Uses of Prepositions MCQs | English Grammar MCQs
Nafeesa is afraid _____ spiders.
(a) from
(b) in
(c) about
(d) of
Answer: d
I am worried _____ the exam
(a) in
(b) about
(c) on
(d) of
Answer: b
Tag: English Grammar for CSS
English Opposite Words List;
700+ Opposite Words List in English (Antonyms Words List)
Opposite Words – A
about – exactly
above – below
absence – presence
abundance – lack
accept – refuse
accidental – intentional
English Grammar: Idioms And Phrases (“Set-S”) | for CSS, PMS, PCS, NTS
See with half an eye: (To see without difficulty)
Anyone could have seen with half an eye that she was upset.
Serve one’s needs: (Meet one’s requirements)
This car should serve his needs well.
Set an example: (To establish as a model)
We must set an example for the children.
Set measure to: (limit)
I advised him to set measures to his ambitions.
Show one’s face: (Appear in public) Idioms And Phrases
After his irresponsible behaviour yesterday he dared not show his face again.
English Grammar: Idioms And Phrases (“Set-P, R”) | for CSS, PMS, PCS, NTS
Pass away:
(Die) Amir’s father passed away last night.
Play with fire:
(To do something dangerous or risky) – She knew she was playing with by having an affair with a married man.
Pluck up courage:
(Become brave) – He finally plucked up courage and went to the Surgeon.
Of no avail
(Of no use)–My attempts to reform my brother was of no avail.
Of one’s own accord
(Of one’s own free will) – He has resigned his job of his own accord.
Of the first water
(Of the highest quality) – She was a beauty of the first water; He is a television journalist of the first thing about cars.
Off and on
(Irregularly; from time to time) – Waqqar comes to my house off and on.
On the eve of
(The day before; just before) – The unwilling bride escaped from her house on the eve of her wedding.
English Grammar: Idioms And Phrases (“Set-M/N”) | for CSS, PMS, PCS, NTS
Maiden speech
(One’s first speech) – Mehreen’s maiden speech was a complete failure. She cut a sorry figure by forgetting her points.
Make a bolt for it
(Run away suddenly) – The prisoners made a bolt for it when the guard wasn’t looking.
Make a clean breast of
(To make full confession) – The judge will give the convict a lighter sentence if he makes a clean breast of his involvement. (ii) She resolved to make a clean breast of it before she died.
Make a clean sweep
(To get rid of everything unnecessary or unwanted) – The new manager made a clean sweep of all the lazy people in the department.
English Grammar: Idioms And Phrases (“Set-K/L”) | for CSS, PMS, PCS, NTS
Keep a secret:
(Not tell anyone else) – I don’t think very high of him, but please keep it a secret.
Keep hold of:
(not let go) – You should have kept hold of the horse’s reins.
Keep one’s word:
(Abide by promises one has made; carry out undertakings or obligation into which one has entered) – You may depend upon his doing what he says, for he is a person who always keeps his word.
Kick up (a row, a fuss etc.):
(Make a noise, a row, a fuss etc.) – A crowd of youths outside the door were kicking up such a noise that we could scarcely hear ourselves speak.
Famous English Characters and Their Creators
Adam: John Milton
Alice: Lewis Carroll
Ancient Mariner: S.T. Coleridge
Anna Karenina: Leo Tolstoy
Antonio: William Shakespeare
Ariel: William Shakespeare
Bassano: William Shakespeare
Beatrice: William Shakespeare
Beatrix: William M. Thackeray
Bertie Wooster: P.G. Wodehouse
Brutus: William ‘Shakespeare
Important Foreign Words and Phrase [1-50]
1) Ab initio (Latin): From the beginning.
2) Aborigine (Latin): Native, any of the earliest known inhabitants of a certain region.
3) Actionnaire (French):Shareholder.
4) Actualite (French):Real existence; appropriateness.
5) Ad hoc (Latin):For the special purpose.
6) Ad interim (Latin): In the meantime; temporary.
7) Ad libitum (Latin):As one pleases.
8) Ad referendum (Latin):For further consideration.
9) Ad valorem (Latin):According to value.
10) A Dio (Italian):To God; Addio!Adieu!
These all synonyms and antonyms will very helpful and will increase your intelligence skills.
Important Synonyms and Antonyms starts with “A”
| No. | Word | Synonyms | Antonyms |
| 1. | Alien | foreigner, outsider | native, resident |
| 2. | Affront | provoke, irreverence | conciliate, mollify |
| 3. | Adversity | misfortune, calamity | prosperity, fortune |
| 4. | Antipathy | hostility, aversion | admiration, fascination |
| 5. | Amplify | enlarge, extend | lessen, contract |
| 6. | Alleviate | abate, relieve | aggravate, enhance |
| 7. | Admonish | counsel, reprove | approve, applaud |
| 8. | Adherent | follower, disciple | rival, adversary |
| 9. | Awkward | clumsy, rough | clever, apt |
| 10. | Allure | entice, fascinate | repulse, repel |
| 11. | Abortive | vain, unproductive | effectual, productive |
| 12. | Allay | pacify, soothe | aggravate, excite |
| 13. | Axiom | maxim, truth | absurdity, blunder |