GRAMATIKA 2 – HANDOUT 9 - PREPOSITIONS

PREPOSITIONS + NOUNS

Choose from the prepositions below to complete the prepositional phrases:

FOR BY AT IN ON OUT OF

_____by heart _____at first __out ofon/in_ business _____at/in the

moment
_____on a diet _____in private ____for sale _____at/in night
____in a hurry _____by purpose ____in/at_ hospital __out of breath
__by_ all means by/on/at sight _____at last

ADJECTIVES + PREPOSITIONS

Choose from the prepositions below to complete the prepositional phrases:

ABOUT AT FOR FROM IN OF ON TO WITH

absent ____of_ fond ___of__ jealous__of___ satisfied__with__

absorbed__with/in_ friendly__with_____ keen __on___ serious __about_____
cruel ____to_ good _at/for proud __of__ short _of______
eligible __for_____ grateful__to/for____ responsible__for/to similar ___to
famous __for__ ill _with____ rich _in____ terrified__of_____

VERBS + PREPOSITIONS

Choose from the prepositions below to complete the prepositional phrases:

ABOUT AGAINST AMONG AT BY FOR FROM IN INTO OF ON TO WITH

Apologize for/about/to compliment for/on protect frm/against succeed in____

arrive __at/in feel sorry __for rely __on___ suffer ___from
believe__in___ insure for/against remind of/ab think __about
care about/of/for lose _in/to_ share _with/to/in_ translate__into___
charge___with prefer _to____ smell __of_____ written __by/in_____