Prepositions exercise

Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.

1. She has no one to play …………………….

a) for

b) with

c) to

d) by

2. The President is not answerable ……………………. the parliament.

a) with

b) to

c) for

d) from

3. She is eminently qualified …………………….. the post.

a) to

b) on

c) about

d) from

4. I could see him getting ………………………….. the bus.

a) about

b) on

c) out

d) in

5.He insisted …………………… being paid at once.

a) about

b) at

c) on

d) for

6. I have been learning English ……………………. three years.

a) for

b) since

c) from

d) during

7. You have to judge a school …………… the child’s point of view.

a) with

b) from

c) in

d) about

8. I need to be taken care …………………….

a) of

b) about

c) for

d) at

9. She was frightened ………………………… a mouse that ran into the room.

a) of

b) by

c) about

d) with

10. After giving birth, a woman may suffer …………………… depression for several months.

a) of

b) from

c) with

d) about

Answers

1. She has no one to play with.

2. The President is not answerable to the parliament.

3. She is eminently qualified for the post.

4. I could see him getting on the bus.

5. He insisted on being paid at once.

6. I have been learning English for three years.

7. You have to judge a school from the child’s point of view.

8. I need to be taken care of.

9. She was frightened by a mouse that ran into the room.

10. After giving birth, a woman may suffer from depression for several months.