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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.
Q31. 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
Q32. 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
Q33. He is not familiar ________ this locality.
The adjective familiar takes the preposition with when it means having knowledge of or being well-acquainted with something. Structure: familiar with + noun/pronoun
Q34. She has been absent _________ Friday last.
The preposition since is used with a point of time in the past and goes with the present perfect or present perfect continuous tense. Structure: has/have + been + (verb/adj) + since + point of time Meaning: from that time in the past up to now.
Q35. She takes pride _________ her beauty.
The phrase take pride in means to feel satisfaction or pleasure about something you have or have achieved. Structure: take pride in + noun/pronoun/gerund
Q36. Beware ________ backbiters.
The verb beware is always followed by the preposition of when it means be cautious about / be on guard against something or someone dangerous or harmful. Structure: beware of + noun/pronoun/gerund
Q37. Ram made the most _________ his resources.
The phrase make the most of means to use something to the best possible advantage. Structure: make the most of + noun/pronoun
Q38. What is the time _______ your watch?
The preposition by is used when asking or telling the time according to a clock or watch. Structure: time by + clock/watch Meaning: what time does your watch show?
Q39. The beautiful lady was compared ________ the moon by the poet.
compare with → to examine similarities and differences between two like things (more analytical). The teacher compared my essay with my friend’s. Prices today can’t be compared with those of the 1990s.
Q40. Competitors ___________ the globe took part in the game.
Question explanation Sentence: Competitors around the globe took part in the game. Why the correct answer is correct Around + the globe = “worldwide/throughout the world.” It’s a fixed phrase meaning “in many parts of the world.” Why other options are wrong From the globe — incorrect; “from” shows starting point, not scope. Over the globe — unnatural; not common collocation here. Across the globe — acceptable in some contexts, but here around is the natural fit with “the globe”.