‘A. complete the blanks with prepositions Aajectves ‘Nouns Verbs excellent__at__—_ananswer_t0 associate _with pratsesb experienced _in__—_anexpert_owinit concentrate__on_sth__ provide sb nappy for__so (ake)prige_in congratuatesb__on_sth_ provide sth rapoy itabout sth areply 10 cooperate__witi sb succood proud__ot_ areport 0 eat__wi_ supp sb respected 10" anopportunity_f0r__ elude _in suppiy sth _ responsible__for B Read the following sentences and complete them with preposition 1 Congratulations Rodneyltim sohappy for __youand your wife. | would be more than happy to provide you_with_our company's catalogue. We supply all majorcompanies with our products, She takes reat pride __in_her work. That's why she's the bestin her fel ‘Thegovernment wll provide housing __for__ the homeless. You shouldnt be proud of __ yourselt What you did was wrong! ‘The government supplied food and medicine __t0__the vets ofthe hurricane. ‘The ournalst was pralsed__'_hisreport__o"__the starving children of Africa for_sth wth sth for sb with sth tosqo SSCS A Complete the blanks with the prepositions in, on o1 on afarm on therightviet = __N___ prison i at work in the North ation the back of at in town at Walkley Road _at the door in at university on ___ the outskirts in the mountains _n in the country ua anisland = the crossroads __in/on B Read the sentences and complete them with the prepositions in, on or at. 1. My brother is working part-time __@t_the hospital. ThereisaTVset___in__ the corner of the room. Jamessits___2t__ the frontof the class. They went onaboatride__on__the river. Homeless peoplesleep__in/on__thestreets of most major cities. Head to stay __i_hospital for a week after his operation, My girifiend is waiting forme __at/on__ the corner. @ uo wa oN The robbers parked theircar__IN_frontof the bank. aqueue school the suburb rows/a row Park AventC Read the sentences and complete them with the prepositions in, on, at, by, for, from or out. 1 You can hand in your assignments __0n __Tuesday__at_the very latest. 2 Atattoo is__for___Iife. So, think carefully before deciding on having one done. 3 Kick-off is in twenty minutes, so in the meantime, do your warm-up exercises. 4 in____ the beginning, I didn't want to havea party__0n/for_ my birthday, but now I've changed my mind. 5 Typewriters are already __out_of date. 6 You should read the introduction at the beginning of the book. im From now on, no one is allowed to enter the school building during the lunch break. 8 Ihaven'tseen Michael___for__ages, som going to visithim___at_the weekend, 9 It’sapity! have to remain indoors _on such a nice day. 10 Icantttalktoyou___at___themoment. Ringmeback__in__ awhile. 11 It’s difficult to see the moonin the sky by day. 12, I'mreally worried about Sam. He should have been here__by _now.C&M A. complete the blanks with prepositions. sajctves Nouns Verbs amazed _tiby aescrpton of ditinguish_between_ reminds ollsbout sth careful withiotbout——afaiure__0 ‘experiment wit sth Gtellsb again to dost) rowed th ‘search for lance at reminaso of _ spit ‘dup solution to near _aboutot_spistn (scom simiarto sos) cady__for (shaveintormation about) —smile_3t80_ satstied_with near trom sb specaise 10 (have news from) stare__at Join__in__ vote fovananst tegardsbisth 05 B Read the following sentences and complote them with prepositions. 1 Must always remind you _2804tlot__the need to follow the proper procesure? Ihaventtheard ffm _Lisa for over two weeks now. ‘The police released description _o!_the wanted man. ‘There mustbe a soliton ‘your problem. ma fallure Ife declared the famous actor to his adoring fans. 2 a 4 The parkwas crowded wit _enthusastc teenagers celebrating the end of the school yea, 5 6 7 Insome cultures staring 3 __ people is considered offensive.COO A. complete the blanks with prepositions, Aaectves Nouns Verbs strata__of _ (ove advice on ___ advises _onabout sm Civcapabie of choose between two contdent_otabout_ protection romigainst choose trom (wotree_tromiot sth areputaon for collaborate _ wit ranay for sresut__of communicate with poite 10 aspeciast__in__ connect _ tot upset about | cope. ‘emlainstn__to__sb B Read thefollowing sentences and complete them with prepositions, ‘Acompass may come inhandy__for_ourhikingtripnext week. Sunscreen offers protection _from/agains!_ the suns harmful ays Wenavea variety of materialstochoose from 1 2 3 4 Her aggressive bemaviourreauted __In_her being fired 5 Youcan choose between theredor the bive dress. 