A preposition shows what one noun or pronoun has to do with another.

Prepositions Gymnase du Bugnon CD 2012Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.a. Congratulations ________ your thirty-fifth birthday!b. With reference _____ your advertisement in today’s Guardian, I wish to apply ____ the position ofSales Manager.c. We have a good working relationship _________ the local authority.d. Do you take pride ______ your appearance, or are you just vain?e. John’s got very strange taste ______ clothes, hasn’t he?f. Football fans showed their disapproval _____ the referee’s decision by booing loudly.g. Please give my regards _____ your mother when you see her.h. In a surprising departure ______ tradition, the Queen rode to the Parliament on a bicycle.Complete the sentences with one of the following nouns + a preposition.Basis campaign choice control cruelty excuse fall freedomGenius anger knowledge objection opposite strain problema. What is the opposite of “timid”? Is it “bold” or “brave”?b. The _______________________ chewing gum is that it loses its flavour too quickly.c. If you had a ___________________ marrying for love or marrying for money, which would you do?d. I know you have a clod, but that’s no __________________ not doing your homework.e. If you have to deal with overseas clients, a _______________ foreign language is very useful.f. Do you have any ____________________ my parking my car in front of your house?g. Since the salmonella scare there has been a considerable ____________________ theconsumption of eggs.h. Perhaps the three most important human rights are ____________________ hunger, fear andpersecution.i. Einstein hated school and often missed classes, but he was a real ________________mathematics.j. In the dispute between the union and the management, new proposals have been put forward whichshould at leas provide a ___________________ discussion.k. In our class, we can do as we like; our teacher has no ___________________ us at all.l. The RSPCA is the Royal Society for the Prevention of ______________________ Animals.m. Overweight people should not job because it puts a great _________________ their hearts.n. The African elephant will be extinct within twenty years if an international __________________ivory trade is not started immediately.15