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Prepositions Exercise

February 27, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.

1. I am waiting .......................... them.

Correct! Wrong!

wait + for

2. I don't think that he will agree .............................. our suggestion.

Correct! Wrong!

3. We can't bank .................................. them.

Correct! Wrong!

4. Whom does this bag belong ..............................?

Correct! Wrong!

5. We walked right ................................ the desert.

Correct! Wrong!

Across is used to indicate movement in two dimensional spaces.

6. She complained ………………………….. pain in her abdomen.

Correct! Wrong!

7. Dad was upset when I failed ........................... my test.

Correct! Wrong!

fail + in

8. I lent my bicycle ……………………………. him and never saw it again.

Correct! Wrong!

lent + direct object + to + indirect object

9. I haven't heard anything .............................. him.

Correct! Wrong!

10. He was robbed .............................. his belongings.

Correct! Wrong!

11. I can't agree ............................ this argument.

Correct! Wrong!

12. He is quite good .............................. drawing.

Correct! Wrong!

We say good at.

Answers

  1. I am waiting for them.
  2. I don’t think that he will agree to our suggestion.
  3. We can’t bank on them.
  4. Whom does this bag belong to?
  5. We walked right across the desert.
  6. She complained of pain in her abdomen.
  7. Dad was upset when I failed in my test.
  8. I lent my bicycle to him and never saw it again.
  9. I haven’t heard anything from him.
  10. He was robbed of his belongings.
  11. I can’t agree with this argument.
  12. He is quite good at drawing.
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