32 Grammar Verb And Prepositions Bbc English Learning Quizzes & Vocabulary

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Grammar verb and prepositions
For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer.

1. Do you believe _____ ghosts?
a. to
b. on
c. in
d. of

2. I seem to spend all my money _____ rent, bills and food.
a. about
b. to
c. for
d. on

3. I prefer tea _____ coffee.
a. to
b. at
c. for
d. from

4. Southern Rail would like to apologise _____ the late running of this train.
a. for
b. to
c. about
b. at

5.
I’ve never heard _____ him, is he on the telly?
a. from
b. to
c. of
d. in

6. You look worried. What are you thinking _____?
a. to
b. about
c. in
d. from






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Grammar verb and prepositions
Answers:

1. Do you believe _____ ghosts?
a. to - ‘Do you believe to something?’ uses the wrong preposition.
b. on - ‘Do you believe on something?’ uses the wrong preposition.
c. in - ‘Do you believe in something?’ is correct
d. of - ‘Do you believe of something?’ uses the wrong preposition.

2. I seem to spend all my money _____ rent, bills and food.
a. about - ‘I spend all my money about something’ uses the wrong preposition.
b. to - ‘I spend all my money to something’ uses the wrong preposition.
c. for - ‘I spend all my money for something’ uses the wrong preposition.
d. on - ‘I spend all my money on something’ is correct

3. I prefer tea _____ coffee.
a. to - ‘I prefer tea to coffee’ is correct.
b. at - ‘I prefer tea at coffee’ uses the wrong preposition.
c. for - ‘I prefer tea for coffee’ uses the wrong preposition.
d. from - ‘I prefer tea from coffee’ uses the wrong preposition.

4. Southern Rail would like to apologise _____ the late running of this train.
a. for - ‘To apologise for something’ is correct.
b. to - ‘To apologise to something’ uses the wrong preposition.
c. about - ‘To apologise about something’ uses the wrong preposition.
b. at - ‘To apologise at something’ uses the wrong preposition.

5. I’ve never heard _____ him, is he on the telly?
a. from - ‘I’ve never heard from him (to not know who someone is) uses the wrong
preposition. ‘I’ve
b. to - never heard to him (to not know who someone is) uses the wrong preposition.
c. of - ‘I’ve never heard of him (to not know who someone is) is correct.
d. in - ‘I’ve never heard in him (to not know who someone is) uses the wrong preposition.

6. You look worried. What are you thinking _____?
a. to - ‘What are you thinking to?’ uses the wrong preposition.
b. about - ‘What are you thinking about?’ is correct.
c. in - ‘What are you thinking in?’ uses the wrong preposition.
d. from - ‘What are you thinking from?’ uses the wrong preposition.


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