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📚 Prepositions Practice
Choose an answer, then open the short learning card. Learn how words like in, on, at, by, for, and with are used without losing practice rhythm.
Q1. For a whole month they lived _______ fruit and water.
Preposition MCQ Explanation Question: For a whole month they lived _______ fruit and water. A. with B. on C. in D. from Correct answer: on Explanation: We say "lived on" when someone ate or drank only certain things. Here, they ate only fruit and drank water for a month.
Q2. People with recurrent migraine are always looking __________ a way to end their pain.
The correct word is "for".
We use look for with "a way" to show we are searching for something.
Look for + noun = to search for something.
She is looking for a solution to the problem.
Q3. The woman is standing __________ the door.
The correct answer is at.
We use at for a specific place, like a point near a door.
Use at for a specific place or point.
She is waiting at the door.
Q4. The train was passing _________ a dark tunnel.
The train was passing through a dark tunnel. Correct rule: Use through to show moving from one side to the other inside a space. Why correct: The train travels inside the tunnel from one end to the other. Why others are wrong: into would imply entering; in or — doesn’t show movement across; by denotes beside. Under is below, not inside.
Q5. He sympathised _________ him in his bereavement.
Answer: C) with Rule: Sympathize with someone is a fixed collocation meaning to feel pity or sorrow for them. Correct reasoning: “He sympathised with him in his bereavement” uses the standard expression; bereavement is the situation for sympathy. Why others are wrong: in: not used with sympathise to show sympathy. for: incorrect collocation here. by: not used with sympathise to express support.
Q6. He hinted ________ some loss treasure.
Explanation Correct answer: D) at — The phrasal verb hint at means to indirectly suggest or imply something. Rule/usage: Use hint at when you want to say someone suggested a possibility or hinted something without stating it directly. Why others are wrong: A) of — not used with hint in this sense. B) for — not the standard collocation with hint. C) with — not correct for this meaning.
Q7. I prevailed _________ him to join our group.
Explanation: Correct: on — The verb phrase prevail on means to persuade or influence someone to do something. So: "I prevailed on him to join our group." Note: upon is also used in some contexts, but the given option is on. Opposites: beside means next to; along with means together with — both do not fit the sense of persuading.
Q8. He went _________ sea alone.
Correct answer: into Rule: Use into for movement from outside to inside (entering). Reason here: He moves from the shore to the sea (into the water) alone. Why others are wrong: A) in – does not show motion into the water. B) to – indicates destination, not entering. D) on – wrong preposition for entering water.
Q9. Everyone in this world is accountable to God ________ his actions.
Explanation The correct phrase is “accountable to” someone and “accountable for” something. Here, God is the person to whom one is accountable, and “for his actions” explains what is being accounted for. Correct answer: for is the fixed collocation after “accountable” to describe what is being answered for. Options: A. about – not used with “accountable” here C. to – would place God as the recipient without the action-specific meaning D. over – incorrect collocation
Q10. I am sorry _________ the mistake.
Explanation in simple words: The correct preposition with “apologize/sorry” is for when you mean “sorry because of that thing.” Correct answer: C. for — Fixed phrase: “sorry for the mistake.” Why others are wrong: “from” is used to show origin or separation (not the reason). “with” implies accompaniment or tool, not the reason. “at” is used for location or times, not the reason.