Preposition: of

• coal: A knob of 808 and a shovelful of coal will give you a hot stove faster than anything else I know!

• dirt: He counted the different movements made in handling a shovelful of dirt, and the exact time required for each of the movements.

• earth: Our teacher hopes for " one more shovelful of earth " to prove that Daniel was correct.

• soil: Tradition has it that it was formed from an errant shovelful of soil thrown here by a giant while digging out the Cheddar Gorge.