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Prepositions Test (Gap Fills)

Description: ENGLISH GRAMMAR
Number of Questions: 25
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Tags: prepositions Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases Letter E
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Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition from the given options.

An acquaintance began on such a happy note ________ sympathy, which grew and ripened at last into a close and lovely comradeship.

  1. of

  2. at

  3. in

  4. from


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 The sentence implies that the 'happy note' contains sympathy. The preposition 'of' best expresses this idea in the sentence.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition from the given options.

Mrs & Mr Gopi have been in Kottayam ______ last week.

  1. for

  2. since

  3. from

  4. at


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 'Since' is used when time is specified.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition from the given options.

Meenu has been a student _______ two years.

  1. to

  2. of

  3. for

  4. since


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 For is used with a duration of time, whereas since is used with a specific time.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition from the given options.

He went to shop ______ foot.

  1. in

  2. on

  3. upon

  4. to


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 On foot implies walking.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition from the given options.

I prefer coffee ______ tea.

  1. than

  2. on

  3. to

  4. in


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 'Prefer' is used with 'to'

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition from the given options.

Latha was _______ leave from Monday.

  1. on

  2. in

  3. for

  4. of


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 'On  leave' is the correct prepositional usage.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition from the given options.

I have lived _______ 1990.

  1. for

  2. at

  3. on

  4. since


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 To refer to a specific point of time of past, we use preposition 'since'.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition from the given options.

He was sent ______ the prison.

  1. of

  2. to

  3. in

  4. into


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

' Into' suggests an exact inward motion. It can be used if the sentence says' He has moved into the prison'. 

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition from the given options.

Monu sat ______ his father.

  1. besides

  2. beside

  3. on

  4. by


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Besides means apart from. Beside indicates the position of something.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition from the given options.

She was accused _____ ill-treating a child.

  1. for

  2. of

  3. to

  4. on


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 To refer to  possession, we use of. 

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition from the given options.

They get _______ a bus.

  1. into

  2. in

  3. by

  4. from


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Into indicates an inward motion.  

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition from the given options.

The bus reached Trichur _______10 p.m.

  1. on

  2. at

  3. in

  4. up


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 At is used when the time is specific.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition from the given options.

Minu was lying _____ the grass.

  1. in

  2. at

  3. on

  4. of


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 On refers to the surface/plane.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition from the given options.

Valsala is good ______ English.

  1. in

  2. on

  3. at

  4. for


Correct Option: C

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition from the given options.

The play had to be suspended ______ the rain stopped.

  1. if

  2. for

  3. until

  4. though


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Untill is the best fit here,  to indicate condition in a sentence. 

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition from the given options.

The bus is going _______ the tunnel.

  1. through

  2. in

  3. across

  4. behind


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 The sentence implies the bus is passing the tunnel. Hence, the word used is through.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition from the given options.

What are you looking _______?

  1. on

  2. up

  3. down

  4. for


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 This implies that the person is searching for something. 

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition from the given options.

Srihari says his prayers ______ he sleeps.

  1. then

  2. before

  3. when

  4. upon


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

He can say his prayers only before he sleeps.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition from the given options.

Which hand do you write ________?

  1. in

  2. upon

  3. with

  4. for


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 For associates, we use the preposition 'with'. Here, 'hand' is an associate.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition from the given options.

The question was written _______ black ink.

  1. by

  2. in

  3. on

  4. up


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 'By' is used when we want to refer to a person. So, only (2) fits best here. The question was written in black ink.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition from the given options.

Don't worry _______ finding your way to my office.

  1. upon

  2. about

  3. on

  4. in


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

We worry 'about' something; not on, in or upon something. Hence, option (2) fits best here.

Directions: Choose the best option to complete the sentence.

My first lesson _______ forgiveness came from my mother.

  1. in

  2. from

  3. of

  4. with


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The sentence means that he first saw acts of forgiveness in his mother. The best preposition that relates lesson to forgiveness is 'in'.

Directions: Choose the best option to complete the sentence.

I congratulate you ______ your success.

  1. with

  2. at

  3. on

  4. of


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

We congratulate 'on' the success.

Directions: Choose the best option to complete the sentence.

The soldiers fought _________ courage.

  1. in

  2. at

  3. by

  4. with


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The sentence means the soldiers acted courageously. The prepositional phrase  'fought with courage' best expresses the meaning.

Directions: Choose the best option to complete the sentence.

A young man ______ Ohio found his way into the town.

  1. in

  2. from

  3. at

  4. on


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The sentence implies that the man belongs to Ohio. The preposition 'from' is used to indicate which place the person comes from.

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