PREPOSITIONS

Another set of fill in the blanks with PREPOSITIONS

A

1. He talked____stamp collection.
2. Try to ____your temper.
3. How did you set _____making a kite?
4. The witness turned____the accused.
5. Day _____day they waited for the ship to come.
6. My job is to look____the class library.
7. I found him____play.
8. What do you want _____me?
9. I saw a light ___the distance.
10. The west Indies won ____seven wickets.
11. I have no confidence___this man.
12. He is blind___one eye.
13. He has ___him the making of a good leader.
14. The cake was cut ___Ajit___a knife.
15. He was working hard ____it.
16. I got ____the bus.
17. I went____ the border.
18. He walked___the lane.
19. I stayed __ Bhopal for three months.
20. It is ____the power of medicine to cure him.
    Answers 

of,keep,about,against,after,after,at,with,in,by,

in,in,in,by/with,at,off,across,into,in,in.

B

1. You must take____what I say quickly when I dictate my judgement.
2. He ran ___the post of the village headman.
3. The Rajdhani Express finally pulled ___.
4. He put his ideas ____convincingly.
5. He pulled ____of the partnership because of differences.
6. I could not see ____his plan.
7. We should set _____fixing the roof.
8. Early rising ____for good health.
9. The factory had to lay____some workers.
10. The judge handed ____the judgement.
11. We should not hold ____vital information from the police.
12. The strangers were held ____by the robbers.
13. The army drew ____in the face of resistance.
14. She has fallen ____with her friends.
15. Nobody will bear ____your insulting remarks.
16. Jaindice has broken ____in the city due to usage of unclean water.
17. You must always act ____the advice of your parents.
18. They have run out ___eggs.
19. The meeting was carried ____to Wednesday.
20. The Romans were carried ____by Marc Antony’s speech.

ANSWERS

down,for,in,across,out,through,about,makes,off

,down,back,up,back,out,with,out,upon,of,over,away.