PREPOSITION
WORKSHEET
Fill in the blanks with an
appropriate preposition. Each question is followed by four suggested answers.
Choose the most appropriate one.
1. I was amazed ………………….. his brilliance.
a) with b) at c) by d) to
2. He is afflicted ………………… a serious illness.
a) to b) by c) of d) with
3. Alcohol does not agree ……………… me.
a) upon b) to c) with d) none of
these
4. You must apologise ………………. him for your rude behaviour.
a) with b) to c) at d) for
5. Is it possible to achieve just about everything one
aims ……………….?
a) at b) to c) with d) for
6. She often boasts ………………. her aristocratic
upbringing.
a) about b) of c) at d) with
7. Don’t brood …………………. your mistakes and failures.
a) with b) at c) by d) over
8. We decided to call ……………… the principal.
a) at b) on c) for d) with
9. He has been charged ………………… the murder of his neighbour.
a) out b) with c) by d) from
10. During the cold war era, the US and the USSR were
competing …………………. each other for world domination.
a) at b) with c) of d) to
Answers
1. I was amazed at his brilliance.
2. He is afflicted with a serious
illness.
3. Alcohol does not agree with me.
4. You must apologise to him for your
rude behaviour.
5. Is it possible to achieve just about anything one
aims for?
6. She often boasts of her
aristocratic upbringing.
7. Don’t brood over your mistakes and
failures.
8. We decided to call on the
principal.
9. He has been charged with the
murder of his neighbour.
10. During the cold war era, the US and the USSR were
competing with each other for world domination.