This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Verb + Preposition – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb + Preposition Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is the correct verb that completes this sentence?The soccer players ..... on the field. A) Run. B) Runned. C) Running. D) Runs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run. 2. I never believe ..... miracles, but something happened to me last night I can't explain. A) To. B) In. C) X. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 3. Jerry:We should ..... the meeting tomorrow. It's too late. Tom:Yeah, you're right. Let's ..... it to next friday. A) Give up, call off. B) Drop out, call off. C) Call off, put off. D) Make up, put off. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Call off, put off. 4. Finish the verb phrase:MEET ..... A) A great time. B) For somebody. C) In a coffee bar. D) The club. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a coffee bar. 5. My sister is interested ..... science. A) On. B) To. C) In. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 6. You have to work hard if you want to succeed ..... life. A) With. B) In. C) About. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 7. You must ..... this record. You'll love it. A) Listen for. B) Listen to. C) Listen about. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Listen to. 8. I can't stand Billy whom I'm annoyed ..... ? A) With. B) At. C) For. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 9. Read the sentence and choose the meaning of the compound noun in red.The takeover of one of our leading hotel chains has just been announced. A) Places to sell. B) Purchase by another company. C) Cash-desk. D) Reductions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purchase by another company. 10. We've ..... food in the fridge. Let's go out for dinner. A) Run out of. B) Prepared for. C) Searched for. D) Paid for. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run out of. 11. I don't like shouting ..... people. A) On. B) At. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 12. We all know how wonderful you are. There's no need to ..... A) Show off. B) Show up. C) Show down. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Show off. 13. Finish the verb phrase:DRIVE ..... A) In a coffee bar. B) The club. C) For somebody. D) Along the high street. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Along the high street. 14. To earmark sth ..... A) Of. B) With. C) For. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 15. Congratulate Mike ..... his birthday A) With. B) To. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 16. To apply ..... a job (=candidater pour un emploi) A) In. B) On. C) About. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 17. At the age of 10 she took part ..... a play and this resulted ..... her love for the theater. A) In. B) About. C) On. D) For. E) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 18. Suspect Sam ..... the crime A) On. B) Of. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of. 19. He borrowed £20 ..... his brother. A) Of. B) From. C) With. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From. 20. They finally ..... the venue for the meeting. A) Decide for. B) Decide on. C) Decide with. D) Decide about. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decide for. 21. Prefer coffee to tea A) On. B) For. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 22. Read the sentence and choose the meaning of the compound noun in red.Cutbacks will be essential until the recession is over. A) Purchase by another company. B) Reductions. C) Places to sell. D) Cash-desk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reductions. 23. There was an awful noise as the car crashed ..... the tree. A) With. B) Against. C) About. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Against. 24. What part of speech is "like" in the sentence: "I like ice cream" ? A) Verb. B) Adjective. C) Preposition. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 25. Don't spend all your money ..... the first day of your holiday! A) With. B) To. C) In. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 26. "verb + preposition"read A) Of. B) About. C) At. D) On. E) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About. 27. Choos the correct preposition for the verb "think" A) To. B) For. C) At. D) With. E) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) About. 28. He doesn't care ..... the exam. He's not worried whether he passes of fails. A) For. B) About. C) With. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About. 29. Uncle Todd and Aunt Brenda ..... two dogs. A) Have. B) Has. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have. 30. Yesterday, I was ..... about my future plans. A) Looking. B) Thinking. C) Waiting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thinking. 31. Salman reads a lot of Tere Liye books A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. You can do what you like. I don't care ..... what you do. A) About. B) For. C) X. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) X. 33. IA:What are you going to do at the weekend?B:I don't know. It depends ..... the weather A) To. B) On. C) Of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 34. Depend ..... his attitude A) On. B) With. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 35. I'd like to ..... our next conference ..... the boss. A) Discuss-to. B) Discuss-with. C) Dicuss. D) Discuss-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discuss-with. 36. I don't believe ..... working hard. I believe ..... working smart. A) To; to. B) In; in. C) X; X. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In; in. 37. Complete the sentence:Jacob insisted ..... paying for the meal. A) In. B) For. C) To. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 38. He is respected ..... his hard work. A) ON. B) OF. C) TO. D) FOR. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) FOR. 39. What is the proper verb-preposition combination to use in this sentence?"I was ..... by a very loving family" A) Brought up. B) Brought about. C) Brought down. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brought up. 40. We need to talk ..... Jonas ..... his health. A) To/about. B) With/about. C) To/on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To/about. 41. When she arrived ..... the pub, it was already closed. A) In. B) At. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 42. As I was going out of the room, I collided ..... someone who was coming in. A) With. B) Against. C) For. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 43. We need to discuss ..... the problem A) About. B) On. C) -. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -. 44. He's afraid ..... spiders. A) For. B) Of. C) With. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of. 45. When you want to find information online, what do you do? A) Subscribe. B) Download. C) Search. D) Upload. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Search. 46. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence: "He is committed ..... improving his skills." A) In. B) At. C) With. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 47. Henri works ..... a taxi driver. A) As. B) For. C) At. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As. 48. Don't look out of the window ..... your work ! A) Concentrate about. B) Concentrate on. C) Concentrate for. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concentrate on. 49. I always ..... my future everyday A) Talk about. B) Listen to. C) Go to. D) Think about. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Think about. 50. I apologize for interrupting your conversation. Identify the verb + preposition + ing in this sentence. A) Interrupting your. B) Apologize for interrupting. C) Interrupting. D) Conversation identify verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interrupting. 51. To suspect someone ..... A) For. B) With. C) Of. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 52. We should apologize ..... not telling him the truth A) Of. B) For. C) To. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 53. He thanked me ..... the flowers. A) To. B) With. C) For. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 54. If you are "upset about" something, how do you feel? A) You are happy. B) You are sad or angry. C) You are bored. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You are sad or angry. 55. Read the sentence and choose the meaning of the compound noun in red.We're trying to find some new outlets for our products. A) Cash-desk. B) Reductions. C) Purchase by another company. D) Places to sell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Places to sell. 56. Henry works ..... a taxi driver. A) To. B) On. C) As. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As. 57. To be someone's property:This book belongs to Sarah.You shouldn't take what doesn't belong to you. A) Belong to. B) Arrive at. C) Appear in. D) Apply to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Belong to. 58. To cater ..... sth/someone A) From. B) About. C) In. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 59. To complain ..... somebody A) For. B) At. C) With. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 60. I always confuse Hui Ting ..... Paula. They look so alike. A) With. B) To. C) From. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. ← 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