This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions After Verbs – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions After Verbs Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why are you accusing me ..... stealing money? I didn't do it! A) To. B) About. C) Of. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 2. Pick the right pair:agree ..... a plan. A) About. B) On. C) For. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 3. I had a very strange dream ..... you last night. A) In. B) About. C) At. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About. 4. ..... the end of the concert, there was great applause. A) In. B) At. C) Until. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 5. Choose the best answer:William is extremely afraid ..... travelling by planes. A) To. B) On. C) For. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Of. 6. They are excited ..... the upcoming trip. A) With. B) About. C) Of. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About. 7. Although we are alike, we disagree ..... the pollution problem. However, we do agree ..... decreasing the number of thrown away trash. A) On, on. B) On, about. C) About, on. D) About, about. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About, on. 8. It took me two weeks to recover ..... the flu. A) In. B) For. C) With. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) From. 9. Select the right completion:succeed ..... solving it. A) At. B) With. C) In. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 10. Don't listen ..... him. He is a liar! A) Of. B) To. C) At. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 11. The bird has escaped ..... its cage. A) Over. B) From. C) By. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From. 12. I must apologize ..... Isobel for my lateness. A) To. B) In front of. C) For. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 13. He agreed ..... the idea of the barbecue on condition that he could do the cooking A) About. B) With. C) To. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 14. This schoolbag belongs ..... that student. A) At. B) To. C) With. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 15. Which preposition is typically used after the verb 'depend'? A) For. B) On. C) At. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 16. Now that we can't agree, let's vote ..... it! A) On. B) In. C) At. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 17. We don't believe ..... "contractual" marriage. Marriage should be based ..... love. A) In/ of. B) At/ on. C) About/ of. D) In/ on. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In/ on. 18. When he smiled ..... me I knew everything was all right. A) By. B) With. C) At. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 19. We can go to the park with you, ..... ? A) Do we. B) Can we. C) Aren't we. D) Can't we. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can't we. 20. Some members of parliament voted ..... the proposal. A) To. B) With. C) Against. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Against. 21. They are good ..... playing the piano. A) By. B) On. C) In. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At. 22. His accident prevented him ..... riding a bike for a year. A) About. B) With. C) At. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) From. 23. He apologised to the police officer ..... driving fast. A) For. B) Of. C) About. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 24. The old lady thanked me ..... helping her across the street. A) On. B) For. C) About. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 25. The teacher congratulated all the students ..... passing the exam. A) On. B) At. C) Up. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 26. Choose the right preposition:spend money / time ..... something A) With. B) For. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 27. She spends a lot of money ..... clothes. A) At. B) On. C) To. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 28. They laughed ..... her jokes. A) By. B) For. C) At. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 29. Prepare ..... , apologize ..... , ask ..... A) In. B) With. C) For. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 30. This dessert was made ..... cream and fruit. A) On. B) With. C) By. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With. 31. We will arrive ..... New York tomorrow. A) At. B) To. C) On. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 32. My neighbor always asks me ..... a cup of sugar. A) On. B) To. C) For. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 33. These two species differ ..... each other. A) At. B) On. C) From. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From. 34. Choose the right preposition:it makes you remember something = it reminds you ..... something A) About. B) For. C) Of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 35. I often disagree ..... my father. A) With. B) To. C) At. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 36. We need to talk ..... Anita about her school report. A) Between. B) With. C) To. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 37. The model house is made ..... me. A) With. B) In. C) Of. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By. 38. The exam is important. Please make sure you arrive ..... the hall 15 minutes before the exam starts. A) By. B) At. C) On. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 39. If you say that, people will just laugh ..... you. A) With. B) At. C) About. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 40. I thought the nurse was looking ..... you. A) Into. B) To. C) After. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After. 41. Jean cared ..... her disabled mother until her death last year A) For. B) With. C) To. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 42. Insert the necessary prepositions to make these sentences complete. I know Jill lives in the north of England but at the moment I can't think ..... the name of the town. A) To. B) Of. C) At. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of. 43. What happened ..... the people who lived there? A) To. B) About. C) For. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 44. Don't expect him to approve ..... your design at once. A) Of. B) With. C) On. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 45. Select the right phrase:focus ..... priorities. A) For. B) At. C) On. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 46. They succeeded ..... escaping from the burning house. A) In. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 47. The government supplies them ..... the basic necessities. A) At. B) On. C) With. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With. 48. That song reminds me ..... my childhood. A) For. B) To. C) Of. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 49. The participants are chosen ..... random. A) At. B) By. C) On. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At. 50. Choose the right prepostion:arrive ..... a city/state/country A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 51. The English alphabet consists ..... twenty four letters. A) Of. B) On. C) In. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 52. They blamed Peter ..... the failure. A) On. B) About. C) For. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 53. They were arguing ..... each other ..... which film to go and see. A) With, about. B) With, on. C) To, on. D) With, in. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With, about. 54. When I was driving home I almost crashed ..... a bus. A) At. B) Onto. C) On. D) Into. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Into. 55. I rely ..... my wife, my two children and a small but solid group of friends. A) To. B) At. C) It. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 56. They often argue ..... politics. A) For. B) With. C) About. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With. 57. We laughed ..... his funny joke. A) About. B) To. C) At. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 58. Select the right preposition to complete the sentence:They discussed ..... the problem. A) About. B) Over. C) With. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About. 59. I always run ..... money at the end of the month. A) Out of. B) Across. C) Over. D) Into. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Out of. 60. The windows of the class were covered ..... so much dirt that we couldn't see ..... them. A) In-about. B) Up-across. C) With-through. D) Of-with. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With-through. Next →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPrepositions After Verbs Quiz 2Prepositions After Verbs Quiz 3Prepositions After Verbs Quiz 4Prepositions After Verbs Quiz 5Common Prepositions With Verbs QuizDependent Prepositions After Adjectives QuizDependent Prepositions After Verbs, Adjectives, Or Nouns QuizDependent Prepositions Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books