Prepositions Quiz

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.

1. There were fortifications ……………………… the border to discourage invaders.

2. The wooden beams were fortified ………………………. steel rods.

3. He wanted to free his people ……………………….. hunger.

4. The expedition was fraught ………………………… danger.

5. He was charged ………………………… fraud.

6. The halls should be kept free ……………………………. furniture.

7. Do you have time for a glance ……………………….. this report?

8. Florence Nightingale was renowned ………………………….. her good deeds.

9. He never got ………………………… his hurt at being rejected.

10. The vaccination made the children immune ………………………. measles.

11. The entrance is blocked …………………………… an immovable rock.

12. The patient improved …………………………… new treatment.