Some important expressions followed by Prepositions
Acquainted
with Adapted
to
Angry
with Addicted
to
Apprised
of Associated
with
Confined
to Accuse
of somebody
Blue
with cold Contrary
to
Deprived
of Endowed
with
Equal
to Dream
of
Filled
with Fall
victim to
Example
of Fight
with
Familiar
to Fond of
Provided
with
Ignorant to
Lack
of
Red with anger
Impossible
to
Jealous of
Satisfied
with Inaccessible to
Sure
of
Struggled with
Indebted
to
Tired of
Supply with Injurious to
Thought of wrong with you
Liable to Impressed
with your work/ obliged to
Difficulty
with something Peculiar to
Disappointed
with somebody Prefer to
(Disappointed
with/at/about sth) Relevant to
Ill with Similar
to
Agree
with person/opinion/policy Belong
to
Talk
to Afraid
of
Kind
to Listen
to
True
to Marry
to
Anxious
for Derived
from
Different
from Divided
into
Good
at Insist
on
Interested
in Live
on
Look
after Passion
for
Prepare
for Protect
from
Refrained
from
Rely on
Result
in Retire
from
Subsists
on Sympathy
for
Thank
for Useful
for
Wish
for Wrong
with
Typical
of Trip
over
Translate
into Throw
to
Throw
at The
thought of
Think of/about Take
part in
Surprised
at/by Suffer
from
Speak
to Sorry
for/about
Smile
at Shout
to/at
Shocked
at/by Searched
for
Run
into/to Responsible/responsibility
for
Remind
of Reason
for
Proof
of Prevent…from…ing
Polite
to Pleased with/about/at
Pay
for Operate
on
Nice
to get/be
married to
Look
for/after/at Listen to
Laugh
about /at Kind
to
Interest/Interested
in Insist
in
Independent
of Increase
in
Impressed
with/by Good
at
Get
on/in Enter
into
Drive
into Dressed
about/of
Divided
into Discussion
about
Disappointed
with/at/about Difficulty
with
Die
of/from Details
of
Depend/Dependent
on Crash
into
Congratulate/congratulations
on/for Clever at
Abstain from food
avail of an opportunity
Abide by a rules and regulation avenge
on enemy
Abound with living things acquainted
with sb
Abound in non-living things adjacent to a place
Accede to request
accompanied
with sth
Annoyed at things
accompanied by
sb
Annoyed with a person angry with a person
Accuse of crime
angry at a
thing
Acquit of blame affiliated
with a thing
Adapt to circumstances affiliated to sb
Adhere to a plan or decision astonished/ amazed at
Agree to a proposal affection for
Agree with a person
aptitude
for sth
Aim at a thing
appropriate
to sth
Alight from a carriage apply to a person
Answer to a person apply for a position
Answer for conduct
believe a
person
Appeal to a person for a thing believe in God
Appeal against order bad
at sth
Approve of an action blue/red
with anger/cold
Apologise to a person for wrong doing bear with
sb/sth( to be patient with sb or sth)
Appoint to a person for a post boast
of wealth/beauty
Arrive at / in a place
believe in honesty
Attend to lesson or work or duty beg
of bread
Bestow honour upon/on her disgrace to her family
Beset with danger
deaf to all her
entreaties (feelings)
Betray to enemy
deficient in common
sense
Beware of some danger desirous of doing sth
Blame a person for sth
different from
Burst into rage
diffident of his
success
Blind to a fault/danger
disgusted with his
conduct
Blind of an eye
engaged to him
Blush at the sight engaged in his business
Blush for one’s conduct
deal in Chinese goods
Blessed with good health
deal
with everyone
Born of poor parents
differ with you on this
subject
Bound for a destination
differ from sth
Beneficial to/for health
distinguish truth from
falsehood
Backward in studies
defend her from all
blames
Brood over past grievance deprive of education
Break into a house
die of a disease /hunger
Bargain with sb for sth
die from some cause
Bow to sb
disqualified from
Bored with
deviated from main course
Burdened with sth
dressed in
Borrow from sb
distinctive of its
colour
Charge a person with
devoured of food for many days
Cheat a person of his due
disloyal to his country
Coincide with sth else
distinguish between two things
Combat with difficulties
excuse for
misbehaviour
Common to man and woman essential to happiness
Comply with a request
equal to
Compare sth with another
expel from college
Confess to a fault
exclude from class
Confide (tell) all her secret to her best friend exchange my thing wih yours
Confine to a place enter into an agreement
Compensate a person for his loss enter a place (no preposition)
Catch at an opportunity
embellished
with papers(decorated)
Compete with a person
exception to a rule
Conceal from
experience in/of
Condole with entitled to (we are entitled to our
right)
