BT Verb + Preposition

Exercises on preposition I. Choose the best option 1. My daughter depends me ( in, on, out of , into ) 2. Don’t worry the result of your examination ( about, at, in , with ) 3. Everyone was hoping a fine day ( at, for, to , by ) 4. I was longing him to invite me to the party ( for, at, to, with ) 5. You can rely that person ( into, on, upon, into and upon are correct ) 6. You can count her coming ( in , on , at, into ) 7. I believed what he said ( on, in, with , into ) 8. She failed her last examination ( at, in, with , on ) 9. He has decided his career ( into, against, at, upon ) 10. He consented the proposal ( at, about, with , to ) 11. I shall arrange a taxi to meet you at the airport ( with , for, in , into ) 12. We have fixed the meeting to be held on Saturday ( at, for, about, in )] 13. She always wishes everyone to be happy ( for, to, with, at ) 14. I don’t care whether he approves or disapproves ( for, about, with , in) 15. He spends a lot of money cigarettes ( on, in, into, about ) 16. It seems that I have little imagination when it comes doing my hair ( about, to, against, by ) 17. I accused him stealing my money ( of, for, about, with ) 18. Excuse me interrupting you ( in, for, by, at ) 19. I’ll never forget him that ( about, in, for, with ) 20. Don’t waste your time useless things ( on, in, with , into ) 21. Soldiers protect us the enemy ( out of, fro, into, against ) 22. Compare your work Henry’s ( about, against, of, with ) 23. Add this what you’ve already had ( to, into, with, from ) 24. She reminds me my mother ( to, of, with , by ) 25. What prevented you coming earlier ? ( for, against, from, to ) 26. We congratulated him his success ( with, on, for, about ) 27. Why did you absent yourself school yesterday ? ( from, to, for, with ) 28. You should try to cooperate that organization every way ( with, in / to, in/ with , for/ to , for ) 29. We complained the landlord the condition of the house ( with, about/ to, with / for, about/ to, about ) 30. Professor More recommended that book me highly ( to, with , for, of ) 31. Mr Howell, our boss recommended George a promotion ( by, for, with , to ) 32. My wife and I are going shopping a new living room carpet ( with , by, for, of ) 33. I think the treasure strongly disapproves our new system ( with, by, for, of ) 34. I prefer traveling by air traveling by train ( to, with , for, by ) 35. Those two companies import chemicals Sweden and Germany ( to, into, by, from ) 36. That corporation exports machinery Latin American countries ( into, by, to, about ) 37. I don’t know why John insists on blaming me all his troubles ( about, for, against, with ) 38. I’m going to apply a scholarship here ( for, with, to, into) 39. She will profit her work in this class ( from, by, with , about ) 40. You’d better warn your friend that soon ( with , to . against, about ) 41. You can inquire that in the front office ( about, in, with , into ) 42. Can you account all the money you’ve spent since you arrived ? ( of, with, for, on ) 43. I think that we’ll have to eliminate some names those lists ( from ,out of, to, into ) 44. he often goes long walk himself ( to, by / to, with/ for, by / for, with ) 45. The tears ran her face ( to, into, down, in ) 46. He insisted . . . seeing the documents. ( in., on , at, for ) 47. They succeeded . . . escaping .from the burning house. ( on, in, to, at ) 48. I think you ought to apologize Mary your rude remarks ( with, for/ with, about/ to, for/ to with ) 49. He is not concerned the youth movements ( to, with, for, by) 50. He is deaf all feelings of shame ( with, of, to, for ) 51. He is deaf my pleading ( with, for, to, by ) 52. He lost every thing that was dear him ( for, with, about, to 53. The wind is favourable setting sail ( with, to, for, in ) 54. I really don’t see why you object our suggestion so strongly ( to, of, with, into ) 55. Why don’t you plan meeting us here shortly after 5 o’clock ( of, on, with, about ) 56. Be sure to thank your host and hostess having you ( about, for, with, in ) 57, Could you supply us several more copies of the announcement ( for, to, with, about ) 58. I don’t have a book today . May I look on you, please ? ( to, by , about, with ) 59. Before they ire anyone, they check up his background ( about, on, for, with ) 60. I don’t see how you can put up such bad working conditions ( to, on, with, in ) 61. When I was a child, I once tried to run away home ( to, from, at, into ) 62. When you go to a foreign country, you must adapt yourself new manners and customs ( with, to, into, about ) 63. Why did you quarrel your friends such a small matter ? ( with, about/ with, on / to, about/ to, on ) 64. We regret the delay despatching your order. ( for, in , for, of ) 65. She was very conscious her lack of experience on her first day of work ( about, in, with , of) 66. He’s come up with a new solution the problem ( for, to , in, with ) 67. At least here you’ll be safe unwarranted intrusion ( from 68. There is no doubt his feelings for you ( in, at, with , about) 69. She’s has always lacking tact ( at, for, about , in) 70. I would like to take this opportunity .thanking my hosts ( for, on, of , about ) 71. I have complete confidence his ability to handle the situation ( at, from, with, in ) 72. Be very patient Ryan. He’s suffered a lot, ( with , to, on, at ) 73. How very typical her ! Nothing is ever her fault ( on, at, about, of) 74. Is there any chance our meeting in the near future ( for, in, of, in ) 75. Despite her age, she takes pleasure pitting her wits against all comers ( in , with, of, for ) 76. The island is rich minerals and other natural resources ( at, of, with, in ) 77. It’s obvious he’s capable holding down a job ( on, at, in , of ) 78. There is no question your leaving us so soon ( for, of , about, with ) 79. Would you kindly inform me who is responsible the travel arrangements ? ( for, to, into, at ) 80. We had great difficulty hearing the station announcements ( for, at, about , in ) 81. I must point out that I’m not in the habit walking around in my pyjamas ( of , on, about, for ) 81. He takes pride showing off his prize cucumbers. ( of, at, to, in ) 82. He’s always been envious his brother ( with, about, of, in ) 83. What was the answer question 3 in the test ? ( to, for, at , about ) 84. It wasn’t a bad accident .The damage the car wasn’t serious ( of, at, about, from ) 85. Do you have a good relationship your parents ? ( to, with, from, at) 86. Look ! that car is fire ( in, at, on , for ) 87. I’m sorry. It was an accident .I didn’t do it purpose ( for, on, in, at ) 88. There were some difficult questions ,but the whole they are ok ( in, on, at , from ) 89. I paid the bill cash ( by, with, in , at ) 90. There are no trains today. The railway workers are strike ( at, about, by, on ) 91. I’ve put on a lot of weight. I’ll have to go a diet ( in, at, on, for ) 92. The cause the fire at the hotel last night is still unknown ( of, for, about, with ) 93. Do you think we’ll find a solution the problem ? ( for, to , at, with ) 94. Thank you for the invitation your party next week ( to, for, of, at ) 95. On the wall there were some pictures and a map the world ( about, of, for, to ) 96. I wrote to Jim last week, but I still haven’t received a reply my letter ( to, for, about, from ) 97. Ken showed us the photograph the house where he lived a child ( of, about, to, for ) 98. There has been an increase the amount of traffic using this road ( about, in, at, of ) 99. When Paul left home, his attitude his parents seemed to change ( towards, to, with, for ) 100. What was Emma’s reaction the news ? ( to, with , for, towards ) . Exercises on preposition I. Choose the best option 1. My daughter depends me ( in, on, out of , into ) 2. Don’t. , in, with ) 67. At least here you’ll be safe unwarranted intrusion ( from 68. There is no doubt his feelings for you ( in, at, with , about) 69. She’s has always lacking tact ( at, for, about