Worksheet 32: Prepositional verbs

ENGA10TRF
Name No. Class

Date / / Teacher ©

Porto
Put the verbs in the box in the appropriate column as in the examples Revise:
below. In some cases various options are possible. Student’s Book, p. 160
Workbook, p. 81

aim * worry * wish * look * consist * borrow * agree * dream * insist * laugh * belong * complain * believe * participate
listen * begin * depend * blame * suspect * approve * choose * admit

about at for from in of on to with

speak smile apply suffer specialise think rely compare cope

Circle the appropriate preposition in each sentence.

a. Jane is thinking with / of / on becoming a white hat hacker.
b. Readers expect accuracy and fairness from / on / at journalists.
c. What are you laughing to / at / on? What’s on the news?
d. War reporters have to deal with / from / about a lot of pressure.
e. Many teenagers dream with / about / to making a living as youtubers.
f. Journalists depend of / in / on a Media Code of Ethics.
g. I can’t understand why the paparazzi is shouting to / with / at me!

Complete the gaps with an appropriate preposition.

a. The teacher talked his students about internet safety.
b. Children never worry the danger of being online.
c. I’m sorry but this newspaper doesn’t belong you.
d. The TV host should apologise the way he behaved. It was totally out of line!
e. We must concentrate the type of issues the public wants to read.
f. You can’t compare tabloids broadsheets.
g. A girl at my school was blamed a cybercrime.
h. You can always count me to help you install the antivirus software.
i. I completely forgot my Media Analysis class.

Complete the sentences below.

Newspaper readers should worry
My friends and I love listening
I always count