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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.
Q21. Get rid ________ the system that produces poverty.
Question: Get rid ________ the system that produces poverty. Correct choice: D of Explanation: The fixed phrase is get rid of + noun. This means to eliminate something. So get rid of the system is correct. Other options are incorrect because: rid from/on/at do not form the common collocation with “get rid” in English.
Q22. I called ________ his house yesterday.
The phrasal verb call at means to stop at a place for a short visit. Structure: call at + place
Q23. Death is preferable ________ dishonour.
preferable to is the fixed pattern: A is preferable to B — meaning A is more desirable than B. Structure: preferable to + noun / gerund / clause.
Q24. He robbed me ________ my money.
The verb rob is usually followed by of when it shows what is taken away from someone. Structure: rob (person) of (thing stolen)
Q25. He held his breath ________ several minutes.
The preposition for is used to express duration of time (how long something lasts). Structure: for + period of time
Q26. He is _______ the phone right now.
The idiomatic expression on the phone means talking/engaged in a telephone call. We always use on with the phone in this context.
Q27. A gentleman should be true ________ his words.
The adjective true takes the preposition to when it means faithful, loyal, or keeping promises. Structure: true to + noun/pronoun
Q28. The father was vexed _______ the son.
The adjective vexed (annoyed/irritated) takes the preposition with when it refers to the person who causes annoyance. Structure: vexed with + person
Q29. No one has yet discovered a cure _______ COVID 19.
The noun cure is always followed by the preposition for when it refers to the disease or condition being treated. Structure: cure for + illness/disease/problem
Q30. The storehouse was infested ________ rats.
The verb/adjective infested is always followed by the preposition with when referring to unwanted animals, insects, or pests present in large numbers. Structure: infested with + plural noun