In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:

Little children are usually afraid .... thunder,

  • A about
  • B for
  • C of
  • D with
  • E at
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The correct answer is C. of

The sentence "Little children are usually afraid of thunder" implies that young children commonly experience fear or anxiety in relation to thunder.

The preposition "of" is used to indicate the object of fear or the thing that causes fear. 

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