Prepositions Exercise

Fill in the blanks with a preposition.

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

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

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

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

Select 2 answers.

5. I object ………………………. smoking.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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