6 These yoghurts etree of. 7 Thedamageto tei property resulted __rom_the re a ° Must ainays explain everything___t0_youtwica? The local councils decid to collaborate 10 Thedoctoradvisedhispatient—_onlbout the risks involved in smoking 1V The accident wasthe result of ___his carelessness. oceur__ta Polnt —_to/t_ prefer_—_to prepare for _ prevent trom retest result in (eeausetonappen) result__trom (pe causea oy) ‘one another or the protection ofthe environmentWords Mae it A Complete the blanks with prepositions. "Adjectives accustomed __t0__ addicted__t0__ amused _atiwith/by astonished __byiat unaware__of, crazy __about cruel__t0__ curious__about __ delighted _with _ enthuslastic excited __about _ about familiar ___t© familiar With __ sb friendly) be tamitiar__With__ sth (know well) famous _for fond of Impressed _by/with interested _in keen ___on known ___@5_ (regarded) pleased_with rude__t0 typical__of Nouns knowledge _oflabout arise__in eed sympathy _for atalent___for__ ataste___of __(sflavour. brief experience) ataste___for liking, preference) Verbs fill sth__with__sth else involve___in__ know about _ sth (chave knowledge of)B Read the sentences and complete them with the prepositions in, on, at, under or without. Allassignments are due tomorrow _without__fail. Acomputer chooses the lottery numbers at random. Our house has been __on. the market for over two months but we haven't been able to sell it yet. 1 2 3 4 Everyone was a state of shock after the devastating news. 5 lwas at alloss for words when | was told I had won the prize. 6 The roadworks in Progress are responsible for the traffic jams. 7 Ican't go out tonight. I'm feeling a bit__under__ the weather. 8 Thetrainis in sight. It will be pulling in any minute now. 9 Dianne was refused entry to the club because she was under age. 10 Final - year students are under a lot of pressure to pass their exams. 11 Ihave bought this gym equipment__0n __approval. | can return it within fifteen days. 12 My brother faints__at. the sight of blood. 13. My wife isn’t here at the moment because she's away on business.Words with Prepositions A complete the blanks with prepositions. Adjectives Nouns ad at a connection Detween/with bound __to adecrease__"" lose___to anincrease__"_ different from/to _ alack full__ of areduction generous__to__sb inferior__t separate__from_ superior __ to terrified _« Verbs arrive at__ a building arrive___in__acity/country depart. from _a place differ___ from divide sth "SNE people (eave eacha share of sth) divide sth__into_sth («separate into small parts) divide a number by _ another number (Maths) recelvesth__from_sb translate sth___from one language __into__ anotherB Read the following sentences and complete them with prepositions. 1 Can you please translate this document__from___French___into___English? 2 Theyarrived __at__the hotel after midnight. 3 Thelack___of _ medical supplies made the doctors’ task even more difficult, 4 The thieves divided the loot ae themselves, 5 He'sverygenerous___with _ his money and supports various charities, 6 Theteacher divided the class___into___ four groups for the role-play. 7 Themanagerisverygenerous___to__allhis staff, regardless of their position in the company. 8 Wearrived___in Frankfurt in the afternoon and looked for a hotel straightaway.rds with Prepositions A complete the blanks with prepositions. Adjectives dependent __on__ engaged __ to me ae independent _of equal married __to grateful__to for sth sb sb anadvantage___of ademand ___for adifference_ between two things adifference adifference adisadvantage anintention sth in sth of _ opinion of of doing Verbs aim___at__ apologise__©__sb for sth (dis)approve _of belong borrow _fom confesssth__! __sb consist__of contribute__© cover sb/sth _in/with___sth depend __on invest__in pay _for rely on spend money/time 7 sth waste money/time _M sthB Read the following sentences and complete them with prepositions, 1 found a part-time job so as not to be financially dependent on my parents. 2 The President diplomatically labelled the crisis as a difference of opinion between the two nations, 3 We have spent a fortune on our new house, but | think it was worth it. 4 The difference. in price for the same product can vary considerably from store to store. 5 | will always be grateful to susan for her support during my time of need. 6 Thedifference__ between _ the rich and poor Is staggering in most developing countries. 7 My sister wastes a lot of money on clothes she doesn't end up wearing. 