Prepositional Verbs Exercises with Answers for Students

Struggling to learn preposition verbs? Many English learners find it difficult to learn and know when and how to use verbs followed by prepositions like ‘look at’, ‘believe in’ or ‘depend on’. To make your learning easy, we have compiled different types of prepositional verbs exercises with answers. These practical exercises on prepositions even help you to learn step by step your grammar. Also, you can download a free worksheet PDF here.

Prepositional Verbs Exercises with Answers

Learn prepositional verbs with these easy prepositional verb exercises with answers to test your English grammar skills. Exercise includes the answer key to help you check whether you are doing it correctly or not: 

Exercise 1: Fill in the Blanks 

Choose the correct prepositional verb from the box to fill in the blanks in each sentence.

look after	run into	take part in	deal with	come across
get over	believe in	agree with	focus on	rely on

1. She promised to __________ her little brother while their parents were away.
2. I __________ an old friend from school at the supermarket yesterday.
3. Will you __________ the school play this year?
4. The manager will __________ any complaints you have about the service.
5. I __________ a rare coin while cleaning the attic.
6. It took him a few months to __________ the loss of his pet.
7. Do you __________ ghosts and supernatural beings?
8. Please __________ your work; you’re easily distracted.
9. I completely __________ your opinion on the matter.
10. You can always __________ me if you need help.

Answers:

1. look after
2. ran into
3. take part in
4. deal with
5. came across
6. get over
7. believe in
8. focus on
9. agree with
10. rely on

Also Read: Types of Verbs: Definition, Examples, Verb Conjugation

Exercise 2: Choose the Correct Option

Choose the correct preposition in each of the following sentences:

1. She depends (on / in) her brother.
2. We agreed (to / with) their plan.
3. He laughed (at / to) the joke.
4. I’m tired (of / with) waiting.
5. He complained (about / on) the service.
6. Don’t worry (for / about) me.
7. The book consists (in / of) ten chapters.
8. They talked (about / on) the movie all night.
9. She apologized (for / about) her mistake.
10. We’re waiting (for / to) the bus.

Answers: 

1. depend on
2. agree with
3. laugh at
4. be tired of
5. complain about
6. worry about
7. consist of
8. talk about
9. apologize for
10. wait for

Exercise 3: Match the Following

Match the verbs on the left with the correct prepositions on the right to form prepositional verbs.

Verb	Preposition
apologize	a. with
agree	b. on
concentrate	c. for
belong	d. to
deal	e. about
argue	f. with
listen	g. on
worry	h. to
focus	i. on
depend	j. on

Answers: 

1. apologise – c. for
2. agree – f. with
3. concentrate – g. on
4. belong – d. to
5. deal – a. with
6. argue – b. on
7. listen – h. to
8. worry – e. about
9. focus -j. on
10. depend -i. on

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Exercise 4: Sentence Formation

Use each of the following prepositional verbs in your own sentence:

1. rely on
2. forgive for
3. succeed in
4. suffer from
5. object to
6. deal with
7. believe in
8. focus on
9. apologize for
10. depend on

Answers:

1. I rely on my best friend for emotional support.
2. She forgave him for breaking her phone.
3. They succeeded in completing the project on time.
4. He suffers from seasonal allergies.
5. Many people object to the new policy.
6. I have to deal with a lot of emails every morning.
7. She strongly believes in equal rights for all.
8. Please focus on your work instead of chatting.
9. He apologized for being late to the meeting.
10. We depend on technology more than ever these days.

Exercise 5: Rewrite the Sentences

Read the sentences and underline the prepositional verb used in each. (Already underlined here for clarity.)

1. She ran into an old friend at the mall.
2. We came across an interesting article about space travel.
3. You must stick to the schedule if you want to finish on time.
4. He got over the flu quickly.
5. They looked after the neighbor’s dog during the weekend.
6. She takes care of her younger siblings while her parents are at work.
7. We had to deal with a lot of complaints today.
8. He ran out of money before the month ended.
9. The teacher went over the test answers in class.
10. Don’t give up on your dreams too easily.

Answers: 

1. ran into
2. came across
3. stick to
4. got over
5. looked after
6. takes care of
7. deal with
8. ran out of
9. went over
10. give up on

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