1. Verb + preposition

Select the correct prepositions from the drop down menu.

1. wait the bus.

2. believe yourself.

3. ask help.

4. recover an illness.

5. interested science.

6. rely friends.

7. laugh her jokes.

8. deal the problems.

9. agree someone.

10. listen music.

11. prepare the exam.

12. blame the mistake.

13. vote your candidate.

14. depend many factors.

15. suffer allergies.

16. hope the best.

Score: 0/10

2. Multiple-choice questions

Choose the preposition that follows each verb.

1. I’m preparing my exam.

2. What are you waiting ?

3. What are you worried ?

4. I don’t want to go you.

5. Who did you vote ?

6. Thank you your support.

7. You remind me my mother.

8. Why did you not reply my e-mail?

9. The dog is searching the ball.

10. A beautiful girl smiled me.

Score: 0/10

3. Fill in the blanks

Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.

1. They were talking politics the whole day.

They were talking about politics the whole day.

2. How do you feel your new job?

How do you feel about your new job?

3. I strongly disapprove sex before marriage.

I strongly disapprove of sex before marriage.

4. The villagers were warned the dangers of deforestation.

The villagers were warned of/about the dangers of deforestation.

5. Is anybody taking care your pet?

Is anybody taking care of your pet?

6. The ingredients consist rice and some vegetables.

The ingredients consist of rice and some vegetables.

7. My father died malaria.

My father died of malaria.

8. I’m thinking leaving my job.

I’m thinking of/about leaving my job.

9. He smells strawberries.

He smells of strawberries.

10. I forgot that.

I forgot about that.

Score: 0 /19

4. Verb + preposition - worksheet

Verb preposition exercises - printable worksheet
Verb + preposition exercise

5. Answers to the worksheet

1. Do you believe in God?

2. They are suffering from food poisoning.

3. I don’t blame you for what happened.

4. I’m going to apply for a job at a nearby hospital.

5. This hat belongs to Jack.

6. What are they complaining about?

7. He specialises in criminal law.

8. Have you replied to his e-mail?

9. I can't concentrate on my work with all this noise.

10. Many inmates escaped from Estelle Unit yesterday.

For more vocabulary study, I have created this list of common prepositions in English.