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Prepositions MCQs

The sale continues ___ the end of the month.

  • A. since
  • B. until
  • C. by
  • D. during
Explanation:
We use until for something that lasts up to a specific point.

I'll call you ___ the morning, not tonight.

  • A. on
  • B. at
  • C. in
  • D. during
Explanation:
We use "in" with broad time periods, such as the morning.

The fireworks started ___ the stroke of midnight.

  • A. on
  • B. in
  • C. at
  • D. by
Explanation:
The fixed time phrase is at the stroke of midnight.

We have been close friends ___ childhood.

  • A. since
  • B. from
  • C. for
  • D. in
Explanation:
We use since with the starting point of a continuing situation.

He worked abroad ___ nearly a decade.

  • A. for
  • B. since
  • C. during
  • D. in
Explanation:
We use for with a length of time.

The city is quieter ___ August.

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

She always wakes up early ___ weekdays.

  • A. on
  • B. at
  • C. in
  • D. for
Explanation:
We use on with weekdays.

The cheque is valid ___ 30 June.

  • A. until
  • B. by
  • C. on
  • D. during
Explanation:
We use "until" for something that holds up to a time.

The phones must remain switched off ___ the exam.

  • A. during
  • B. for
  • C. since
  • D. in
Explanation:
We use during for something happening within an event.

He was away ___ three months last year.

  • A. since
  • B. during
  • C. in
  • D. for
Explanation:
We use for to show how long something lasted.