Detached Prepositions Quiz

For this detached prepositions quiz you have to decide which preposition will fit in the gap to make a correct sentence.

Check out the lesson on the classification of prepositions if you are unsure what detached prepositions are and need further advice before doing the exercise. 

Detached Prepositions Quiz

Gap Fill

Instructions

Decide which preposition (of, for, about, with, on, in, to, up, at) will fit correctly in the gap and type it in. Some are used more than once.

1. That's the book I was looking
.
2. This is the restaurant I told you
.
3. The job you applied
has been filled.
4. The project they are working
is almost done.
5. I don't like being shouted
.
6. Which tree did your son climb
?
7. What material is this suit made out
?
8. The film I’m interested
is sold out.
9. Understanding algebra is the thing I need help
.
10. He is someone that I really depend
.
11. You look distracted. What are you thinking
?
12. Who is that song written
?
13. The cottage they lived
is now abandoned.
14. Where are you heading
after this?

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