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Mistakes With Prepositions Exercises (B1-B2)

⏱ Time: 07:30 📝 Questions: 15 📊 Level: B1, B2 📚 Type: Grammar ⭐ XP: up to +16 (on pass)

Track your Mistakes With Prepositions progress with 15 exercises at Level B1-B2. Take the quiz today, note your score, and retake it next week to see how much you have improved. Every question includes a full explanation so each attempt teaches you something new.

⏱ You have 07:30 to answer 15 questions. The timer only starts when you click Begin.

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Q1 15

Question 1: The flight will depart ___ 6:00 am tomorrow morning.

Question 1 options
'At' is correct because specific clock times always use the preposition 'at'. 'In', 'on', and 'by' are not used with clock times.
Q2 15

Question 2: She has been waiting ___ the bus for over twenty minutes.

Question 2 options
'For' is correct because 'wait for' is the fixed verb-preposition collocation in English. 'Since', 'from', and 'on' do not collocate with 'wait' in this structure.
Q3 15

Question 3: In English, the preposition 'by' is used to describe a means of transport, as in 'I travel by train'.

Question 3 options
True because 'by' is the correct preposition for means of transport (by bus, by car, by plane). Using 'in', 'on', or 'with' in this structure is a common learner error.
Q4 15

Question 4: Which situation correctly uses the preposition 'on'?

Question 4 options
'On the phone' is the correct fixed expression in English. 'On foot' means walking somewhere without transport. 'On' is used here as a fixed collocation, not to describe a surface.
Q5 15

Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence:

Question 5 options
  • by bus
  • always go
  • They
  • to school

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'They always go to school by bus' because 'by' is the fixed preposition for means of transport, and adverbs of frequency like 'always' come before the main verb.
Q6 15

Question 6: Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Question 6 options
'Afraid of' is the correct adjective-preposition collocation in English. 'Afraid from', 'afraid with', and 'afraid about' are all incorrect collocations with this adjective.
Q7 15

Question 7: A: 'Did you pay a lot for that jacket?' B: 'No, I got it ___ only fifty dollars at the sale.'

Question 7 options
'For' is correct because when stating a price paid for something, English uses 'for'. 'With', 'by', and 'at' cannot be used to express the price of a purchase in this structure.
Q8 15

Question 8: Which sentence correctly uses 'in time' (not 'on time')?

Question 8 options
'In time' means early enough or not too late for something, while 'on time' means at the scheduled moment. 'We arrived in time to get good seats' correctly uses 'in time' to mean we arrived early enough.
Q9 15

Question 9: Put the words in the correct order:

Question 9 options
  • his own luggage
  • carrying
  • insisted on
  • He

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'He insisted on carrying his own luggage' because 'insist on' is a fixed phrasal verb followed by a gerund (-ing form).
Q10 15

Question 10: My birthday is ___ October, so I always celebrate in autumn.

Question 10 options
'In' is correct because months always take the preposition 'in' in English. 'On' is used for specific dates, 'at' is used for clock times and certain fixed expressions, and 'during' is not used with months in this structure.
Q11 15

Question 11: Which statement about preposition use with 'since' and 'for' is true?

Question 11 options
'Since' is correct because it marks a specific point in time when an action began (e.g. since Monday), while 'for' expresses a duration of time (e.g. for three days). Using 'from' instead of 'since' with a past point in time is a common learner error.
Q12 15

Question 12: Original: 'The soup consisted of vegetables and noodles.' → Rewrite starting with 'Vegetables and noodles were what the soup ___'

Question 12 options
'Consisted of' is the correct fixed verb-preposition collocation. 'Consist' must be followed by 'of', not 'from', 'with', or 'in'. The other options use incorrect prepositions with 'consist'.
Q13 15

Question 13: Match each sentence to the correct grammar label.

Question 13 options
She studies at Oxford University.
Have you ever been to Japan?
The cat is sleeping on the sofa.
I saw the story in the newspaper.
Preposition 'to' for visited destinations
Preposition 'on' for surfaces
Preposition 'at' with institutions
Preposition 'in' for print media

Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

Each preposition serves a specific grammatical function: 'at' is used for institutions and specific locations, 'in' is used for cities and countries as destinations, 'on' is used for surfaces, and 'to' is used for direction of movement.
Q14 15

Question 14: In English, 'agree with' and 'agree to' are both correct but are used in different contexts: 'agree with' is used with a person or opinion, while 'agree to' is used with a plan, demand, or request.

Question 14 options
True because 'agree with' collocates with people and ideas (e.g. I agree with you), while 'agree to' collocates with proposals, demands, or requests (e.g. He agreed to the terms). Using either form in the wrong context is a common preposition error.
Q15 15

Question 15: Her performance in the competition was superior ___ everyone else's. Which option fits the meaning that her performance ranked above the others?

Question 15 options
'Superior to' is the correct fixed adjective-preposition collocation in English. Unlike comparative adjectives which use 'than', 'superior' always takes 'to'. Using 'than', 'from', or 'over' with 'superior' is incorrect.