Caution a person against sth
we should never
encroach on the right of others
Congratulate a person on success excel in studies
Consent to some proposal
enthusiastic about the
program tomorrow
Cope with a person/ a situation elaborate on the point
Convict a person of a crime
embargo on business
Contribute to
engraved on the tomb stone
Consult on /about sth
equivalent to
Candidate for a post
Claim to one’s property
Complain to sb for sth Cut
in half /cut into pieces
Converse with sb Converse
about sth
Clash with Collide
with
Count on(depend on) Compatible
with sb
Courteous to sb Control over passion
Careful about her dress Charged
with theft
Confident of success Conscious
of her faults
Contented with success Contrary
to my orders/wishes
Come across Compare
with
Consistent with her work
Work out -1
1. Meet me…………..5O’clock tomorrow.
a)on b)at
c)in d)by
2. She was born………………..the 18th
of may,1984.
a)on b)by
c)at d)at
3. Smoking is
injurious.....................our health
a)for b)to
c)in d)at
4. This message is………………..you
a)by b)for
c)from d)with
5. I prefer swimming………………..boating.
a)to b)than
c)against d)over
6. I didn’t enjoy going to the
theatre………………….you
a)on b)with
c)by d)for
7. The man has been working
here………………..last Monday.
a)for b)to
c)from d)since
8. What are you looking………………..?
a)by b)at
c)down d)on
9. He goes to school……………….bus.
a)by b)on
c)with d)in
10. Cakes are made………………many
ingredients.
a)to b)of
c)with d)from
11. We are getting sick………………all the
noise from outside.
a)at b)of
c)for c)on
12. He filled the plastic
bag……………….grain
a)of b)about
c)at d)with
13. Orange squash is primarily
made……………….oranges
a)of b)in
c)from d)by
14. He travels……………….a car daily.
a)on b)in
c)by d)for
15. He leaned……………….my shoulders to
see what I was doing.
a)on b)at
c)for d)from
16. He had stayed for a few
days……………..Paris before he went to London.
a)on b)at
c) by d)in
17. Have you read the
label………………..the bottle of wine? What does it say?
a)on b)by
c)in d)over
18. Write your name………………..the top of
the page.
a)at b)on
c)in d)with
19. Have you seen the
notice…………………the notice board?
a)in b)at
c)with d)on
20. The table is……………….the corner of
the room.
a)in b)at
c)on d)for
21. The news is………………..the newspaper,
read it.
a)on b)in
c)at d)of
22. The garden is……………….the front of
the house.
a)in b)at
c)on d)by
23. Farmers work………………farms.
a)in b)on
c)by d)for
24. He is staying……………….a motel for a
few days.
a)at b)for
c)by d)of
25. The soldier was
killed…………………action.
a)at b)by
c)on d)in
26. Are you
interested………………..polities.
a)at b)for
c)on d)in
27. The family is sitting………………..the
dinning table.
a)at b)in
c)by d)on
28. Please write………………..a pen not
with a pencil.
a)with b)by
c)in d)on
29. I paid……………….cash for the car.
a)by b)with
c)in d)at
30. She is sick. She
is……………….hospital.
a)in b)at
c)of d)with
31. Will you have the photo
printed………………..colour?
a) By b) With
c) At d) In
32. She is expected to
arrive………………..a month’s time.
a) At b) By
c) In d) On
33. We are having a party……………….the
second of May.
a) In b) At
c) By d)
On
34. Can I have a car………………hire to go
to Pokhara?
a) On b) In
c) By d) At
Answers
1.
b, 2.a, 3.b, 4.b , 5.a , 6.b
, 7.d , 8.b , 9.a , 10.d , 11.b
, 12.d , 13.c ,
14.b
, 15.a , 16.d , 17.a , 18.a , 19.d
, 20.a , 21.b
, 22.a , 23.b , 24.a , 25.d , 26.d
,
27.a , 28.a
, 29.c , 30.a , 31.d , 32.c , 33.d, 34.a