is married to a doctor. Married with is a common error carried over from other languages.
Correct answer: to- A. to
- B. with
- C. for
- D. at
Explanation: Consistent takes with when comparing one thing to another, and the same applies to compatible with and comply with.
Correct answer: with- A. since
- B. for
- C. from
- D. during
Explanation: For introduces a duration such as ten years, while since introduces a starting point such as 2015.
Correct answer: for- A. under
- B. in
- C. on
- D. beside
Explanation: A drawer is an enclosed space, so something inside it takes in, while on would place the keys on its surface and under or beside would…
Correct answer: in- A. Off
- B. In
- C. Into
- D. Out of
Explanation: Off is correct because the book rests on a surface and is being removed from it.
Correct answer: Off- A. from
- B. in
- C. about
- D. of
Explanation: The fixed expression is “afraid of,” so the sentence reads, “Nafeesa is afraid of spiders.” Other prepositions do not collocate with…
Correct answer: of- A. Away
- B. On
- C. Out
- D. Of
Explanation: “Wiped out” means completely destroyed or eliminated, which fits the disappearance of insect species after the jungle was cleared.
Correct answer: Out- A. In
- B. At
- C. On
- D. Over
Explanation: The standard collocation is “have a claim on someone,” meaning to have a right or demand concerning that person.
Correct answer: On- A. From
- B. By
- C. Of
- D. In
Explanation: “Die of” is used for a disease or illness, as in “die of fever.” “Die from” is more often used for an external cause, such as an injury or…
Correct answer: Of- A. From
- B. At
- C. By
- D. On
Explanation: The correct collocation is “profit from,” meaning to gain an advantage or benefit from something.
Correct answer: From- A. After
- B. With
- C. For
- D. on
Explanation: Run after means to chase or pursue someone, so after completes the expression.
Correct answer: After- A. Beside
- B. Along
- C. Across
- D. None of These
Explanation: Beside means next to, which describes her position next to her mother. Along, across, and none of these do not express this direct…
Correct answer: Beside- A. By
- B. On
- C. With
- D. In
Explanation: We say someone walks “on the road” when referring to movement along its surface. “By the road” usually means beside it, not on it.
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