This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Verb + Preposition – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb + Preposition Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. There used to be a very good store on the corner, but it ..... a year ago. A) Close down. B) Close up. C) Close away. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Close down. 2. I need to think ..... that problem before making a decision. A) About. B) At. C) To. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About. 3. We never Talk ..... politics. A) Of. B) About. C) For. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About. 4. "verb + preposition" get A) About. B) On. C) At. D) Of. E) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 5. He often forgets ..... thanking his parents. A) Of. B) About. C) To. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About. 6. A What do you think ..... Shakira? B I really like her. I think she's great. A) About. B) Of. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of. 7. Allow me to come in A) To. B) -. C) For. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -. 8. John paid ..... the drinks. A) For. B) In. C) On. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 9. If you smoke, there is a greater chance that you will ..... lung cancer. A) Die with. B) Die of. C) Die. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Die of. 10. Read the sentence and choose the meaning of the compound noun in red.Take your things to the check-out to pay for them. A) Reductions. B) Places to sell. C) Cash-desk. D) Purchase by another company. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cash-desk. 11. My grandpa used to write letters ..... my grandma. A) For. B) After. C) At. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 12. Complete: "Hey! ..... to what I'm saying. It's extremely important." A) Hear. B) Repeat. C) Listen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Listen. 13. I need to make a great business deal to benefit ..... A) From. B) At. C) To. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From. 14. Which verb sounds more formal? 'The CEO ..... funding for the project.' A) Demanded. B) Requested. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Requested. 15. To spend (money/time) ..... something A) On. B) About. C) In. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 16. Begin ..... the first topic A) With. B) On. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 17. The government appeals ..... all of us to stay at home. A) About. B) For. C) With. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 18. Please ..... me ..... this exercise. It's so difficult. A) Argue / about. B) Inform / of. C) Apologize / for. D) Help / with. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Help / with. 19. I always listen ..... classical music to relax. A) About. B) To. C) For. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 20. He suffers ..... Spanish stomach A) On. B) Of. C) From. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From. 21. My car runs ..... biofuel, so it's very environmentally-friendly. A) On. B) At. C) In. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 22. "Did you ..... the accident last night?" A) Hear for. B) Hear about. C) Hear. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hear about. 23. What are you thinking ..... her? A) Of. B) With. C) At. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 24. She needs to ..... the answer of this question. A) Make up. B) Take up. C) Give up. D) Figure out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Figure out. 25. Complete the sentence:The teacher yelled ..... the pupils to stop misbehaving. A) To. B) Of. C) For. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At. 26. I couldn't stop looking ..... him. He is so handsome! A) In. B) For. C) At. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 27. Many people around the world hope ..... a better future. A) For. B) At. C) About. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 28. I don't spend so much money ..... food. A) For. B) In. C) To. D) On. E) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 29. The house ..... big windows to let in lots of natural light. A) Has. B) Does. C) Keeps. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has. 30. You must be excited ..... the news. A) Of. B) About. C) In. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesVerb + Preposition Quiz 1Verb + Preposition Quiz 2Verb + Preposition Quiz 3Verb + Preposition Quiz 4Verb + Preposition Quiz 5Verb + Preposition Quiz 6Verb + Preposition Quiz 7Verb + Preposition Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books