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Prepositional phrases

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 75secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are your reasons ________ not helping them?

a)

of

b)

for

c)

to

d)

by

2.

When I was a child even basic food products were _______ such short supply that we had to queue for hours to buy anything.

a)

in

b)

on

c)

for

d)

by

3.

I refuse to take part in street surveys ______ principle. I'm sure they are going to manipulate the results anyway.

a)

in

b)

by

c)

of

d)

on

4.

_________ a shadow of a doubt, he's the most talented player we have.

a)

from

b)

by

c)

beyond

d)

in

5.

She had been _________ tenterhooks all night, expecting Joe to return at any moment.

a)

on

b)

by

c)

off

d)

in

6.

Two of the escaped prisoners are still ______ large.

a)

on

b)

in

c)

at

d)

by

7.

The class has been cancelled three weeks ________ the trot now.

a)

in

b)

on

c)

at

d)

of

8.

She was calculating and ambitious, and _______ all accounts at least a competent journalist.

a)

by

b)

through

c)

from

d)

in

9.

Over 60,000 Londoners are more than three months ________ arrears with their mortgage repayments.

a)

on

b)

in

c)

by

d)

from

10.

We can expect a further decline _______ job vacancies.

a)

of

b)

at

c)

on

d)

in

11.

Plans for building 1,700 rental units are in the ___________.

a)

limelight

b)

moderation

c)

pipeline

12.

We are not at ___________ to discuss our hiring practices.

a)

rate

b)

liberty

c)

length

d)

your disposal

13.

How do her children feel about having a mother who's constantly in the _________?

a)

swing

b)

limelight

c)

in the long run

14.

I'll call her tomorrow - no, on second ________, I'll try now.

a)

thing

b)

way

c)

idea

d)

thought

15.

The owner let us have the first bottle of wine on the ________ .

a)

owner's expense

b)

house

c)

home

d)

cost