English Prepositions and Reading Comprehension Exercises with Answer Keys
Verbs and Adjectives with Dependent Prepositions
Verbs + with: agree, argue, help, joke
Verbs + on: congratulate, count, decide, depend
Verbs + about: care, dream, complain, hear
Verbs + for: admire, blame, search, vote
Verbs + in: believe, invest, participate, succeed
Verbs + to: add, invite, respond, travel
Adjectives + at or by
amazed, astonished, shocked, surprised + at or by
Adjectives + about
excited, nervous, worried, upset + about
Adjectives + with
bored, disappointed, disgusted + with
Adjectives + of
frightened, fond, jealous, proud, scared + of
Adjectives + at
bad, good, brilliant, useless + at
interesting + at
keen + on
famous + for
Reading Comprehension Exercises
100 Candles
1-C; 2-C; 3-T (3, 4); 4-F (10, 11); 5-F (13, 14); 6-F (15, 16); 7-height; 8-predictable; 9-tend; 10-with; 11-inherited; 12-habit.
Forever Young?
1-C; 2-A; 3-T (1, 2); 4-T (2, 3); 5-F (4, 5); 6-F (8); 7-wander; 8-achievement; 9-was studying; 10-out; 11-safe; 12-cheat.
La Tomatina
1-A; 2-C; 3-T (5); 4-T (9); 5-F (12, 13); 6-T (15, 16); 7-unpopular; 8-succeed; 9-global; 10-laughing; 11-across; 12-useful.
Lady in Black
1-B; 2-A; 3-D; 4-F (2); 5-F (11, 12); 6-T (14, 15); 7-accommodation; 8-almost; 9-respectable; 10-came; 11-agree.
Mass Tourism Can Kill a City
1-D; 2-D; 3-F (9, 10); 4-T (12, 13); 5-F (8, 9); 6-F (16, 17); 7-invade; 8-up; 9-figures; 10-jealousy; 11-purchases; 12-have studied.
Rob the Rubbish
1-A; 2-C; 3-F (2); 4-F (4); 5-F (11); 6-T (17, 18); 7-large; 8-emptied; 9-restore; 10-collection; 11-about; 12-encounter.
Screen Dinosaurs
1-B; 2-C; 3-F; 4-T; 5-T; 6-F; 7-research; 8-beyond; 9-up; 10-able; 11-have ever seen; 12-pray.
Second Life
1-A; 2-D; 3-F (2, 4); 4-T (8, 9); 5-F (10, 11); 6-T (10).
2017
1-A; 2-D; 3-T (5, 6); 4-T (7); 5-F (8, 9); 6-F (12).
Valentine's Day
1-A; 2-C; 3-D; 4-T; 5-T; 6-F.
Videogames
1-C; 2-C; 3-F (14); 4-T (9, 10); 5-F (11, 12); 6-T (16, 17).
What Is Cyberbullying
1-C; 2-D; 3-F (3, 4); 4-F (9, 11); 5-T (12, 13); 6-T (15, 16).
Juego de Tronos
1-D; 2-C; 3-F (8); 4-F (9); 5-T (13); 6-F (9).
Women Warriors
1-C; 2-C; 3-B; 4-F (2); 5-T (9, 11); 6-F (18).
Are You a Phubber?
1-D; 2-D; 3-F; 4-F; 5-F; 6-T.
The Notting Hill Carnival
1-D; 2-A; 3-T; 4-F; 5-F; 6-F.
Museums Are the New Churches
1-B; 2-C; 3-F; 4-T; 5-T; 6-F; 7-announcer; 8-bottom; 9-giant; 10-hierarchy; 11-for; 12-hearing.
The Birth of Rock and Roll
1-C; 2-D; 3-T (6, 7); 4-F (5, 6); 5-T (14, 15); 6-T (10).
Triskaidekaphobia
1-B; 2-A; 3-T (2); 4-T (12, 13); 5-T (10, 11); 6-F (3, 4, 6, 7).
Inside Out
1-A; 2-C; 3-F (5, 6); 4-F (8, 10); 5-T (11); 6-T (12, 13).
Why the British Queue on the Left
1-A; 2-B; 3-T (2, 4); 4-T (5, 6); 5-F (11, 12); 6-F (12).
Why Do We Love Junk Food?
1-B; 2-A; 3-C; 4-T (4, 5); 5-T (9, 10); 6-T (14, 15).
Howard
1-A; 2-C; 3-F (5, 6); 4-F (7, 8); 5-F (8, 9); 6-T (15).
Parent Romance
1-B; 2-A; 3-T (6); 4-T (7, 8); 5-F (11, 12); 6-F (13, 14).
The Dark Side of Emotional Intelligence
1-A; 2-C; 3-T (1); 4-F (8); 5-T (9, 10); 6-F (14, 15).
2017
1-A; 2-D; 3-T (5, 6); 4-T (7); 5-F (8, 9); 6-F (12).