Adjective + Preposition – Part 3: Multiple Choice

Choose the preposition that completes each sentence. Look at the adjective before the gap and at what follows it. Your first choice counts.

1. After ten years in the job, she's remarkably adept _____ calming down angry customers.

2. Children under five are exempt _____ the entry fee.

3. After such a dry spring, most farmers are pessimistic _____ this year's harvest.

4. The new owners seem intent _____ knocking down the old cinema, whatever the town thinks.

5. Please note that all prices on our website are subject _____ change.

6. The company says it is fully committed _____ cutting its carbon emissions by 2030.

7. The first half of the course is concerned _____ grammar; the second half is mostly speaking practice.

8. Pupils who live more than three miles from school are eligible _____ free bus travel.

9. I'm not averse _____ a bit of hard work, but sixty hours a week is too much.

10. The organisers were anxious _____ the concert to finish by ten, as the neighbours had complained the year before.

11. The old quarter is steeped _____ history; some of its streets have hardly changed since the Middle Ages.

12. The first expeditions to the South Pole were fraught _____ danger.

13. My brother is prone _____ headaches when he doesn't drink enough water.

14. Please be mindful _____ the time: we need to leave the hall by five.

15. The dialect spoken on the island is quite distinct _____ the one spoken on the mainland.

16. The witness's story wasn't consistent _____ the CCTV footage, so the police questioned her again.

17. Her early research was instrumental _____ developing the new vaccine.

18. The shop assistant grew suspicious _____ the man who kept checking where the cameras were.

19. The new shopping centre is clean and bright but completely devoid _____ character.

20. That junction is notorious _____ accidents, so the council is finally putting in traffic lights.