Question

Fill in Dependent prepositions (16p) 1 His parents are not keen …………. him going on holiday on his own. 2 My best friend is not very good ………. horse riding. 3 Sean is very careless………. his things. He keeps losing them. 4 My grandmother is very creative and is enthusiastic…………… surfing the Net. 5 My brother loves eating, but he’s hopeless………….. cooking. 6 People from the countryside hate it when people from cities look……… ……them. 7 I’m really looking…………. watching my favourite comedy on TV this evening. 8 When paragliding, you have to look …… …….. strong winds. 9 Sorry, but I can’t go to the cinema with you tonight as I have to look ………..my younger brother. 10 If you need her number I can look it……….. for you in the tel. directory. 11 Her classmates made fun …......her because she was unable to answer the question. 12 My sister applied for a job she wasn’t really qualified……… but managed to get it in the end. 13 I’m not bothered…………where we go. I just want a holiday. 14 Jane is a quiet, shy girl and doesn’t stand……… in a crowd. 15 My mum’s gone off to pick……. some bargains in a shop that is closing down. 16 Jack is so much better than me at computer games. I find it hard to keep….. with him.

Answer 1

1 His parents are not keen …on…. him going on holiday on his own.
2 My best friend is not very good …at…. horse riding.
3 Sean is very careless…about…. his things. He keeps losing them.
4 My grandmother is very creative and is enthusiastic……in…… surfing the Net.
5 My brother loves eating, but he’s hopeless…at….. cooking.
6 People from the countryside hate it when people from cities look…down…… …on…them.
7 I’m really looking…forward…to……. watching my favourite comedy on TV this evening.
8 When paragliding, you have to look …out… …for….. strong winds.
9 Sorry, but I can’t go to the cinema with you tonight as I have to look …after…..my younger brother.
10 If you need her number I can look it…up.. for you in the tel. directory.
11 Her classmates made fun …of..her because she was unable to answer the question.
12 My sister applied for a job she wasn’t really qualified…for… but managed to get it in the end.
13 I’m not bothered…about…where we go. I just want a holiday.
14 Jane is a quiet, shy girl and doesn’t stand…out… in a crowd.
15 My mum’s gone off to pick…up. some bargains in a shop that is closing down.
16 Jack is so much better than me at computer games. I find it hard to keep…up.. with him.

Answer 2

1. His parents are not keen on him going on holiday on his own. 2. My best friend is not very good at horse riding. 3. Sean is very careless with his things. He keeps losing them. 4. My grandmother is very creative and is enthusiastic about surfing the Net. 5. My brother loves eating, but he’s hopeless at cooking. 6. People from the countryside hate it when people from cities look down on them. 7. I’m really looking forward to watching my favourite comedy on TV this evening. 8. When paragliding, you have to look out for strong winds. 9. Sorry, but I can’t go to the cinema with you tonight as I have to look after my younger brother. 10. If you need her number, I can look it up for you in the telephone directory. 11. Her classmates made fun of her because she was unable to answer the question. 12. My sister applied for a job she wasn’t really qualified for but managed to get it in the end. 13. I’m not bothered about where we go. I just want a holiday. 14. Jane is a quiet, shy girl and doesn’t stand out in a crowd. 15. My mum’s gone off to pick up some bargains in a shop that is closing down. 16. Jack is so much better than me at computer games. I find it hard to keep up with him.