Exercise 19: Choose the best preposition to fill in the blanks.
1. We got___ the bus after two hours of travelling:
A. off
B. on
C. of
D. into
2. The children grew___ very quickly once they went to secondary school.
A. on
B. up
C. upstairs
D. off
3. I wanted to stop quarrelling so I gave____
A. on
B. off
C. up
D. down
4. I went into the hall and hung___ my coat on the coat hanger.
A. in
B. on
C. down
D. up
5. I kept___ from him I knew how vicious he was.
A. in
B. out
C. about
D. away
6. I always forgot something. Once I left my umbrella___
A. behind
B. beyond
C. around
D. down
7. We were held___ by the traffic.
A. in
B. up
C. down
D. behind
8. I knelt___ at her knees and asked her to marry me.
A. in
B. down
C. up
D. off
9. At first I could not decide but then I firmly made___ my mind
A. in
B. on
C. up
D. down
10. I rang him___ before the police arrived.
A. in
B. on
C. down
D. up
11. When he started really getting___ my nerves I sent him away.
A. to
B. in
C. of
D. on
12. When I realised he did not like what I was saying I'd rather shut___
A. in
B. up
C. off
D. down
13. I stood____ quickly and said goodbye.
A. in
B. up
C. off
D. down
14. I thought everything___ again but I could not remember all the important det
A. about
B. around
C. over
D. on
15. At first I could not put___ with him but then I really grew fond of him.
A. in
B. on
C. through
D. up
16. I told him that he shouldn't___ do that.
A. to
B. in
C.-
D. on
17. We set____ early to arrive there before lunch
A. in
B. out
C. on
D. for
18. He sprang quickly____ action.
A. on
B. into
C. onto
D. for
19. I took___ gardening when we moved into the countryside.
A. in
B. on
C. off
D. up
20. When he was terribly sick he threw____.
A. in
B. on
C. up
D. down