13 English Complex Prepositions Quiz Quizzes

1. Everyone came , ____ Mary She stayed at home

A. In face of

B. Out of

C. Except for

2. You work very hard, but remember, there are other things in life ____ work

A. apart from

B. based on

C. owing to

D. together with

3. apart from / except for ____

4. to popular opinion, penguins are not friendly animals, but can be very fiery ____

A. contrary to

B. with respect to

C. in front of

D. next to

5. owing to / due to ____

6. They opened the window ____ ventilate the room

A. as for

B. because of

C. as part of

D. in order to

7. Trains were invented ____ the nineteen century

A. At

B. Since

C. In

8. the newspaper, it will rain again at the week end ____

A. With respect to

B. As for

C. Except for

D. According to

9. There is a gym ____ my office, which is really convenient It’s just a 5-minute walk

A. next to

B. near to

C. on top of

D. in between

10. rain, we will put off the picnic ____

A. due to

B. apart form

C. in case of

D. in spite of

11. She stayed at home all day ____ going out

A. based on

B. instead of

C. due to

D. except for

12. I don’t need to commute to the university every day The office is very ____ my house

A. close to

B. far from

C. away from

D. outside of

13. I have cleaned everything ____ the kitchen

A. due to

B. apart form

C. in case of

D. except for