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Preposition Mastery Quiz

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Instructions: In, on, at, by, for, to... English prepositions can be puzzling! Test your mastery of these small but mighty words.

  1. 1.

    Which is correct? 'I'll meet you ___ Monday.'

    A
    by
    B
    in
    C
    on
    D
    at
  2. 2.

    Which is correct? 'She arrived ___ 3 o'clock.'

    A
    on
    B
    by
    C
    at
    D
    in
  3. 3.

    Which is correct? 'He was born ___ July.'

    A
    in
    B
    on
    C
    at
    D
    by
  4. 4.

    Which is correct? 'The book is ___ the table.'

    A
    at
    B
    to
    C
    on
    D
    in
  5. 5.

    Which is correct? 'She is good ___ math.'

    A
    for
    B
    at
    C
    on
    D
    in
  6. 6.

    Can you end a sentence with a preposition?

    A
    Only in questions
    B
    Yes — the old 'rule' against it is now widely rejected
    C
    Never — it is always wrong
    D
    Only in informal writing
  7. 7.

    Which is correct? 'I am interested ___ history.'

    A
    for
    B
    in
    C
    on
    D
    at
  8. 8.

    Which is correct? 'She is married ___ a doctor.'

    A
    for
    B
    to
    C
    by
    D
    with
  9. 9.

    Which is correct? 'He depends ___ his family.'

    A
    in
    B
    on
    C
    at
    D
    for
  10. 10.

    Which is correct? 'We arrived ___ the airport on time.'

    A
    on
    B
    in
    C
    to
    D
    at
  11. 11.

    Which is correct? 'I've been waiting ___ two hours.'

    A
    since
    B
    from
    C
    for
    D
    during
  12. 12.

    Which is correct? 'She has lived here ___ 2010.'

    A
    for
    B
    since
    C
    from
    D
    during
  13. 13.

    Which preposition goes with 'different'?

    A
    different from
    B
    different than
    C
    different to
    D
    All are used, but 'from' is most standard
  14. 14.

    Which is correct? 'He insisted ___ paying the bill.'

    A
    at
    B
    in
    C
    for
    D
    on
  15. 15.

    Which is correct? 'I apologize ___ the inconvenience.'

    A
    at
    B
    for
    C
    on
    D
    about

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