Prepositions

Question 1

a demand…

Answer 1

for

Question 2

a reason …

Answer 2

for

Question 3

an advantage …

Answer 3

of sth is…

in/to doing sth

Question 4

a disadvantage

Answer 4

of sth is…

in/to doing sth

Question 5

a cause

Answer 5

of

Question 6

a picture/photo/drawing

Answer 6

of

Question 7

A map/plan

Answer 7

of

Question 8

an increase

Answer 8

in

Question 9

a decrease

Answer 9

in

Question 10

a rise

Answer 10

in

Question 11

a fall

Answer 11

in

Question 12

a damage

Answer 12

to

Question 13

an invitation

Answer 13

to

Question 14

a solution

Answer 14

to

Question 15

a key

Answer 15

to

Question 16

an answer

Answer 16

to

Question 17

a reply

Answer 17

to

Question 18

a reaction

Answer 18

to

Question 19

an attitude

Answer 19

to

towards

Question 20

a relationship

Answer 20

with

between two…

Question 21

a connection

Answer 21

with

between two…

Question 22

a contact

Answer 22

with

between two…

Question 23

it’s nice

Answer 23

of sb to do sth

Question 24

it’s kind

Answer 24

of sb to do sth

Question 25

it’s good

Answer 25

of sb to do sth

Question 26

it’s generous

Answer 26

of sb to do sth

Question 27

it’s polite

Answer 27

of sb to do sth

Question 28

it’s stupid

Answer 28

of sb to do sth

Question 29

it’s silly

Answer 29

of sb to do sth

Question 30

ne nice

Answer 30

to sb

Question 31

be kind

Answer 31

to sb

Question 32

be good

Answer 32

to sb

Question 33

be generous

Answer 33

to sb

Question 34

be polite

Answer 34

to sb

Question 35

be rude

Answer 35

to sb

Question 36

be friendly

Answer 36

to sb

Question 37

be cruel

Answer 37

to sb

Question 38

angry

Answer 38

about sth

with sb for doing sth

Question 39

annoyed

Answer 39

about sth

with sb for doing sth

Question 40

furious

Answer 40

about sth

with sb for doing sth

Question 41

upset

Answer 41

about sth

with sb for doing sth

Question 42

excited

Answer 42

about sth

Question 43

worried

Answer 43

about sth

Question 44

nervous

Answer 44

about sth

Question 45

happy

Answer 45

about sth

with sth

Question 46

pleased

Answer 46

with

Question 47

satisfied

Answer 47

with

Question 48

delighted

Answer 48

with

Question 49

disappointed

Answer 49

with

Question 50

surprised

Answer 50

at

by

Question 51

shocked

Answer 51

at

by

Question 52

amazed

Answer 52

at

by

Question 53

astonished

Answer 53

at

by

Question 54

upset

Answer 54

at

by

Question 55

impressed

Answer 55

with

by

Question 56

fed up

Answer 56

with

Question 57

bored

Answer 57

with

Question 58

tired

Answer 58

of

Question 59

sick

Answer 59

of

Question 60

sorry

Answer 60

about (a situation)

for/about (sth sb did)

Question 61

feel sorry

be sorry

Answer 61

for (sb who is in a Bad situation)

Question 62

afraid

Answer 62

of

Question 63

frightened

Answer 63

of

Question 64

terrified

Answer 64

of

Question 65

scared

Answer 65

of

Question 66

fond

Answer 66

of

Question 67

proud

Answer 67

of

Question 68

ashamed

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of

Question 69

jealous

Answer 69

of

Question 70

envious

Answer 70

of

Question 71

suspicious

Answer 71

of

Question 72

critical

Answer 72

of

Question 73

tolerant

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of

Question 74

aware

Answer 74

of

Question 75

concious

Answer 75

of

Question 76

capable

Answer 76

of

Question 77

incapable

Answer 77

of

Question 78

full

Answer 78

of

Question 79

short

Answer 79

of

Question 80

typical

Answer 80

of

Question 81

certain

Answer 81

of

about

Question 82

sure

Answer 82

of

about

Question 83

good

Answer 83

at

Question 84

bad

Answer 84

at

Question 85

brilliant

Answer 85

at

Question 86

better

Answer 86

at

Question 87

hopeless

Answer 87

at

Question 88

married

Answer 88

to

Question 89

engaged

Answer 89

to

Question 90

similar

Answer 90

to

Question 91

different

Answer 91

from

to

Question 92

interested

Answer 92

in

Question 93

keen

Answer 93

on

Question 94

dependent

Answer 94

on

Question 95

independent

Answer 95

of

Question 96

crowded

Answer 96

with

Question 97

full

Answer 97

of

Question 98

famous

Answer 98

for

Question 99

responsible

Answer 99

for

Question 100

to talk

Answer 100

to

(with)

