Prepositions
Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:
Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:
Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:
Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:
Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:
Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:
Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:
Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:
Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:
Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:
Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:
Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:
Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:
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Prepositions Review (intermediate)

1. Prepositions

revision

2. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:

of
I felt very ashamed ______
making such a stupid mistake.
to
It took him ages to get accustomed ________
the life in a
big city.
of
This computer is capable _______
producing sophisticated
graphics.
for Eiffel Tower.
Paris is famous _____
She seemed relaxed at the party, even though she was
of so many people staring at her.
totally aware _____

3. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:

It is always better to eat food that is typical ______
of
the
region you live in.
for
Only you are responsible ________
your education.
Everybody was present at the lesson, except Rodi, who
from school for more than a week.
was absent _______
to
German is similar ______
English, as they are from the
same family of languages.
of arson.
The jury found him guilty _____

4. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:

with their salary, so they complain
They are never satisfied ______
all the time.
It seemed absolutely bizarre to hear the same excuse over and
of
over again, so the teacher got suspicious ________
the
students.
The flat owners were opposed _______
building a shopping mall
to
at the premises.
on cash
“Sorry, I can’t lend you anything. I am short _____
myself.”
on doing it her way, she left the room enraged.
Insisting _____

5. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:

at math.
I am terrible ___
from
It was almost impossible to escape ________
the
avalanche, so the mountaineers had to hide in the cave.
from the one on the bottom shelf.
This phone differs_______
Peter has always dreamt about being a writer, so he
from his mundane
eventually made a decision to resign _____
office job.
from his
After a month in the rehab George recovered ______
leg injury.

6. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:

After a car crash Tony suffers ______
from memory loss.
The weather in Ohio is so unpredictable, that’s why
on
nobody relies ________
the weather forecast.
in
Kathie specializes _______
nuclear physics.
of five parts.
This exam consists _____
for all the mess that the company was
He was to blame _____
in at that time.

7. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:

to having extra homework.
Everybody objected ______
According to some scientists, finding a cure for cancer isn’t
for the
feasible in the nearest future, but patients hope ____
best anyway.
in
Masha still believes _______
Santa Claus, even though she
is 32.
Nobody would have ever thought that Richard would
in business.
succeed ___
to your brother”, said mom.
“Don’t be so rude _____

8. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:

Waiting for three hours at the post office, Tom was fed up
with the way things are done in Russia.
____
at/by
The whole school was astonished ________
the news of
Bob being accepted to Harvard.
at
Dora is hopeless _______
finding her way in new places.
of cats.
My mom is fond _____
with tourists at any time.
Red Square is crowded _____

9. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:

for your absence at school?”
“How can you account ____
of stealing.
Witnesses accused the wrong guy _____
on
Their parents don’t always agree _______
the way they
want to raise them.
for the broken window.
Somebody should answer _____
of his choice of career.
His dad doesn’t approve _____

10. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:

To apply ____
for a job, you need a CV.
at
Suzie arrived ________
the airport three hours prior to her
flight.
It’s been four hours since I started working on my project,
for
at this point I absolutely have to ask_______
help if I want
to finish it today.
out ______
of milk, so I have to buy it later.
We ran _____
into the house at night.
The thief broke _____

11. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:

Call me ____
at +7-919-000-00-00.
up _____
with her boyfriend right before his
Sarah broke ___
Birthday.
for dollars before you go to
It’s better to change rubles _____
the USA.
into my
Yesterday when I was walking in the park I ran _____
old friend.
across a new word when I was reading this book.
I came ______

12. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:

Changing ____
into slippers is mandatory in my parents’ house.
on the present situation in the
The president commented ___
country.
to
‘To chip in’ means to contribute money or help ____
something.
on in any situation.
A friend is someone you can count ___
for Tula in 10 minutes.
The train departs ____

13. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:

Dropping ___
out ___
of university turned out to be a smart
decision for Bill Gates.
You aren’t allowed to drive ___
at such high speed in the
pedestrian area.
with all the necessary appliances.
The kitchen is equipped ____
“Please forgive me ___
for being so hard on you these days.”
over the breakup surprisingly quickly.
Ralf got ____

14. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:

from a local university Dima made a
After graduating _____
decision to move to a different city.
Jimmy wasn’t attending lessons and as a result he was
lagging ______
behind the other students.
Smoking leads ____
to all the necessary various problems
with heals.
after her mom’s best friend.
Dasha was named _____
The boss opened the meeting with
____ a joke, unfortunately
nobody got it.

15. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:

to tea.
I prefer coffee ____
of
Seeing snowy Moscow reminds me ______
my hometown.
about the lesson on Friday, because I
“Please remind me _____
can easily forget.”
on sneakers that don’t
Vasya regrets spending money ____
fit.
Patty didn’t want to go to the party, but her brother
into going.
managed to talk her ____
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