Question

Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE.

1. I know ________ experience that I do my best work early in the morning.

2. I am astonished ________ the way my students can spend all night at the disco and still remember their prepositions next morning.

3. Is it possible to insure yourself ________ nuclear attack?

4. At school today, we had a long discussion _______ the best way to learn a foreign language.

5. “How can I discourage my boyfriend _______ trying to kiss me all the time?” “Eat plenty of garlic.”

6. Raise the gun to your shoulder, aim _______ the target, and try not to kill anyone.

7. Small children should be watched ____________ carefully.

8. Would you give up your country cottage __________ a town flat?

9. He’ll inherit the money when he comes ______________ age.

10.The performance on the first night came ______________ pretty.

Answer 1

Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE.

1. I know ____from____ experience that I do my best work early in the morning.

2. I am astonished ____at____ the way my students can spend all night at the disco and still remember their prepositions next morning.

3. Is it possible to insure yourself ____against____ nuclear attack?

4. At school today, we had a long discussion ____about____ the best way to learn a foreign language.

5. “How can I discourage my boyfriend ____from____ trying to kiss me all the time?” “Eat plenty of garlic.”

6. Raise the gun to your shoulder, aim ____at____ the target, and try not to kill anyone.

7. Small children should be watched ______over______ carefully.

8. Would you give up your country cottage _____for_____ a town flat?

9. He’ll inherit the money when he comes _______of_______ age.

10.The performance on the first night came _______off_______ pretty.

Answer 2

Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE.

1. I know ____from____ experience that I do my best work early in the morning.

2. I am astonished ____at____ the way my students can spend all night at the disco and still remember their prepositions next morning.

3. Is it possible to insure yourself ____against____ nuclear attack?

4. At school today, we had a long discussion ____about___ the best way to learn a foreign language.

5. “How can I discourage my boyfriend ___from____ trying to kiss me all the time?” “Eat plenty of garlic.”

6. Raise the gun to your shoulder, aim ____at___ the target, and try not to kill anyone.

7. Small children should be watched _______over_____ carefully.

8. Would you give up your country cottage _______for___ a town flat?

9. He’ll inherit the money when he comes _______of_______ age.

10.The performance on the first night came ________off______ pretty.

Answer 3

Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE.

1. I know FROM experience that I do my best work early in the morning.

2. I am astonished ___AT_____ the way my students can spend all night at the disco and still remember their prepositions next morning.

3. Is it possible to insure yourself ___OUT OF_____ nuclear attack?

4. At school today, we had a long discussion _____IN__ the best way to learn a foreign language.

5. “How can I discourage my boyfriend FROM trying to kiss me all the time?” “Eat plenty of garlic.”

6. Raise the gun to your shoulder, aim ____AT___ the target, and try not to kill anyone.

7. Small children should be watched _________FOR___ carefully.

8. Would you give up your country cottage _______WITH___ a town flat?

9. He’ll inherit the money when he comes _________OF_____ age.

10.The performance on the first night came __________OFF____ pretty.