Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.

1. Are you not ashamed ………………….. yourself? (of / on / with)

2. There is no room …………………. the bus. (on / in / at)

3. Don’t throw stones ………………….. the well. (into / onto / in)

4. He threw the cap ………………… the roof. (into / onto / on)

5. There is something ………………….. the curtain. (behind / below / beneath)

6. They live in a nice cottage ………………… the lake. (in / above / over)

7. There is light …………………….. the end of the tunnel. (in / at / on)

8. She took an envelope …………………….. her bag. (from / in / at)

9. She does not have any interest ……………………. politics. (in / at / with)

10. I am happy ……………………. my performance. (about / of / on)

11. I was moved …………………… her sincerity. (by / with / of)

12. I am thinking …………………… writing a novel. (of / on / over)

13. I prefer tea ………………….. coffee. (over / to / for)

Answers

1. Are you not ashamed of yourself?

2. There is no room on the bus.

3. Don’t throw stones into the well.

4. He threw the cap onto the roof.

5. There is something behind the curtain.

6. They live in a nice cottage above the lake.

7. There is light at the end of the tunnel.

8. She took an envelope from her bag.

9. She does not have any interest in politics.

10. I am happy about my performance.

11. I was moved by her sincerity.

12. I am thinking of writing a novel.

13. I prefer tea to coffee.