about

Question 101

to speak

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to

with

Question 102

to listen

Answer 102

to

Question 103

to apologise

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to

Question 104

to explain

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to

Question 105

to describe

Answer 105

to

Question 106

to reply

Answer 106

to

Question 107

to write

Answer 107

to

Question 108

to look

Answer 108

at

Question 109

to stare

Answer 109

at

Question 110

to glance

Answer 110

at

Question 111

to have a look

Answer 111

at

Question 112

to take a look

Answer 112

at

Question 113

to laugh

Answer 113

at

Question 114

to aim

Answer 114

at

Question 115

to point

Answer 115

at

Question 116

to shoot

Answer 116

at

Question 117

to fire (a gun)

Answer 117

at

Question 118

to shout

Answer 118

at sb (when one is angry)

to sb (to be heared)

Question 119

to throw sth

Answer 119

at sb (to hit)

to sb (for sb to catch)

Question 120

to read

Answer 120

about

Question 121

to know

Answer 121

about

Question 122

to tell sb

Answer 122

about

Question 123

to have a discussion

Answer 123

about

Question 124

to do sth

Answer 124

about sth

Question 125

to ask

Answer 125

for sth

but “ask the way”, “ask your name”

Question 126

to apply

Answer 126

to sb for sth

Question 127

to wait

Answer 127

for

Question 128

to search

Answer 128

for

Question 129

to leave (a place)

Answer 129

for (another place)

Question 130

to care

Answer 130

about sth (think that sth is important)

what/where/how…

for sb/sth:

1) to look after sb
2) to like sth (usually negative sentences)

Question 131

to take care

Answer 131

of

Question 132

to look

Answer 132

for (search, try to find)

after (take care of)

Question 133

equivalent

Answer 133

to

Question 134

an expert

Answer 134

on

Question 135

to hear

Answer 135

about (be told about sth)

of (know that sb/sth exists)

from (be in contact with sb)

Question 136

to think

Answer 136

about (consider, concentrate your mind on sth)

of (the idea comes into your mind/question of opinion/tell about opinion)

but often quite similar, both used for possible future actions

Question 137

to dream

Answer 137

about (while asleep)

of or about (imagine)

wouldn’t dream of sth = would never do sth

Question 138

to complain

Answer 138

to sb about sth (say that you are not satisfied)

of sth (say that you have pain/etc.)

Question 139

to remind sb

Answer 139

about (tell sb not to forget)

of (cause sb to remember)

Question 140

to warn sb

Answer 140

about (person/thing which is bad/dangerous/unusual/etc)

about or of (a danger, sth bad which might happen later)

Question 141

to accuse sb

Answer 141

of sth

Question 142

to suspect sb

Answer 142

of sth

Question 143

to approve

Answer 143

of

Question 144

to disapprove

Answer 144

of

Question 145

to die

Answer 145

of

from

Question 146

to pay

Answer 146

(sb) for

no preposition

Question 147

to thank

Answer 147

for

Question 148

to forgive

Answer 148

for

Question 149

to apologise

Answer 149

to sb for sth

Question 150

to blame

Answer 150

sb/sth for

(a problem/etc) on

Question 151

to suffer

Answer 151

from

Question 152

to protect

Answer 152

from

Question 153

to depend

Answer 153

on

when/where/how/etc with or without on

Question 154

to rely

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on

Question 155

to live

Answer 155

on

Question 156

to congratulate

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sb on

Question 157

to compliment

Answer 157

sb on

Question 158

to believe

Answer 158

in (glauben an…)

without preposition (glauben)

Question 159

to specialise

Answer 159

in

Question 160

to succeed

Answer 160

in

Question 161

to break

Answer 161

into

Question 162

to crash

Answer 162

into

Question 163

to drive

Answer 163

into

Question 164

to bump

Answer 164

into

Question 165

to run

Answer 165

into

Question 166

to divide

Answer 166

into

Question 167

to cut

Answer 167

into

Question 168

to split

Answer 168

into

Question 169

to translate

Answer 169

from…into

Question 170

to collide

Answer 170

with

Question 171

to fill

Answer 171

sth with

Question 172

to provide

Answer 172

with

Question 173

to supply

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with

Question 174

to happen

Answer 174

to

Question 175

to invite

Answer 175

sb to

Question 176

to prefer

Answer 176

one thing to another

Question 177

to concentrate

Answer 177

on

Question 178

to insist

Answer 178

on

Question 179

to spend

Answer 179

(money) on

Question 180

to link

Answer 180

up (aneinander koppeln)

sth to sth (etw an etw ketten)

sth with sth (etw mit etw verknüpfen)

together (untereinander verbinden)