Preposition Collocations Practice Exercise

1. Managers should be good ___ motivating their teams.

2. They have an excellent relationship ___ our clients.

3. I’ve been very busy preparing ___ the sales conference next week.

4. He expressed his dissatisfaction ___ the service he received.

5. Have you ever been accused ___ committing a crime?

6. Stress is a major cause ___ many diseases.

7. Blake needs to get his resume ready so he can start applying ___ jobs.

8. My wife and I are very proud ___ our son.

9. We’ve been having some trouble ___ our Wi-Fi.

10. Post-It notes were invented ___ accident. The inventor was trying to create a completely different product.

11. We arrived ___ London at about 9 o’clock in the morning.

12. Initially, my wife and I couldn’t agree ___ a name for our daughter.

13. Our sales team consists ___ a dozen people with varied backgrounds.

14. We plan ___ opening two more stores within the next three years.

15. He made a lot of decisions that management didn’t approve ___.

16. I strongly believe ___ the power of positive thinking.

17. I’ve really been concentrating ___ finishing my degree.

18. As the coach of the team, he needs to take the blame ___ the team’s lack of success.

19. Jack insisted ___ paying for lunch.

20. This might not matter ___ you, but some people are going to be negatively affected by this decision.

21. Each and every one of you has contributed ___ the success of this organization.

22. Cheryl has been very busy right now. She’s applying ___ law schools.

23. Our success depends ___ hiring the right people.

24. He graduated ___ Princeton in 1994.

25. At first, I thought he was really angry. Then, he smiled ___ me and I knew he was joking.

26. Many people objected ___ the decisions the president made during his first 100 days in office.

27. I know we can count ___ Tim to resolve this for us.

28. To make extra money, Rick participated ___ some clinical trials for new drugs.

29. The judge ordered the jurors not to comment ___ the case.

30. They were arguing ___ who deserved the blame for the recent increase in crime.

31. What is the reason ___ this new trend?

32. We’ve seen a decrease ___ tourism over the last few years.

33. People have to be able to adapt ___ change.

34. Please contact me ___  your earliest convenience so we can discuss this issue.

35. What is the difference ___ these two cell phone plans?

36. I had trouble deciding ___ a college major.

37. International trips are always a problem for Jim because of his intense fear ___ flying.

38. I can’t take the credit ___ this. It was a team effort.

39. The attorney chose not to respond ___ the reporter’s questions.

40. Unfortunately, I wasn’t aware ___ the new developments.

41. Some states have very high taxes ___ cigarettes and alcohol.

42. Who is responsible ___ implementing these changes?

43. We should take advantage ___ the sale and stock up on supplies.

44. Do you have any interest ___ seeing the movie?

45. Who is in charge ___ approving these requests?

46. I hung up on a customer ___ mistake. I’ll have to call her back.

47. We’re going to have to build the whole thing over ___ scratch.

48. Complaining ___ it won’t help. You need to do something about it.

49. Many parents find it difficult to pay ___ their children’s education.

50. There is a high demand ___ this type of product.