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Using Prepositions Correctly

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Karen was so suspicious _____ door-to-door salespeople that she refused to open the door when they rang her bell.

a)

at

b)

of

c)

with

d)

on

2.

Until they became extinct in the seventeenth century, dodo birds were an endemic species, unique ______ the small island nation of Mauritius.

a)

to

b)

about

c)

of

d)

among

3.

Nancy is so particular ______ keeping her home clean and organized that her friends suspect she suffers from an obsessive-compulsive disorder.

a)

at

b)

of

c)

about

d)

on

4.

Former South Korean president, Park Geun-hye, is accused of influence peddling, a.k.a. capitalizing ______ her position of power in order to gain money and favors for herself and her close associates.

a)

/

b)

on

c)

with

d)

at

5.

Try as she might, Eliza could not figure out how the formula in her math book pertained______ the equations the teacher had assigned for homework.

a)

at

b)

of

c)

as

d)

to

6.

Alison spent several years trying to contact ______ her birth mother after she found out that she was adopted.

a)

/

b)

about

c)

with

d)

at

7.

John’s father provided him _____ pocket money in exchange for doing a series of chores every week.

a)

at

b)

/

c)

with

d)

on

8.

Dahlia’s parents heaped praise upon her after she succeeded ______ a great job on her SAT exams.

a)

to do

b)

at doing

c)

in doing

d)

with doing

9.

Cinderella’s sisters were so jealous _____ her beautiful dress that they attacked her and tore the garment to shreds.

a)

at

b)

of

c)

with

d)

on

10.

A student’s ability ______ a good job on their exams is dependent upon the amount of effort that they put into their studies throughout the semester.

a)

to do

b)

of doing

c)

with doing

d)

about doing