EUROPEAN LANGUAGES CENTRE

Prepositions Quiz 1
FILL IN THE CORRECT PREPOSITION: in, on, at, of, for, about, with, under…

1. An outlook ……………….... life 57. to be covered …….…/………../……….sth

2. To be crowded ………………people 58. to be compared …...…/………..sb /sth
3. To punish sb ………………..sth 59. to compare sth ……………….sth else
4. To care ……………………... sb/sth 60. ……………comparison ……………
5. To take care ………………sb/sth 61. ……………relation …………..
6. To persist ………………… sth 62. to relate sth/sb……………….sth/sb else
7. To insist …………………… sth 63. to be responsible……………….sth/sb
8. To be obsessed ……………………sb/sth 64. to be ……………charge …………..sth
9. A connection ……………….sth & sth else 65. to be satisfied …………/…………sb/sth
10. ………………… chance 66. to be influenced ………………….sb/sth
11. ………………… my surprise 67. to be prone ………………… sth
12. ………………… turn 68. to aid sb …………… sth
13. ………… the morning 69. to agree ……………… sb………… sth
14. ………… noon 70. to accuse sb ………………… sth
15. ………… the afternoon 71. to blame sb ……………… sth
16. ………… the evening 72. to blame sth ………………… sb
17. ………… the middle of the night 73. to put the blame …………… sb
18. ………… night 74. to approve ……………………sth
19. to gaze ………………… sb/sth 75. to disapprove ……………… sth
20. to look ………………… sb/sth 76. to shoot ………………… sb
21. to be based ……………..sth 77. to throw sth ……………… sb
22. to deal …………………..sth 78. to laugh ………………… sb
23. to be confronted…………sth 79. the key ………………… sth
24. to cope ………………….sb / sth 80. the solution …………… a problem
25. to depend …..…….……sb/sth 81. to be[come] involved ……………… sth
26. to be dependent …………sb/sth 82. to lack …………………… sth
27. to rely ………………..sb 83. a lack ………………… sth
28. the cause ……………… sth 84. to spend money ……………… sth
29. to be vital ………………. sb 85. to be ………… /…………… duty
30. to be essential …………….sb 86. to communicate ………… sb
31. to result…… sth [be the consequence of] 87. to be worthy …………… sth
32. to result ………….sth [cause sth] 88. to have a liking …………… sth/sb
33. the result …………….. sth 89. to forgive sb……………… sth
34. to arrive ……………..[specific place] 90. to take advantage ………… sth/sb
35. to arrive …………… [town/country] 91. to worry ……………… sb/sth
36. to go …………….. [destination] 92. to have access …………… sth
37. to leave ……………. a place 93. to be suitable …………… sb/sth
38. to leave ……………. [destination] 94. an excuse ……………… sth
39. to reach …………… [destination/ sth] 95. to excuse sb …………… doing sth
40. to think ……………/……………sb/sth 96. ………… your own risk
41. to dream ……………….[imagine] 97. ………… the expense of
42. to dream ……………… sth 98. to be ……………… sea
43. to be envious …………… sb/sth 99. to believe ………………… sb/sth
44. to be jealous ……………… sb/sth 100. to lose contact …………… sb/sth
45. to br shy ……………… sb /sth 101. to be ………contact………… sb
46. to be suspicious ……………… sb 102. to be ……………… display
47. to try ………………… clothes 103. to suffer ……………… sth
48. to put ……………… clothes 104. to die ………………… sth
49. to put …………… a light [if it’s dark] 105. in terms ………………
50. to put ……………a light 106. …………/……… time
51. to put ………………a fire 107. a demand ………………sth
52. to switch ……………a light / machine 108. to have sth …………… control
53. to switch …………… >> 109. to be popular …………… sb
54. to distinguish ………………...two things 110. to appeal ……………… sb
55. to beware ……………….sth / sb 111. to take ……………… consideration
112. to be ………… /…………… practice
56. to be aware ……………… >>
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Prepositions Quiz 1
113. to decide ……………….sth 181. ………………………..boat
114. to be ………….need …………….sth 182. ………………………...car
115. to pay ………………cash 183. ……………………….plane
116. to pay ……………….check
184. …………………….foot
117. to take part …………….sth
118. to participate …………….sth 185. ……………………..holiday
119. to bet money ………………..sb/sth 186. take money…………………….loan
120. to provide sb ………………..sth 187. …………….no account
121. to provide sth ………………..sb 188. ………account ………[because of]
122. to prevent sb ………………..doing sth 189. …………… my mind
123. to protect sb ……………….sth 190. ……………… my own
124. to be suspicious …………….. sb/sth
191. ……………… myself
125. to be involved ………………..
126. to be prone ………………. 192. ……………… purpose
127. to focus …………………sth/sb 193. …………………sale
128. a rise …………………sth 194. ………………sight
129. similar …………………sth/sb 195. out……………..breath
130. to be …………………board 196. out……………..control
131. to be packed …………………. 197. out …………….date
132. to combine sth …………… sth else
198. ………………..age [too young for sth]
133. to be confined ……………… sth
134. to charge sb ……………… sth 199. ………….the age of 20
135. to exchange sth …………… sth 200. ……..………….…..control [controlled]
136. to come ……………… force [a law] 201. ……………………pressure
137. to put emphasis ……………… sth 202. be……………….the weather [ill]
138. to be opposed ……………… sbb/sth 203. with a view ……doing [intending to]
139. to be content……………… sb/sth
204. …………… reference ………………
140. to be satisfied …………… sb/sth
205. ……………… regard ………………
141. to be …………………..danger
142. …………………………risk 206. …………… the exception ……………
143. to be ………………… threat 207. …………………… the corner
144. to have an effect ………………sb/sth 208. …………… my astonishment
145. to be included …………………..sth 209. …………… my surprise
146. in proportion …………………..sth 210. …………… this day
147. to be good …………………….sth
211. ………………… 50 mph
148. be…………………a good mood
149. be ………………… a hurry 212. ……………… a glance
150. be …………………. a mess 213. …………… all costs
151. ……………….advance 214. love………………first sight !
152. ……………. any case 215. ……………………present
153. ……………. cash 216. …………… a great speed
154. ……………. brief 217. …………… the latest
155. ……………..common
218. ………… the point of
156. ………….comparison ……………
157. ………………conclusion 219. …………… the time
158. …………..exchange ……………… 220. …………… times
159. …………… favour ………………… 221. …………… work
160. be ………… love ………… sb 222. …………… accident
161. ……………… the air 223. ………… day/ night
162. ……………… the air [… radio=live]
224. ………… hand [handmade]
163. ……………… the sky
164. ……………… the mountains 225. ………… land / air / sea
165. ……………… the end 226. …………… post / airmail
166. ……………… the end 227. …………… the time [before reaching]
167. ……………… first 228. …………… a while
168. ……………… the beginning 229. …………… good [for ever]
169. ……………… the beginning 230. …………… once [once only]
170. ……………… last
231. ……………my sake
171. ……………… vain
172. ………………view …………[because of] 232. …………… the time being
173. ……………….fashion 233. ………… time to time
174. be …………….a diet 234. …………… of order.
175. live ……………a farm
176. ……………… an island
177. ……………… a trip / journey
178. …………… behalf …………
179. …………… credit
180. ………………fire