Articles and prepositions

 Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions 

1.One should always carry ....... umbrella in ........ monsoon.

Ans. an, the 

2. ........ power of speech is undeniable.

Ans. The 

3. Ajay was ashamed........his conduct.

Ans. of 

4. Rehan is a junior.........your brother.

Ans. to 

5. The man is used ...... eating non spicy food.

Ans. to

6. Sita’s brother is ........engineer in .........reputed company

Ans. an, a

7. I am attending an international seminar ..........England. 

Ans. in

8. Ravi made ......... error of judgment

Ans. an 

9. They live .......... Aryanagar colony .......... Mumbai.

Ans. at, in 

10. Raman is not eligible…....the post of assistant manager.

Ans. for

11. He was late by ..... hour for the meeting.

Ans. an 

12. He died .......cholera last night.

Ans. of 

13.The dog jumped …… his lap.

Ans. onto

14. The members were disgusted ......his rude behaviour.

Ans. at

15. An ideal political leader can live and die .........his beliefs.

Ans. for

16. We differed ........ taste and manners ....... the British.

Ans. in, from

17. Diya ran ........ the room.

Ans. into 

18. .......village chief has started .........utensil shop

Ans. The, a

19. The patient was admitted ........ the hospital.

Ans. to

20. The boy was admitted ........ class ten.

Ans. to 

21. He was accused ........ theft.

Ans. of 

22. Divya has been........America twice.

Ans. to

23. Rohan is ........ intelligent son of........poor farmer.

Ans. an, a 

 24. Neha lodged ........ F.I.R. against the cheat.

Ans. an

25. My son is.......M.A from Agra University.

Ans. an

26. She is .... honorary secretary of the club.

Ans. an

27. Students are not allowed to go ..........this boundary wall

Ans. beyond 

28. Rayan jumped ........ the pond.

Ans. into 

29. There is .........eucalyptus tree near my house.

Ans. a

30. ...........Ganges flows from .......Himalayas

Ans. The, the 

31. Joyita’s father is .........principal ....... our college

Ans. the, of 

32. She wrote ...... paper for ...... seminar

Ans. a, the 

33. He is ......captain in .......army.

Ans. the, an

34. Dr.Harshad is .......Urdu teacher.

Ans. an

35. This shop doesn’t have the toys I was looking ........

Ans. for 

36. The dog is grateful........ its owner.

Ans. to 

37. My brother’s birthday is ......... 5th November.

Ans. on 

38. Gandhiji was born.........the month……… October.

Ans. in , of 

39. The teacher distributed the sweets ……… all the children.

Ans. Among

40. There was light …….. the M.G.road, celebrating Diwali .

Ans. throughout 

41. The road led….. the forest.

Ans. along 

42. Go ….. the road to reach your destination.

Ans. by

43. …… the time he arrived, the meeting was over.

Ans. By

44. He chose to walk …….. the subway.

Ans. through 

45. The classroom is equipped ......... all the technical amenities.

Ans. With 

46. Cholera has broken ……. …… the village.

Ans. out, in 

47. She burst ……. tears while 

watching the video.

Ans. into

48. Day ……. day she is making tremendous progress in the field of science.

Ans. after

49. He was paid for his day…….day work.

Ans. to

50. Day……day all the hopes are going away.

Ans. by

51. The victims appealed ……. the court …… justice.

Ans. to, for

52. We have applied ..…… the post of Assistant Teachers in various schools.

Ans. for

53. One of my friends advised me ……… paragliding as it is too risky.

Ans. against 

54. The hackers backed ……. 

…….. cyber crime due to public awareness.

Ans. away, from 

55. The failures can not break him ……..

Ans. down

56. The thieves broke ……… his flat last night.

Ans. into

57. The prisoners tried to break …… 

……. jail last week.

Ans. out, of

58. She is trying to burn …….. calories by intense workout.

Ans. out 

59. The strike has been called ……

Ans. off 

60. One must carry …….. hard work …….. succeed in life.

Ans. on, to

61. The Principal wants his orders to be carried ……. to the letter. 

Ans. out

62. I need to check ……whether seats are available or not.

Ans. out 

63. I came ……. one of my school friends last night.

Ans. across

64. Nobody has come …… to do the job.

Ans. forward

65. I have to cut ……. ……. the amount of sugar I eat daily.

Ans. down, on 

66. I cut …….. the vacancy page from the newspaper.

Ans. out

67. She deals …….. the situation smartly.

Ans. with

68. The vendors deal …….. rice.

Ans. in

69. She can easily get ……. …….. new people.

Ans. along, with 

70. He is trying to get ……… that I am responsible for this.

Ans. at

71. I cannot get …….. from my responsibilities.

Ans. away

72. One needs to get …….. hard times to succeed in life.

Ans. by

73. He is getting …..…. the room without my permission.

Ans. in

74. The ink is not getting ……. my dress

Ans. off

75. I am getting …….. the train to Delhi.

Ans. on

76. She has a hard time getting…….   

 …….. her liabilities.

Ans. on, with 

77. The teacher asked the students to get ……. of the classroom as they made noise.

Ans. out 

78. She is getting …….. the flu gradually.

Ans. over

79. I am trying to get rid …… my anger.

Ans. of 

80. To get ….. early in the morning is good for your health.

Ans. up 

81. We have a get ……. last night with our relatives.

Ans. together 

82. One should not give …….. so easily without trying.

Ans. up

83. The army forced the vandalists to give ……. at last.

Ans. in

84. I had to go ……. a lot in my life.

Ans. through 

85. She had handed ……… her copy to the examiner.

Ans. in

86. Susan handed …… warm clothes to the needy people.

Ans. out

87. I am looking …… …….. the ideals of Swami Vivekananda.

Ans. Up, to

88. I was sincerely looking ……. …… ISRO’s success.

Ans. forward, to 

89. The meeting has been put …….

 till further notification.

Ans. off

90. Please put ……. the switch of the fan.

Ans. on

91. She put …….. all the candles before sleeping.

Ans. out

92. I can not put ….. ……. crimes against animals.

Ans. up, with 

93. This sad music is bringing me …………

Ans. down

94. The teacher called …….. me to answer the questions.

Ans. on

96. I was trying to come …….. the lid from the bottle.

Ans. apart

97. Don't count …….. somebody without knowing him/ her.

Ans. on

98. It's time to do …….  …….. all of these false allegations.

Ans. away with

99. Ajay dropped ……… to the third rank after being the consistent topper for five years.

Ans. back

100. I must drop …….. my brother to his office.

Ans. off 

101. The number of drop …….. candidates is more in science.

Ans. out 

102. The jar fall ……. 

Ans. apart

103. He had fallen …….. with his family.

Ans. out

104. I can not get …… your point .

Ans. across/ over 

105. My grandmother can get …….. fine in her new wheelchair.

Ans. around