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Prepositions MCQs

She usually finishes work ___ 5 p.m.

  • A. by
  • B. at
  • C. on
  • D. until
Explanation:
We use at with exact times.

The project started ___ May.

  • A. on
  • B. at
  • C. in
  • D. since
Explanation:
We use in with months.

He returned home ___ dawn.

  • A. in
  • B. on
  • C. at
  • D. by
Explanation:
We use "at" with time points such as "dawn".

The library is especially quiet ___ exam week.

  • A. during
  • B. for
  • C. since
  • D. on
Explanation:
We use during with a named period.

We talked ___ hours after the power returned.

  • A. since
  • B. at
  • C. for
  • D. during
Explanation:
We use "for" with a duration.

The package should arrive ___ noon tomorrow.

  • A. until
  • B. by
  • C. at
  • D. on
Explanation:
We use "by" to indicate the latest time something should happen.

She learned to drive ___ her twenties.

  • A. on
  • B. in
  • C. at
  • D. since
Explanation:
We use "in" with decades and life periods, such as one’s twenties.

I felt sleepy ___ the meeting.

  • A. during
  • B. at
  • C. for
  • D. on
Explanation:
We use during for something that happens within an event or period.

The team practices ___ Tuesdays and Thursdays.

  • A. during
  • B. at
  • C. on
  • D. in
Explanation:
We use on with named days.

The town looks beautiful ___ autumn.

  • A. on
  • B. in
  • C. at
  • D. during
Explanation:
We use in with seasons.