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Noun + Preposition | Exercises and Answers

You can just study the list of noun followed by its preposition below. Memorize it, and most importantly just use it in your daily conversations.

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1. Noun + Preposition List and Examples

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Noun + Preposition List and Examples

A lot of nouns have different prepositions. See the following noun preposition collocations which are the most common.

Nouns	Prepositions	Examples in Sentences
address	of	The address of this company is hard to find.
advantage	of	What’s the advantage of being popular?
answer	to	The answer to your question is within your heart.
approach	to	Who can make a good approach to this tribe?
arguments	with	Making arguments with your boss should be avoided.
arguments	for	We know that arguments for this problem have been discussed and settled.
access	to	The company has given their employees access to its headquarters.
addiction	to	Children’s addiction to games online has worried parents around the world.
boom	in	The government has noticed a boom in medicine sales lately.
concern	about	People around the world have shown a lot of concern about the new viruses.
connection	with	This business has a connection with hospitality industry.
contact	with	Before the plane crashed, the pilot had tried to make contact with local authority.
confusion	about	Those people show confusion about dealing with this new policy.
cure	for	Explanation is the cure for this confusion.
damage	to	Don’t play your music too loudly. It can cause damage to your hearing.
date	with	She makes a date with her boss.
demand	for	There’s a lot of public demand for safety in this village.
desire	for	The cat’s desire for the fish is visible.
difficulty	in/with	The boy has difficulty in Math.
increase	in	An increase in their wages has made the labor work more productively.
information	about/on	If you need further information about this project, please visit our website.
relationship	with/between	Their relationship with the Queen has gotten worse recently. The relationship between these two countries has been improving.
report	on	Have you heard a new report on this bank’s acquisition?
story	about	The story about Romeo and Juliet will live forever.
translation	into	The Quran’s translation into English needs to be done by a lot of experts.

Noun + Preposition Exercises

Exercise I

Complete the following sentences with correct preposition.

What’s the advantage …. making this place popular?
Her desire …. jewelry has made her husband run away.
Stop it John. Don’t make arguments ….. your little sister.
This outbreak has made the relationship ….. the two countries better.
Don’t let your children play games too much. Otherwise, their addiction… the game is worrying.
The teacher is trying to make a better approach …. the naughty boy.
There’s been a lot of concern …… the club’s activity during the night.
The damage …. the lungs cannot be recovered.
I have difficulty …. doing this exercise.
Most people in the village have heard the story ….. the ghost in that haunted house.

Exercise II

Complete the second sentence based on the first sentence ! They will have the same meaning. Example : They are trying to solve the problem. They are trying to find a solution to the problem.

No-one wants to buy this kind of bag anymore. There is no demand ……………………………
I don’t know how to answer your question. I am not able to find the ………………….
Prices have increased a lot. There has been a big increase ……………..
George gets along well with his fans. George has a good relationship ……
The accident caused the car a slight damage. The damage …………was only slight.

Answers

Exercise I

What’s the advantage of making this place popular?
Her desire for jewelry has made her husband run away.
Stop it John. Don’t make arguments with your little sister.
This outbreak has made the relationship between the two countries better.
Don’t let your children play games too much. Otherwise, their addiction to the game is worrying.
The teacher is trying to make a better approach to the naughty boy.
There’s been a lot of concern about the club’s activity during the night.
The damage to the lungs cannot be recovered.
I have difficulty in/with doing this exercise.
Most people in the village have heard the story about the ghost in that haunted house.

Exercise II

No-one wants to buy this kind of bag anymore. There is no demand for this kind of bag.
I don’t know how to answer your question. I am not able to find the answer to your question.
Prices have increased a lot. There has been a big increase in prices.
George gets along well with his fans. George has a good relationship with his fans.
The accident caused the car a slight damage. The damage to the car was only slight.

Download the exercise here.

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