Exercises on Preposition with Explanation

1. The family doesn’t feel ________ going outing this season.

in	on
like	of
Correct Answer: like
Explanation: For expressing desire to do something, we often use feel like.

2. John Smith is good________ Mathematics.

at	of
in	after
Correct Answer: at
Explanation: Good at means efficient.

3. He insisted ________ there.

on my going	is to go
over going	to go
Correct Answer: on my going
Explanation: Insist on sth/sb refers to give emphasis on something.

4. Credit tk 4000 ________ my account.

in	with
with	to
Correct Answer: to
Explanation: To deposit an amount to someone’s account, we use credit to.

5. Sam will discuss the issue with Jenifer________ phone.

in	over
by	on
Correct Answer: over
Explanation: To have conversation over phone, we use preposition over.

6. Many prefer donating money ________ distributing clothes.

than	but
to	without
Correct Answer: to
Explanation: Prefer to is an appropriate preposition.

7. He divided the money ________ the two children.

8. Please ________ the necessity of arriving early.

emphasize about	emphasize to
emphasize on	emphasize
Correct Answer: emphasize
Explanation: No preposition is used with emphasize.

9. Government has been entrusted ________ elected politicians.

with	for
to	at
Correct Answer: to
Explanation: Entrusted with- faith in something, entrusted to- faith in someone

10. The walls of our house have been painted ________ green.

by	no preposition
with	on
Correct Answer: no preposition
Explanation: Here paint is a transitive verb, so no preposition will be used.

11. He has recently parted ________ his with.

on	from
with	to
Correct Answer: from
Explanation: part from refers to separate

12. Death does not distinguish ________ the rich and the poor.

from	by
between	to
Correct Answer: between
Explanation: Between preposition is used for distributing a thing to two things/person.

13. I have a savings account ________ Standard Chartered Bank.

with	in
at	into
Correct Answer: at
Explanation: Account at refers to the institution with which the account belongs to.

14. Swimming is conducive ________ health.

to	at
for	on
Correct Answer: at
Explanation: conducive at - beneficial

15. I am offended ________ you ________ your conduct.

with, at	with, on
at, on	with, for
Correct Answer: with, at
Explanation: Offend with- to irritate with someone; offend at- to irritate at something

16. The girl was reclining ________ the couch and the boy sat ________ her.

to, on	at, with
on, besides	of, over
Correct Answer: on, besides
Explanation: Recline on means to lean on something

17. She is blind ________ her husband’s fault.

at	for
to	with
Correct Answer: to
Explanation: Blind to- to be careless about one’s fault

18. The shirt is ________ my taste.

like	with
after	before
Correct Answer: after
Explanation: After one’s taste- to be one’s favorite

19. The climate is congenial ________ health.

to	for
with	on
Correct Answer: to
Explanation: Congenial to- in favor of

20. His illness is a mere pretext ________ his absence.

for	of
with	to
Correct Answer: for
Explanation: Pretext for- giving excuse for something

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