Prepositions Quiz

May 3, 2023 -

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.

1. They died ……………………. hunger.

of

from

with

Correct! Wrong!

2. Can you finish the work …………………… tomorrow?

on

by

within

Correct! Wrong!

3. The decision …………………….. the committee shall be final.

of

by

from

Correct! Wrong!

4. We walked …………………….. the wood.

along

across

through

Correct! Wrong!

Through is like in. It shows movement or position inside.

5. He is like a father ……………………. me.

with

to

of

Correct! Wrong!

6. All native tribes suffered ……………………… white settlement in America.

with

from

of

Correct! Wrong!

7. The President had dinner …………………….. the Prime Minister.

with

by

from

Correct! Wrong!

8. The parcel should be sent ………………………. my home address.

at

to

on

Correct! Wrong!

9. She was lonely …………………… the university.

in

at

on

Correct! Wrong!

10. We met some foreigners …………………….. holiday.

on

at

in

Correct! Wrong!

11. This time tomorrow, I will be lying ……………………. the beach.

in

on

at

Correct! Wrong!

12. By next January I will have been here ……………………… twenty years.

for

since

from

Correct! Wrong!

Use for to indicate duration.

Answers

They died of hunger.
Can you finish the work by tomorrow?
The decision of the committee shall be final.
We walked through the wood.
He is like a father to me.
All native tribes suffered from white settlement in America.
The President had dinner with the Prime Minister.
The parcel should be sent to my home address.
She was lonely at the university.
We met some foreigners on holiday.
This time tomorrow, I will be lying on the beach.
By next January I will have been here for twenty years.