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.

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.

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)

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

1.       He ran …………………… the road. (across / among / at)

A preposition usually connects two things: a noun, adjective or verb that comes before it and a noun phrase or pronoun that comes after it.