8 The report on corruption was completely independent of the government.GUE A Complete the blanks with prepositions. regardless of according_to__owing__to__ but__tor__ due__to because of Instead__ot contrary to except __1o apart ___ttom thanks to as__to B Complete the blanks with prepositions. In__spite_ot n__charge__of far__as. —_in__comparison_to in___control__of in__honour__of. in favour__of on behalt__ of as__well__as C Read the sentences and complete them with the prepositions in, on, at, by, under or to, 1 Youll find a fairly detailed map ofthe town on age 40 of this guide, 2 ___1o ‘my parents surprise | passed all my examinations. a Under _ the creumstances, the police officer had no other choice but to arrest them, 4 Whats ___on_yourmind, Geoffrey? You look rather worried 5 Ipromisetobe___by __yoursideno matter what happens. {6 Youlookso.calmand___at_ ‘ease with yourselt 7 ___To__sumup, this book sa good read and | definitely recommend it. 8 made several attempts to convince her, but in vain 8 1was____under_theimpression you knew how to operate the video camera, 10 Their wilingness to employ me immediately without another interview took me fee, ‘acertain extent, your anger is understandable. surprise.Ce ckbae aeaed Complete the blanks with prepositions. djectives Nouns Verbs ot Jealous _of anexample__of___believe_in with mean__to___sb__anexception_to___ comment __on conscious of relevant __to anopinion_offaboutin contrast _with friendly _with/to. short__of a question __about decide__on good__at__sth useful__t© sb areaction__to dedicate sth __to__sb good__t0_ sb (kind) useful__for__ sth introduce sb__to_sbisth ood __for__sb/sth mean__by (-beneficiad relate__to think _offabout B Read the following sentences and complete them with prepositions. 1) Walters very good. |__8t__the high jump. 2. Why are you always somean__to__ Sarah? 3 Myfriend Giles introduced me__to_ the fascinating world of classical music.ont eben A Complete the blanks with the prepositions in, on, at, by or under. under arrest on theradio in return on__ purpose in reality !n one’s opinion by force on __ average on ___adiet by heart at__last in conclusion in _amess in___any case |n__ addition on__demand ——on__fire under___ control at___first sight on strike —_by__ mistake on __ television by oneself in___ halt ——!"___ general in particular —_I0_ detail on __ the whole of__second thoughts __on ___ thecontrary at__allcosts in person {nthe long run summary in____ pairsB Read the sentences and complete them with the prepositions in, into, on, at, by, for or off. 1 Thestatue inthe squareis in memory of the soldiers who fought in the war. 2 The drowning child was rescued by the lifeguards who were on duty at the time. 3 Rainwater is carried away from the streets by __meansof a drainage system. 4 The items on sale were all second hand. 5. Most people shop on credit nowadays due to the convenience of credit cards. 6 Evi all accounts, she is a great performer. 7. Laccidentally dropped an expensive vase on the floor and it broke Into hundreds of pieces. 8 I can'tbelieve it! was booked by the police for driving __at _ 60km/h. 9 Please state your name and address _ zi full 10 Try tokeep calm _ for the sake of your children 11 Despite the fact that the police officer was. oft duty, he chased the bank robber down the street and managed to arrest him 2 Thehouse next tooursisup for sale and we're thinking of buying it. B By __all means, you can help yourself to anything that's inthe fridge. 14 The present government came into. power two years ago. 15 The war was eventually won, but___at__agreat cost in human tives.| Words with Prepo: . A Complete the blanks with prepositions. “Adjectives Verbs anxious about sth (dislagree__with sb beg__ for quarrel__with sb concerned about/for about __asubject complain t0___sb about__sth late___for (dislagree__with sb about sth speak _to/with sb nervous about __ about/on_anaction complain__of __sth _talk_to/with__sb worried _about apply_to__sb/an—criticisesb_‘f0r__ sth about __ sth institution _for___sth discouragesb__ffom _—thanksb__for__sth Nouns arque__with sb doing sth wonder _about complaint __about about/for_sth object___'2 _sbisth — worry__about___sb/sth ask__forB Read the following sentences and complete them with prepositions. 1 Joe looks very worried about _hisjob. Whydoesn'thetalk___t© __someone_about__ it? 2 The captain demanded more effort__ffom__his team. 3 Most workers agreed __With _themanagement___©N_having a wage cut to save their jobs. 4 lapplied to acomputer company for __ the position of sales representative on offer. 5 Janewaslate for __ Susan's birthday party on Friday night. 6 always quarrel__With _mysister__about__ what to watch on TV. 7 Why must youalwaysargue___With__Donald__about__ football?Mee B acu lity A complete the blanks with prepositions. Nouns areason___ for Adjectives disgusted _by/at envious__ of guilty _offabout athreat__!