Year 8 English — Prepositions in idiomatic use
Choose the preposition that a particular verb, adjective or noun always keeps beside it.
Name: ________________________
1.I am looking forward ____ meeting you.
- a) at
- b) to
- c) on
- d) for
2.She is very good ____ solving puzzles.
- a) on
- b) for
- c) in
- d) at
3.Write the missing preposition: The team consists ____ eleven players.
4.Write the missing preposition: Please listen ____ me carefully.
5.Match each adjective to the words that follow it.
- afraid
- good
- interested
- proud
- famous
- full
- of her work
- for its temples
- at drawing
- in music
- of water
- of the dark
6.Which sentence uses the preposition correctly?
- a) She is married with a doctor.
- b) She is married of a doctor.
- c) She is married on a doctor.
- d) She is married to a doctor.
7.Sort each verb by the preposition it takes when one follows it.
Groups: on · to · of · for
- wait
- search
- approve
- listen
- belong
- consist
- insist
- depend
8.This picture is similar ____ the one in my room.
- a) as
- b) to
- c) with
- d) from
Answer key — Year 8 English — Prepositions in idiomatic use
- 1. b) to
- 2. d) at
- 3. of
- 4. to
- 5. afraid → of the dark; good → at drawing; interested → in music; proud → of her work; famous → for its temples; full → of water
- 6. d) She is married to a doctor.
- 7. depend → on; insist → on; listen → to; belong → to; consist → of; approve → of; wait → for; search → for
- 8. b) to