Prepositions

Prepositions are notoriously difficult in English.  There are a few rules, but there seem to be many more exceptions.  Why do we say "a reason for" rather than "a reason of"?  Why do we "talk about" something but never "discuss about" the same thing?  Why does "pick on" mean to bother someone and "pick out" mean to choose?

I don't know.  But if you want to practice, here are a number of exercises:
 

Links:

        Prepositions of direction:  eslprepEX1.html
        Correction exercise:  prepositions1.htm
        Multiple choice:  mc-prep.html
        Various  (Click exercises|grammar exercises|prepositions):  index.htm
        Phrasal verbs:  prepositions.html

05/06/2002