©__ sb Verbs patient __ with popular__with accusesb__f__sth shocked _by/at _ arrestsb__f°F__ sth suspicious _of blame sb__for__sth Verbs putthe blame on __sb forget__about sth —for__sth Wie tO sb _about_sth get/takethe blame__for___sth _—sentencesb_to_ dream aboutlof escape from fight__with__sp__about _ sth B Read the following sentences and complete them with prepositions. ‘The whole country was shocked Both parties put the blame __on Don't blame me for Noauawne Why dolalwaysgettheblame____for__ by/at Jane's friends were envious _of the misunderstanding. | tried my best. ‘The well-known businessman was sentenced to People are usually suspicious _of _ everything that goes wrong? the President's sudden death. each other____for__the collapse of peace negotiations her rise to fame and fortune. three years in jail for fraud. _ politicians making promises during election time.Prerostiona Pi A Read the sentences and complete them with the prepositions on, at, by or to. 1 The author isadoctor_by _profession but she prefers to work on her novels. 2 Lalways shop. on Impulse. I never make plans. 3 To this day, nobody knows what became of the missing aristocrat. 4 Cancelling the meeting__at__such short notice was an inconvenience for everyone. 5 Some of the artist's best works are on ___ display at the gallery. 6 These elaborate rugs were all woven by hand. 7 My favourite football team is at the top of the league. 8 The school principat is, oF __good terms with all the teaching statt. B Complete the blanks with the prepositions in and out of. In some cases both prepositions can be used. Injoutot_ fashion i Infoutot business Infout ot infoutot_ danger out of in/out of contro! invout of outot breath Injout of — pain i mn __aitricutty cautou Infoutot place infoutof ight comfort the ordinary out of out of infoutof Infout of Infout of Infout of work date ‘action debt order practice the questionC Complete the sentences with the prepositional phrases in the box below. out of season outofreach out of control_—_out of place f in shape outofthe question —out of date intouch j 1 The wild animal was Gutof control __and nearly broke down the cage door. 2 Welooked outof place ___wearing jeans in such an expensive restaurant. 3 It's difficult to find good oranges in summer, as they're. outofseason 4 The two friends kept intouch during the summer break. 5 Istay inshape __ by following a strict exercise programme. 6 My parents told me that taking the car on Saturday night was__Outof the question _, 7 The books onthe top shelf were out of reach for most people of average height. 8 The out of date machinery was the main cause of the company’s financial collapse.} Words with Prepositions A complete the blanks with prepositions. Adjectives harmful___to__ tired___of mad __at/with sb(=angry) weak __at_ mad _about/on_sbisth wrong __@bout_ (interested in) safe__from (feel) sorry___for__sb (sympathetic) (feel) sorry _for/about_sth (regret) ‘Nouns damage to shame_on shelter__ from sb Verbs beware__of head___ for lean _onvagainst protect from/against punish sb_ for recover __from reduce sth___ to rescuesb__from _ save___from steal__ from. suffer__fromB Read the following sentences and complete them with prepositions. 1 | feel really sorry for Bob. He looks so depressed, 2 Ifthe weather is good this weekend,Imheading __—‘f0r__the beach. 3 Rodney is very weak at___ Maths. He should consider studying something else. 4 Shame on Peter! His behaviour was unacceptable. 5 Sueis very mad at Geoffrey for not showing up at her party. 6 The explosion reduced the building to an unrecognisable tangle of metal and bricks. 7 I'mreally sorry about your car, Sally. | promise to pay for the repair work. 8 Most teenage boys are mad about football and sports in general. 9 Lean the paintings O"/@9alnst the wall gently, please,RBs Cleo ty A Complete the blanks with prepositions. Adjectives Nouns Verbs careless about/of_ _adelay_in benefit __from _ mistake sb/sth__for___ sbisthelse faithful__to aninfluence___on boast _aboutlof pray___for __sb/sth frightened __of aneed for care_about _sb/sth replacesth__With _ sthelse serious _ about the opposite__of _ (be concerned) suspectsb__of _sth surprised _at/by___arelationship_with__sb care___for__sb takecare___ of __sb/sth arelationship _between two people or things (=be fond of, love) exchangesth_for sth else hope __for insist__on__ wait__for warn sbabout/against/ofB Read the following sentences and complete them with prepositions. 1 If you are not satisfied with the gift, you can exchange it for something else. 2 Grahamstili cares_f0F/about__you, you know. 3 Afurther delay in ___ our schedule will create a bad impression on our clients. 4 I warned Luke ___about/of___the bad weather conditions but he insisted on leaving. 