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. by
- B. among
- C. towards
- D. during
Explanation: During identifies a period within which an event occurs, so the development took place during the post-war years.
Correct answer: during- A. in
- B. on
- C. to
- D. by
Explanation: By introduces the method used to obtain the answer: the answer is obtained by adding one figure to another.
Correct answer: by- A. for
- B. by
- C. to
- D. with
Explanation: Co-operate with means to work jointly with a person or organisation. For would indicate purpose or benefit rather than collaboration with…
Correct answer: with- A. in
- B. on
- C. for
- D. below
Explanation: In is used with a period or section of a match, such as “in the first half.” On is used for specific days or dates, not halves of a game.
Correct answer: in- A. in
- B. on
- C. over
- D. around
Explanation: Houses are normally said to be on an island because an island is treated as a piece of land or surface.
Correct answer: on- A. at
- B. in
- C. on
- D. None of these
Explanation: The fixed expression is at the back of the queue, meaning in the last position.
Correct answer: at- A. About
- B. on
- C. for
- D. to
Explanation: Yield to means to give way to or surrender to something, including a temptation. About, on, and for do not form the required idiom.
Correct answer: to- A. For
- B. Against
- C. At
- D. On
Explanation: “Cautioned me for my spelling” means the teacher warned or reprimanded me because of my spelling.
Correct answer: For- A. from
- B. under
- C. through
- D. to
Explanation: “Through” indicates movement from one side of an enclosed passage to the other, which is exactly how a train travels in a tunnel.
Correct answer: through- A. of
- B. about
- C. by
- D. with
Explanation: The standard collocation is “full of,” meaning containing a large amount of something.
Correct answer: of- A. of
- B. for
- C. on
- D. with
Explanation: The fixed expression is “a source of happiness,” where “of” identifies what the source provides.
Correct answer: of- A. To
- B. than
- C. With
- D. from
Explanation: The adjective “superior” is followed by “to,” not “than”: “He is superior to me.” This construction is an exception to the common “-er…
Correct answer: To- A. to
- B. in
- C. about
- D. of
Explanation: The fixed expression is “take something to heart,” meaning to be deeply affected or upset by it.
Correct answer: to- A. Down
- B. By
- C. Into
- D. Of
Explanation: “Pass by” can mean judge or assess something based on a particular feature, as in “pass by appearance.” Down, into, and of do not fit this…
Correct answer: By- A. of
- B. for
- C. to
- D. by
Explanation: Use “of” after an adjective when judging someone’s character or conduct: “It was good of him to help.” “Good for him” would usually…
Correct answer: of- A. In
- B. By
- C. On
- D. To
Explanation: Adhere to is the established collocation meaning to follow or comply with something. The other prepositions do not fit this expression.
Correct answer: To- A. by
- B. at
- C. upon
- D. from
Explanation: Alarmed at is the usual construction when a person reacts with shock or concern to an event, as in alarmed at his death.
Correct answer: at- A. Onto
- B. At
- C. To
- D. For
Explanation: A ship is bound for a destination, so “bound for Pakistan” is the standard expression.
Correct answer: For- A. on
- B. to
- C. at
- D. from
Explanation: Averse is followed by the preposition “to,” meaning opposed or strongly disinclined to something.
Correct answer: to- A. of
- B. on
- C. about
- D. in
Explanation: The fixed combination is “the cause of something,” as in “the cause of the problem.” The other prepositions do not complete this…
Correct answer: of