Advanced ESL Prepositions

He stepped _____ the gas and drove _____ after the accident.

• in / at

• along / with

• at / along

• with / off

• on / away

A serious problem ________ after project had been started.

• came up

• checked over

• go after

• found out

• faced with

Our teacher insisted _____ cutting Jane's birthday cake up fairly _____ all the pupils.

• on / among

• about / for

• to / with

• into / between

• for / in

You shouldn't blame her_____ giving your secret _____ to your fiancée before asking her whether she did it or not.

• at / in

• from / up

• for / away

• in / off

• through / at

It's definitely not entirely untypical _____ Susan to boast _____ how clever her son was.

• with / on

• of / about

• on / at

• at / around

• for / beside

My mother always _____ the advantages of country life because she's spent all her childhood in a small village.

• dwells on

• faces with

• gets after

• puts off

• touches on

He couldn't figure _____ what the manager was hinting_____ during the meeting.

• on / at

• up / to

• in / from

• with / for

• out / at

Could you please _____ my homework? If I have made any mistakes, we can correct them now.

• see through

• knock down

• run out

• look through

• break down

We will have to _________ this noise for a while. They're redecorating the house.

• get on with

• look down on

• put up with

• do away with

• take up with

________ present production levels, known deposits of bauxite can provide the world________ aluminium for hundreds of years.

• With / at

• Within / for

• In / of

• On / from

• At / with