5 Therelationship between _ man and animal has changed significantly over the centuries. 6 My parents are going away for the weekend, sol have totakecare__of my little sister. 7 Jane's relationship __With _her mother is based on mutual respect. 8 I did not expect Richard to be such a bad influence _ oP Craig. 9 She wanted to replace the antique furniture with more contemporary pieces. 10 It's getting rather late, so we won't wai for anyone else to show up. 11 There was a great need for volunteers at the refugee settlement. 12 Martha sounded more serious than ever before__@bout__leaving her Job. 13 [hateit whenhe starts boasting___about__his achievements. 14 The principal always mistakes Peter __for_another student. 15. In what way Is the company going to benefit from installing this new software? 16 Mary insisted on taking the train because she is afraid of flying. 17 Richard's colleagues suspected him of stealing the money, but they said nothing.be si cba A Complete the blanks with the prepositions in, on, at, for, of, with or to. at___the expense _of in ___ contact _with In__relation__t© in___themood__for in__adaition_t© in the middie__of on thepoint__of 'n__ support__of in__thecentre___of in connection_with in touch__with with respect__to __in__neea__of at__theage__of with regard__to —_IN__answer_to B Read the sentences and complete them with the prepositions in, on, for, of, with, to or as. Mr Kingston is disabled __25_aresult__of __a childhood illness. We lost the bid toa rival company 0 _account__of _a silly mistake that Roy made. Istack all my magazines__on__top__of _ the bookcase. Tom withdrew his objections __for_thesake __of __the team’s unity. Sally bought an old house__with__aview___t©__renovating it in the future. aunawne Im writing _in/with reference __t© __ your newspaper's investigation into police corruption.C Complete the sentences with the prepositional phrases in the box below. incaptivity inhaste understrain inaidof —imexchangefor aheadof schedule ininstalments indemand Underrepair inthefirst place incourt inwriting outofhand inflames behind schedule 1 The charity marathon was___inald of cancer research. 2 Hatsare____indemand this season because of the cold weather. 3 Igavemy bicycle tomy friend __Inexchangefor__his electric guitar. 4 The famous musicians left. inhaste after the concert to avoid their fans. 5 The delay at the airport has put us_behindschedule 6 If you had asked for directions in the first place we would not be lost now. 7 Requests for information made to this department must be in writing 8 The businessman was kept in captivity. for over a month by his kidnappers. 9 Lam paying off my car. ininstalments 10 The country’s economyisstil___understrain__and the economic situation will not improve soon 11 To the surprise of everyone, the project was completed ahead of schedule _ 12. Mycaris. under repair_ at the moment after last week's crash. 13 Theman decided to settle his claim incourt despite his lawyer's advice. 14 Don't youthink thatinflationis getting __utofhand __ 15 Thewholebuildingwas___—inflames _py the time the fire brigade arrived on the scene.Words acoso A Complete the blanks with prepositions. Adjectives angry _with/at angry _about/at annoyed about bored with. sth with sb sth sb sb/sth certain _about/of identical similar suitable _ sure aboutlof terrible to to for at sth Nouns: a comparison between an understanding __of Verbs combine with compare_with/to _ competeWith/against _ sb for sth describe sb/sth__ to sb (=say what they look like) excuse sb __for/from _ bemade__ofifrom protest about/against/at shout ___at/toB Read the following sentences and complete them with prepositions. 1 Many new paper products today are made _Of/from _ recycled paper. 2 The copy of the masterpiece was identical__ to the one in the museum. 3 The manager was very angry _at/about___ the way things turned out at yesterday's presentation, 4 Dennis has good overall understanding__°f __ the subject. 5 Innext month's athletics meeting | willbe competing __for__the gold medal With/against_my arch-rival, Gary Flash. 6 My doctor wasannoyed With _ me when I told her I wasn't taking my medication regularly. 7 Leoneisnotsure___20Ut__ her new job offer. She needs time to think it over. 8 was bored ny all the advice the teachers felt obliged to give us on the first day back at school. 9 Erica was absolutely certain about/of___what she saw that night. 10 Dan and Carole are a lovely couple because they're so suitable___f©'__ each other. 11 For the first time in years, farmers aren't protesting _®92!"S'_ the decrease in their income. 12 Many students are terrible__at Maths and English.