General English Preposition Quiz (Test your Knowledge)

These preposition QUIZZES were made just for you! You will find a warm-up video quiz and a general quiz with two different formats. The formats can make the quiz easier or more difficult to challenge you no matter what your level is.

Video Quiz warm-up (IN AT ON)

This short video quiz will be a great warm-up exercise. See how well you know three of the most common English prepositions.

The video is a great way to test your knowledge and improve your listening skills.

Tell everyone your results in the comments of this post.

Preposition QUIZ – Test your general knowledge

Are you confident in your knowledge of prepositions? Do you want to challenge yourself?

The quiz is in 2 formats. I have written 15 sentences below all missing a preposition. There are no possible answers to choose from. Can you fill in the blank correctly? Does the sentence need TO? AT? OF? WITH? FOR? ABOUT? Maybe NO PREPOSITION?

Try the quiz without seeing any possible answers. Write your answers down as you go.

1. Thank you ___ lending me your DVD last week.
   
   
2. Rebecca has a real talent ___ baking cookies. They’re always so delicious.
   
   
3. I’m ashamed of how I acted ___ the party.
   
   
4. He got an award ___ bravery.
   
   
5. I’m not scared ___ spiders.
   
   
6. The first time I heard him play I was amazed ___ how good he is.
   
   
7. Call this number ___ more information.
   
   
8. Let’s rent a comedy to watch tonight, I’m not big ___ horror films.
   
   
9. I have to email __ my boss.
   
   
10. My family is eligible ___ the government stimulus. We can get $2,000 next month.
    
    
11. My nephew is allergic ___ eggs. If he eats eggs he gets a rash on his face and neck.
    
    
12. Brenda has been married ___ Peter ___ 11 years.
    
    
13. I’m getting bored ___ school. I can’t wait to graduate school and start working.
    
    
14. I can’t find my earring. Can you help me look ___ it?
    
    
15. My brother lost 14 kilograms last year. I’m very proud ___ him.
    

Quiz 2 – Multiple Choice with Answers

The next format is multiple choice. This test is the same 15 questions but you can choose from 3 possible answers. Only one is correct. 

Click the green button below and take the quiz inside the post. After you are finished you can see your score and see which answers were incorrect.

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Created on August 31, 2022 By Dave Stinson

General Preposition QUIZ

Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

1 / 15

My brother lost 14 kilograms last year. I’m very proud ___ him.

to

at

of

2 / 15

My nephew is allergic ___ eggs. If he eats eggs he gets a rash on his face and neck.

to

at

of

3 / 15

Brenda has been married ___ Peter ___ 11 years.

to/by

to/for

at/to

4 / 15

I’m getting bored ___ school. I can’t wait to graduate school and start working.

to

about

with

5 / 15

I can’t find my earring. Can you help me look ___ it?

by

for

about

6 / 15

The first time I heard him play I was amazed ___ how good he is.

to

at

of

7 / 15

Call this number ___ more information.

by

for

about

8 / 15

Let’s rent a comedy to watch tonight, I’m not big ___ horror films.

about

with

on

9 / 15

I have to email __ my boss.

to

at

No Preposition

10 / 15

My family is eligible ___ the government stimulus. We can get $2,000 next month.

by

for

about

11 / 15

Thank you ___ lending me your DVD last week.

by

for

about

12 / 15

Rebecca has a real talent ___ baking cookies. They’re always so delicious.

by

for

No Preposition

13 / 15

I’m ashamed ___ how I acted at the party.

to

at

of

14 / 15

He got an award ___ bravery.

by

for

on

15 / 15

I’m not scared ___ spiders.

to

of

No Preposition

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Improve your knowledge of English prepositions at the helpful blog posts below.

• How to Use the prepositions IN AT ON (Graphics, Story, Videos)
• Prepositions TO, INTO or IN TO? (Intermediate English)
• Adjectives + Prepositions (95 Common Combinations)
• Nouns with Prepositions – List with over 50 examples (Intermediate)
• How to use Adjectives with the preposition OF (English grammar guide)
• 5 Ways the preposition BY can make you a better speaker (PDF)
• How to use the English preposition FOR (with Video)