Free Prepositions MCQs with Answers
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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. Put under
- B. Put off
- C. Put inside
- D. Put outside
Explanation: Put off means to postpone or delay, which fits a meeting being rescheduled by the chairman.
Correct answer: Put off- A. in
- B. of
- C. about
- D. on
Explanation: Feel about is the standard expression for asking someone's opinion or emotional reaction concerning something.
Correct answer: about- A. to
- B. with
- C. against
- D. of
Explanation: Detrimental is conventionally followed by to when describing something harmful to a person or thing.
Correct answer: to- A. with
- B. to
- C. of
- D. against
Explanation: Appropriate to means suitable or relevant to a particular situation, event, or purpose.
Correct answer: to- A. at
- B. to
- C. with
- D. on
Explanation: Aversion is followed by the preposition to, as in an aversion to smoking. It denotes a strong dislike or feeling of repulsion.
Correct answer: to- A. on
- B. of
- C. against
- D. at
Explanation: The verb sneer is followed by at when someone is treated with mocking contempt. Sneering at the poor means showing contempt for them.
Correct answer: at- A. to
- B. with
- C. for
- D. at
Explanation: The standard construction is “plead with someone for something”: she pleaded with the King for her husband’s life.
Correct answer: with- A. after
- B. of
- C. at
- D. with
Explanation: “Inquire after” means to ask about someone’s health or well-being, so “inquired after my health” is the established expression.
Correct answer: after- A. under
- B. along
- C. over
- D. in
Explanation: “Along the road” means following the length or direction of the road. “Over” would suggest crossing above or across it, while “under” and…
Correct answer: along- A. With
- B. Of
- C. About
- D. in
Explanation: The fixed expression is “fed up with,” meaning tired, annoyed, or dissatisfied with something.
Correct answer: With- A. for
- B. over
- C. to
- D. with
Explanation: The adjective “indifferent” is conventionally followed by “to,” meaning not concerned about something.
Correct answer: to- A. on
- B. in
- C. by
- D. from
Explanation: The fixed expression is “travel by air,” where by identifies the means of transport. “On air” and “in air” do not fit this expression.
Correct answer: by- A. at; for
- B. on; to
- C. during; so that
- D. from; for
Explanation: “At three o’clock” gives a precise time, and “for tea” gives the purpose or occasion of the invitation.
Correct answer: at; for- A. by
- B. in
- C. on
- D. from
Explanation: The fixed expression is “on foot,” meaning to travel by walking. “By foot” is sometimes heard informally, but standard examination English…
Correct answer: on- A. by
- B. from
- C. on
- D. at
Explanation: “From my grandmother” identifies the giver or source of the present. “By” would normally identify the person who made or sent it, not the…
Correct answer: from- A. on; on
- B. by; by
- C. in; on
- D. by; at
Explanation: The standard transport expressions are “by air” and “by sea.” The preposition by indicates the means of travel in both cases.
Correct answer: by; by- A. for; in
- B. so; that
- C. in; at
- D. for; during
Explanation: People travel “for a holiday,” which expresses purpose, and “in September,” which identifies a month.
Correct answer: for; in- A. in; on
- B. at; in
- C. at; on
- D. by; during
Explanation: At is used for an exact clock time, while on is used for a particular date. Thus, the sentence refers to 7 p.m. on 12 August 1989.
Correct answer: at; on- A. in
- B. off
- C. over
- D. up
Explanation: To pull over means to move a vehicle to the side of the road and stop, usually in response to a signal or danger.
Correct answer: over- A. of
- B. off
- C. between
- D. with
Explanation: Most of is used before a definite group such as “the tourists.” Most by itself is used before an unqualified plural noun, as in “most…
Correct answer: of