Prepositions Quiz

August 3, 2023 -

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.

1. Please write your name and address ………………… ink.

in

on

by

Correct! Wrong!

2. Why are you always sitting ……………………….. that computer?

at

on

with

Correct! Wrong!

When you sit at your computer, you work on it.

3. This time tomorrow I will be lying ………………….. the beach.

in

on

at

Correct! Wrong!

4. He repented ………………………. his act for the rest of his life.

of

with

from

Correct! Wrong!

5. How did he dispose …………………… her body?

by

of

off

Correct! Wrong!

6. This novel consists …………………. twenty chapters.

on

of

for

Correct! Wrong!

7. I went to Greece ……………………. the holidays.

on

for

in

Correct! Wrong!

8. Whether you go …………………….. the bus or the train, it takes about the same time.

by

on

over

Correct! Wrong!

9. I don’t like it when people stare …………………. me?

on

at

with

Correct! Wrong!

10. He died …………………… malaria.

of

by

with

Correct! Wrong!

11. She is quite good ……………………. painting.

on

in

at

Correct! Wrong!

12. She is clever …………………... mathematics.

in

at

on

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

Please write your name and address in ink.
Why are you always sitting at that computer?
This time tomorrow I will be lying on the beach.
He repented of his act for the rest of his life.
How did he dispose of her body?
This novel consists of twenty chapters.
I went to Greece for the holidays.
Whether you go by the bus or the train, it takes about the same time.
I don’t like it when people stare at me?
He died of malaria.
She is quite good at painting.
She is clever at mathematics.