Exercise 8. Fill in the correct preposition(s).
1. He was very jealous _____ his friend’s success.
2. The old lady was generous _____ her grandchildren.
3. The little boy was very frightened _____the dog next door.
4. To make a good impression _____his employer he volunteered to work late.
5. The actress was not impressed _____the role she was offered.
6. The watch he bought from the man was identical _____the one I had lost.
7. The key _____his success is his decisiveness.
8. The students were dismissed _____class at the end of the lesson.
9. The doctor was intent _____helping the patient.
10. The baby had no intention _____eating its food.
11. He is very keen _____playing computer games.
12. They were keen _____do something different at the weekend.
13. The girl had heard _____the accident from an old friend.
14. He has not heard _____his penfriend in Russia for ages.
15. I’ve heard _____him but I haven’t met him.
16. He forgave me _____insulting him.
17. The man was found guilty _____murder.
18. The woman felt guilty _____leaving her dog outside all night.
19. The boy was expelled _____school for hitting his teacher.
20. There has been an increase _____the price of fuel recently.
21. She was good _____everything at school.
22. She’s good _____her dog because it keeps her company.
23. The man was not involved _____the fight.
24. She was afraid _____jump from the building even though it was on fire.
25. That student was hopeless _____getting her work in on time.
The ice-cream consisted _____chocolate, bananas, coconut and cream
11. He is very keen __on___playing computer games.
13. The girl had heard __about___the accident from an old friend.
14. He has not heard _from____his penfriend in Russia for ages.
15. I’ve heard __from___him but I haven’t met him.
16. He forgave me __for___insulting him.
17. The man was found guilty __of___murder.
18. The woman felt guilty __of___leaving her dog outside all night.
19. The boy was expelled __from___school for hitting his teacher.
20. There has been an increase __in___the price of fuel recently.
21. She was good __at___everything at school.
22. She’s good ___to__her dog because it keeps her company.
23. The man was not involved __in___the fight.
24. She was afraid _to____jump from the building even though it was on fire.
25. That student was hopeless __at___getting her work in on time.
The ice-cream consisted __of___chocolate, bananas, coconut and cream
Exercise 8. Fill in the correct preposition(s).
1. He was very jealous ___of__ his friend’s success.
2. The old lady was generous ___to__ her grandchildren.
3. The little boy was very frightened __of___the dog next door.
4. To make a good impression ___of__his employer he volunteered to work late.
5. The actress was not impressed __by___the role she was offered.
6. The watch he bought from the man was identical __with___the one I had lost.
7. The key __to___his success is his decisiveness.
8. The students were dismissed ___from__class at the end of the lesson.
9. The doctor was intent ___of__helping the patient.
10. The baby had no intention ___of__eating its food.
