CBSE Class 9 English Prepositions Assignments

Question. He came …………………… London to look for his father.
(a) in
(b) to
(c) at

Answer : B

Question. How would we feel if this happened ………………….. our family?
(a) for
(b) to
(c) at

Answer : B

Question. He is independent ......................... his parents.
(a) to
(b) of
(c) for

Answer : B

Question. I see that nurses are going ………………….. strike.
(a) in
(b) for
(c) on

Answer : C

Question. It is late enough ………………….. the staff to stop work.
(a) of
(b) for
(c) to

Answer : B

Question. The acting chairperson will serve .............................. an indeterminate time.
(a) for
(b) to
(c) with

Answer : A

Question. He is like a father ……………………. me.
(a) with
(b) to
(c) of 

Answer : B

Question. The President had dinner …………………….. the Prime Minister.
(a) with
(b) by
(c) from

Answer : A

Question. I waited for her until 11 am but she didn’t turn …………………….
(a) in
(b) out
(c) up

Answer : C

Question. The incorrect description threw the police ........................ the track.
(a) of
(b) off
(c) from

Answer : B

Question. The decision …………………….. the committee shall be final.
(a) of
(b) by
(c) from

Answer : A

Question. The writer was indifferent ........................ criticism good or bad.
(a) of
(b) to
(c) in

Answer : B

Question. This time tomorrow I will be lying ……………….. the beach.
(a) on
(b) at
(c) in

Answer : A

Question. She was lonely …………………… the university.
(a) in
(b) at
(c) on

Answer : B

Question. His indiscriminate choice .................... friends landed him in trouble.
(a) for
(b) of
(c) in

Answer : B

Question. They died ……………………. hunger.
(a) of
(b) from
(c) with

Answer : A

Question. The meeting should start exactly …………………… time.
(a) at
(b) on
(c) in

Answer : B

Question. She …………………….. a friend of hers.
(a) married
(b) married with
(c) married to

Answer : A

Question. This time tomorrow, I will be lying ……………. the beach.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) at

Answer : B

Question. We …………………… his projects for a long time.
(a) discussed
(b) discussed about
(c) discussed on

Answer : A

Question. I hope to get a car ……………………. my birthday.
(a) for
(b) with
(c) by

Answer : A

Question. Can you finish the work …………………… tomorrow?
(a) on
(b) by
(c) within

Answer : B

Question. I am very pleased to hear ……………… you.
(a) of
(b) from
(c) with

Answer : B

Question. We arrived …………………… Frankfurt ………………….. 3.30.
Please select 2 correct answers
(a) in, at
(b) at, at
(c) at, in
(d) in, in

Answer : A

Question. One twin is indistinguishable ..................... the other.
(a) with
(b) from
(c) by

Answer : B

Question. We took a long, indirect route ........................ the beach.
(a) for
(b) to
(c) in

Answer : B

Question. Although he is intelligent, he ……………… tact.
(a) lacks
(b) lacks in
(c) lacks at

Answer : A

Question. If you are free this evening, we can go out ………………….. a meal.
(a) to
(b) for
(c) on

Answer : B

Question. We walked …………………….. the wood.
(a) along
(b) across
(c) through

Answer : C

Question. I saw him getting …………………… the bus.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) to

Answer : B

Question. But …………………. your help, I would have failed.
(a) of
(b) for
(c) from

Answer : B

Question. The inheritance made him independent ........................... life.
(a) of
(b) for
(c) with

Answer : B

Question. Children seem to have an inborn love ........................ music.
(a) of
(b) for
(c) to

Answer : B

Question. To watch him eating really gets ………… my nerves.
(a) in
(b) up
(c) on

Answer : C

Question. Who is the girl dancing ……………………your brother?
(a) to
(b) with
(c) by

Answer : B

Question. He was deprived ……………………… his rights.
(a) from
(b) with
(c) of

Answer : C

Question. We thought he would come ………………… some interesting ideas.
(a) out with
(b) up with
(c) in with

Answer : B

Question. The island is inaccessible except ........................... boat.
(a) with
(b) by
(c) on

Answer : C

Question. He will be in Italy ……………………. the next ten days.
(a) from
(b) for
(c) since

Answer : B

Question. To watch him eating really gets …………………… my nerves.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) over

Answer : B

Question. When everybody had finished eating, the waiters took …………………………….. their plates.
(a) off
(b) away
(c) out

Answer : B

Question. She went ………………….. talking about her problems until we all fell asleep.
(a) on
(b) up
(c) to

Answer : A

Question. The sophisticated actor was surprisingly inarticulate ......................... person.
(a) in
(b) with
(c) on

Answer : A

Question. All native tribes suffered ……………………… white settlement in America.
(a) with
(b) from
(c) of

Answer : B

Question. The parcel should be sent ………………………. my home address.
(a) at
(b) to
(c) on

Answer : B

Question. It was imprudent ........................... the doctor to discuss his patients.
(a) for
(b) of
(c) to

Answer : B

Question. We met some foreigners …………………….. holiday.
(a) on
(b) at
(c) in

Answer : A

Question. By next January I will have been here ……………… twenty years.
(a) for
(b) since
(c) from

Answer : A