Prepositions Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.

1. Lack ......................... money prevented her from going to university.

Correct! Wrong!

Lack + of

2. I couldn't choose ............................... the two dresses.

among

between

from

Correct! Wrong!

Choose + between Among is used to talk about more than two people or things.

3. There is huge demand ............................. caps of this kind.

for

Correct! Wrong!

Demand + for

4. After he became rich, his relationship ............................. his old friends changed a lot.

with

Correct! Wrong!

Relationship + with

5. The best solution ............................. many environmental problems is to use our resources wisely.

for

with

Correct! Wrong!

Solution + to

6. As the item was out of stock, there was a delay ................................ delivery.

for

with

Correct! Wrong!

Delay + in

7. She is an expert ....................................... child psychology.

Correct! Wrong!

Expert + on

8. I often quarrel ............................... my friends.

with

Correct! Wrong!

Quarrel + with

9. You are the reason ............................... my problems.

for

with

Correct! Wrong!

Reason + for

10. This law intends to protect animals .............................. cruelty.

with

from

Correct! Wrong!

Protect + from

11. She has no connection ............................... her family.

with

Correct! Wrong!

Connection + with

12. There are still millions of children who do not have access .................................. education.

for

Correct! Wrong!

Access + to

Answers

Lack of money prevented her from going to university.
I couldn’t choose between the two dresses.
There is huge demand for caps of this kind.
After he became rich, his relationship with his old friends changed a lot.
The best solution to many environmental problems is to use our resources wisely.
As the item was out of stock, there was a delay in delivery.
She is an expert on child psychology.
I often quarrel with my friends.
You are the reason for my problems.
This law intends to protect animals from cruelty.
She has no connection with her family.
There are still millions of children who do not have access to education.