Words Followed By Appropriate Prepositions (Set 1)


1. It rest ------ you to settle you differences as best as you can:





(A) To   





(B) on   





© In   





 (D) With





2. He resorted --- asking his friend for money:





(A) From   





(B) for   





© In   





(D) To





3. The Government cannot be reproached – neglect of the elderly:





(A) To   





(B) in   





(C) With   





(D) for





4. There is little point to remonstrate ---- Raza. He won’t listen to reason:





(A) From  





(B) To





(C) For   





(D) With





5. The quality of his work has often been remarked --- by his superiors:





(A) Onto  





(B) Upon   





(C) On   





(D) For





6. He was glad to be relieved --- some of the detailed paperwork of the project:





(A)  For   





(B) From   





(C) In   





(D) Of





7. He is not the kind of man to rejoice ------ other people’s misfortunes:





(A) With   





(B) into  





(C) At    





(D) On   





8. He thought himself amply reimbursed ---- the loss of his cycle:





(A) In    





(B) For   





(C) With   





(D) from





9. If you would like to put in an application, I am sure it will be regarded ----- sympathy:





(A) From   





(B) On   





(C) For  





(D) With





10. I wish he would refrain ----- scattering his ash all over the carpet:





(A) From   





(B) To   





(C) Into   





(D) In





11. The minister referred ---- the importance to the nation of increased exports:





(A) With  





(B) Onto   





(C) To  





(D) In





12. Water can be reduced -----oxygen and hydrogen by electrolysis:





(A) Out  





(B) On   





(C) From   





(D) To





13. When you submit your claim, don’t forget to reckon ----- the money spent on petrol:





(A) Into  





(B) Over   





(C) in   





(D) On





14. Investment in this area is reckoned ----- money poured down the drain:





(A) Into  





(B) With    





(C) For    





(D) As





15. I am afraid he cannot be reasoned ----- making a public protest:





(A) Out   





(B) For    





(C) Into  





(D) To





16. I found his company unbearable. He could rattle – for the house about absolutely nothing at all.





(A) With   





(B) In    





(C) off  





(D) on





17. Mr. Latif rattled ----a list that seemed to contain everyone of any celebrity:





(A) To    





(B) Off    





© On   





(D) In





18. He rank ----- one of the most remarkable presidents of our time:





(A) at   





(B) on   





(C) as  





(D) with





19. I tried to raise objection ----- the situation, but it was no good:





(A) over   





(B) for  





(C) in   





(D) to





20. Dangerous emissions radiate ----- plutonium:





(A) with   





(B) to   





(C) from   





(D) in


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