Some words which differ slightly in form or meaning from one another take different prepositions after them.

Compare:

He has no desire for name or fame.

But can mean ‘except’ after words like all, none, every, any, everything, everybody, nothing and no.

He eats nothing but French fries. (= He eats nothing except French fries.)
She did nothing but cry. (= She did nothing except cry.)

Incorrect: He asked a holiday.
Correct: He asked for a holiday.

Use ask with for to ask somebody to give something.
Use ask without for to ask somebody to tell something.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. Choose your answers from the options given below each question.

1. Before the game started she felt certain ……………….. winning, but after a few minutes she realized that it wasn’t going to be easy.

We generally use into and onto to talk about movement.

The ball rolled into the goal. (NOT The ball rolled in the goal.)
She poured the tea into the mug. (NOT She poured the tea in the mug.)
How did the cat get onto the roof?

Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. Choose your answers from the options given in the brackets.

1.       I hate the idea …………………. getting old. (of / on / with)

Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. Choose your answers from the options given in the brackets.

1.       He was dismissed for tampering ………………… the office files and registers. (with / at / on)