Prepositions exercises: Exercises adapted from Business Grammar Builder. Emmerson

A: approve   believe   comply     depend     know     lead     suffer   wait     wait

1. Complete the sentences with a word from list A and a word from list B.

 

B: about     for         from     in     of         on     to     with

0 If you want to succeed, you really have to believe in yourself.

1 Finish what you’re doing – I’ll _wait for ______________ you outside.

2 What you’re saying can only _lead to ______________ one possible conclusion.

3 Of course the size of our order will _______depend on  ________ the price.

4 Your CV is strong, but what do you ___know about ____________ marketing to teenagers?

5 Our export industries always _______suffers from ________ the effects of a strong euro.

6 I have to look smart at work – my boss doesn’t _approve of ______________ informal clothes.

7 Does our customer database __comply with _____________ data protection legislation?

 

1. Underline the correct word.

 

1 I think we should ask them for / about / with more information.

2 Can you supply us for / about / with enough parts to upgrade 50 machines?

3 You remind me about/of/for someone I used to work with in Toulouse.

4 If I forget, remind me about/of/for it again tomorrow.

5 They blamed the union against/from/for going on strike unnecessarily.

6 We might have to split the order for/in/into two separate consignments.

7 I’d like to congratulate Patricia on / with / about winning Employee of the Month.

8 This safety feature prevents the operator against/from/with being hurt or injured.

9 This year we’ll be investing more than $4m on / in / to plant and equipment.

10 This year we’ll be spending more than £4m on / in / to plant and equipment.

 

1. Complete the sentences with prepositions. Choose from: about, at, for, from, in, to, of,  with.

 

0 I’m writing to all our customers about some exciting offers this month on selected models in the range.

1 Have you heard anything ___from ___________ Head Office? They said they’d decide this week.

2 Who’s Giuseppe Saponi? I’ve never heard _____of_________ him.

3 Do you agree ____with __________ me ______about________ this?

4 Unless their quality improves, we’ll have to look _________for _____ a new supplier.

5 The improved productivity results __from ____________ all the investments that we made last year.

6. I must apologize _____for _________ not contacting you earlier, but I’ve been very busy.

7 I complained ______to ________ the manager _____about _________ the food and he gave us a free drink.

8 Make sure you look ____at__________ the small print before you sign anything.

 

 

D Complete the sentences with a word from list A and a word from list B.

 

A: agreed  apologized  apply   involve     listen pay  rely remind     wasted insist

B: about   for    for    for    in    on       on   on    to    with

0   You can pay for the goods in twelve monthly instalments.

1 I’ve already _____wasted __________ an hour this morning _______on________ this report.

2 The first thing is to _____listen to__________ the client to find out their needs.

3 Everybody _________agreed with ______ the decision. It was unanimous.

(on and to are possible for #3 but are not the answer)

4 The Chief Operating Officer is leaving next month. I wonder if Chris is going to ___apply for ____________ his job.

5 We need to ______involve _________ our business partners  in this discussion.

6 Vanda is very good at working under pressure. You can always ___________rely on ____ her if there’s an emergency.

7 They _____apologised for __________ the delay and said that the items are in the mail.

8 I’m certain to forget. Please _remind ________ me __about ________ it nearer the time.

9 No, no, I _________insist on ______ paying. You’re my guest.

 

E Complete the sequence of emails with the correct prepositions.

I’ve just been looking 0 at your website and comparing your online banking facilities 1 ___with ____________ your competitors. I have a few questions. If I want to borrow money 2 ___from____________ you. How much will you charge me 3____for ___________ the loan? I assume that as an Internet bank, your cheaper operating costs will result ______from _________ a lower interest rate than a normal bank.   I see that if I open an account this month I qualify 4 _____for __________ a credit card with special repayment terms. Do you offer insurance 5 ___for ____________ online fraud with this card? I read a lot of stories about hackers and cybercrime.   Thank you.

Thank you 1 _______for ________ your recent email. Here is the information you requested. You can rely 2 _____on __________ the fact that our interest rates are very competitive, but I cannot give exact figures, as it depends 3. _____on __________ the amount you want to borrow and changes in line with base rates. I invite you 4 _____to__________ check the table on our website for the current rates. You can click on the link below for everything. We investigate the issue and refund any money that you have lost. We have invested heavily 7 _____in IT security over recent years and we do everything necessary to prevent hackers 8 ____from ___________ entering the system. I hope this answers your questions. Please do not hesitate to contact us again if you think 9 ____of ___________ anything else