1. Don’t make a such a bother ………………….. which dress to wear.

  • over
  • about
  • with

2. The ship sank ……………………. the bottom.

  • in
  • at
  • to

3. She spanked the boy ………………………. his bottom.

  • in
  • at
  • on

4. In olden days the poor had to depend ……………………. the parish’s bounty.

  • with
  • on
  • over

5. He was punished ………………………. a boyish prank.

  • with
  • for
  • to

6. The typist botched the work and had to start ……………………..

  • on
  • over
  • out

7. The guest speaker turned ………………………….. to be a deadly bore.

  • out
  • up
  • in

8. The policemen showed great bravery …………………………. the face of danger.

  • at
  • in
  • on

9. We were stunned …………………………. the breadth of the mountain range.

  • by
  • with
  • of

10. Mosquitoes breed ……………………….. stagnant water.

  • on
  • in
  • into

11. A storm is brewing ……………………….. the horizon.

  • on
  • over
  • at

12. Her bridal gown was ……………………….. pure silk.

  • from
  • up
  • of

Answers

1. Don’t make a such a bother over / about which dress to wear.

2. The ship sank to the bottom.

3. She spanked the boy on his bottom.

4. In olden days the poor had to depend on the parish’s bounty.

5. He was punished for a boyish prank.

6. The typist botched the work and had to start over.

7. The guest speaker turned out to be a deadly bore.

8. The policemen showed great bravery in the face of danger.

9. We were stunned by the breadth of the mountain range.

10. Mosquitoes breed in stagnant water.

11. A storm is brewing on the horizon.

12. Her bridal gown was of pure silk.