Prepositions Quiz – MCQ

Prepositions Quiz. Welcome to the Prepositions Quiz! As a language learner, understanding how to use prepositions correctly is essential for effective communication in English. Prepositions are small but powerful words that indicate the relationship between nouns, pronouns, and other words in a sentence. They can indicate direction, location, time, and many other relationships. However, prepositions can be tricky to use correctly, especially when dealing with idiomatic expressions and phrasal verbs.

This quiz will test your knowledge of prepositions and help you to identify common mistakes in their usage. So, get ready to put your grammar skills to the test and see how well you know your prepositions!

Prepositions Quiz

So, let’s get started! Take our Prepositions Quiz and challenge yourself to improve your language skills. Good luck!

Note: These questions' source is English Grammar in Use book, so if you get a wrong answer, you will get a hint to revise the units shown after each answer. You can download the book by clicking here.

#1. If you’re worried about the problem, you should do something ....... it.

about

about

for

for

with

with

against

against

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 133.

#2. ‘Who is Tom Hart?’ ‘I have no idea. I’ve never heard .......... him.’

after

after

from

from

about

about

of

of

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 134.

#3. Our apartment is ........... the second floor of the building.

on

on

to

to

at

at

in

in

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 124.

#4. What time did you ........ the hotel?

get in

get in

arrive to

arrive to

arrive in

arrive in

arrive at

arrive at

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 126.

#5. I prefer tea ........ coffee.

over

over

than

than

to

to

against

against

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 136 , 59.

#6. I don’t know what time we’ll arrive. It depends ....... the traffic.

from

from

for

for

of

of

on

on

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 135.

#7. We travelled ........... 6.45 train, which arrived at 8.30.

on the

on the

in the

in the

by the

by the

by

by

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 128.

#8. I don’t understand this sentence. Can you ........?

explained

explained

explain to me this word

explain to me this word

explain me this word

explain me this word

explain this word to me

explain this word to me

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 132.

#9. I saw Steve ......... a conference on Saturday.

at

at

in

in

to

to

on

on

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 125.

#10. ‘Who is this painting ............ ? Picasso?’ ‘I have no idea.’

from

from

with

with

by

by

of

of

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 128.

#11. When we were in Italy, we spent a few days ......... Venice.

to

to

in

in

with

with

at

at

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 123 , 125.

#12. I like them very much. They have always been very nice ......... me.

of

of

with

with

to

to

for

for

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 130.

#13. I’m going away ........ the end of January.

at

at

with

with

in

in

on

on

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 122.

#14. The accident was my fault, so I had to pay for the damage ........... the other car.

of

of

for

for

at

at

to

to

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 129.

#15. I’m not very good ....... repairing things.

for

for

in

in

about

about

at

at

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 131.

#16. Bye! I’ll see you ............. .

on Friday morning

on Friday morning

at Friday morning

at Friday morning

for Friday morning

for Friday morning

in Friday morning

in Friday morning

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 121.

#17. I’m going ......... holiday next week. I’ll be away for two weeks.

in

in

for

for

at

at

on

on

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 127.

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