Prepositions Exercise

Fill in the blanks with a preposition.

1. The road went through several green spots ……………………… the desert.

Correct! Wrong!

2. The tyrant was merciless ………………………. his treatment of prisoners.

with

Correct! Wrong!

3. The king expects obeisance ……………………. all his subjects.

from

for

Correct! Wrong!

4. The boy kept the dog ………………………….. his sister’s objection.

Please select 2 correct answers

despite

despite of

in spite

in spite of

Correct! Wrong!

Either despite or in spite of is possible here.

5. I object ………………………. smoking.

with

Correct! Wrong!

6. He apologized ………………………… his unacceptable behavior.

for

with

Correct! Wrong!

We apologize to somebody and apologize for something.

7. He was obsessed ……………………….. the idea of winning the race.

with

Correct! Wrong!

8. Becoming a millionaire is an obsession ………………………… him.

with

Correct! Wrong!

9. It is hard to be polite ………………………. meddling people.

with

Correct! Wrong!

10. …………………….. what offense was he arrested?

For

With

Correct! Wrong!

11. Do you have an ointment ……………………….. burns?

with

for

Correct! Wrong!

12. We have opposite views ………………………..politics.

over

with

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

The road went through several green spots in the desert.
The tyrant was merciless in his treatment of prisoners.
The king expects obeisance from all his subjects.
The boy kept the dog in spite of / despite his sister’s objection.
I object to smoking.
He apologized for his unacceptable behavior.
He was obsessed with the idea of winning the race.
Becoming a millionaire is an obsession with him.
It is hard to be polite to meddling people.
For what offense was he arrested?
Do you have an ointment for burns?
We have opposite views on politics.