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Prepositions Exercise

January 13, 2020 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.

1. He accused me …………………….. stealing his money.

Correct! Wrong!

We accuse somebody of something

2. I am afraid ………………………… spiders.

Correct! Wrong!

3. Do you agree …………………………… his decision to quit?

Correct! Wrong!

You agree with a person, opinion or policy.

4. We agree …………………………. most things.

Correct! Wrong!

We agree about a subject of discussion.

5. I don’t know why he is angry ………………………….. me?

Correct! Wrong!

6. I am anxious ……………………………. my exam.

Correct! Wrong!

7. We are all anxious ………………………….. an end to this conflict.

Correct! Wrong!

Anxious for means eager to have.

8. They apologized …………………………… the old lady.

Correct! Wrong!

Apologize to somebody for something

9. We arrived …………………………….. New York in the afternoon.

Correct! Wrong!

10. She is quite good …………………………… mind reading.

Correct! Wrong!

We say good at or bad at.

11. I don’t believe …………………………. ghosts or fairies.

Correct! Wrong!

12. Those vases belong ………………………………. that shelf.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. He accused me of stealing his money.

2. I am afraid of spiders.

3. Do you agree with his decision to quit?

Agree with a person, opinion or policy

4. We agree about most things.

5. I don’t know why he is angry with me?

6. I am anxious about my exam.

7. We are all anxious for an end to this conflict.

8. They apologized to the old lady.

9. We arrived in/at New York in the afternoon.

10. She is quite good at mind reading.

11. I don’t believe in ghosts or fairies.

12. Those vases belong in/on that shelf.

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