Fill in Dependent prepositions (16p)
1 His parents are not keen …………. him going on holiday on his own.
2 My best friend is not very good ………. horse riding.
3 Sean is very careless………. his things. He keeps losing them.
4 My grandmother is very creative and is enthusiastic…………… surfing the Net.
5 My brother loves eating, but he’s hopeless………….. cooking.
6 People from the countryside hate it when people from cities look……… ……them.
7 I’m really looking…………. watching my favourite comedy on TV this evening.
8 When paragliding, you have to look …… …….. strong winds.
9 Sorry, but I can’t go to the cinema with you tonight as I have to look ………..my younger brother.
10 If you need her number I can look it……….. for you in the tel. directory.
11 Her classmates made fun …......her because she was unable to answer the question.
12 My sister applied for a job she wasn’t really qualified……… but managed to get it in the end.
13 I’m not bothered…………where we go. I just want a holiday.
14 Jane is a quiet, shy girl and doesn’t stand……… in a crowd.
15 My mum’s gone off to pick……. some bargains in a shop that is closing down.
16 Jack is so much better than me at computer games. I find it hard to keep….. with him.

1 His parents are not keen …on…. him going on holiday on his own. 2 My best friend is not very good …at…. horse riding. 3 Sean is very careless…about…. his things. He keeps losing them. 4 My grandmother is very creative and is enthusiastic……in…… surfing the Net. 5 My brother loves eating, but he’s hopeless…at….. cooking. 6 People from the countryside hate it when people from cities look…down…… …on…them. 7 I’m really looking…forward…to……. watching my favourite comedy on TV this evening. 8 When paragliding, you have to look …out… …for….. strong winds. 9 Sorry, but I can’t go to the cinema with you tonight as I have to look …after…..my younger brother. 10 If you need her number I can look it…up.. for you in the tel. directory. 11 Her classmates made fun …of..her because she was unable to answer the question. 12 My sister applied for a job she wasn’t really qualified…for… but managed to get it in the end. 13 I’m not bothered…about…where we go. I just want a holiday. 14 Jane is a quiet, shy girl and doesn’t stand…out… in a crowd. 15 My mum’s gone off to pick…up. some bargains in a shop that is closing down. 16 Jack is so much better than me at computer games. I find it hard to keep…up.. with him.