18 Questions
Which preposition is correctly used with 'talk' when indicating the person being spoken to?
To
Which preposition should be used with 'listen' when referring to the radio?
To
What should come after 'apologised' when indicating the person being apologized to?
Me
Which preposition is correctly used with 'explain' when referencing the information being explained?
To me
Which verb should follow 'describe' when narrating what was seen?
'I'
Which preposition should be used with 'phone' when referring to the action of calling someone?
'Without to'
What is the correct preposition to use with 'answer' when specifying who received the response?
'To'
'He thanked me for helping him.' What should be used after 'thanked' to specify who was thanked?
'Me'
'Why are you looking at me like that?' Which preposition should be used after 'look' when referring to the action directed at someone?
'At'
Can you explain this word ______ me?
to
He thanked me ______ helping him.
for
I called the airline ______ cancel my flight.
to
Why are you looking ______ me like that?
at
Everybody will laugh ______ me.
at
He aimed the gun ______ the lion.
at
Let me describe ______ you what I saw.
to
You didn't answer my email.
to
If there's anything you want to know, you can ask ______.
me
Study Notes
Prepositions with Verbs
- The correct preposition to use with 'talk' when indicating the person being spoken to is 'to'.
- The preposition to use with 'listen' when referring to the radio is 'to'.
- After 'apologised', the correct preposition to use when indicating the person being apologized to is 'to'.
- The correct preposition to use with 'explain' when referencing the information being explained is 'to'.
- The verb to follow 'describe' when narrating what was seen is 'to' and then the person being addressed.
- The correct preposition to use with 'phone' when referring to the action of calling someone is 'to'.
- The correct preposition to use with 'answer' when specifying who received the response is 'to'.
- The correct preposition to use after 'thank' to specify who was thanked is 'for'.
- The correct preposition to use after 'look' when referring to the action directed at someone is 'at'.
- The correct preposition to use after 'explain' to specify the person being explained to is 'to'.
- The correct preposition to use after 'call' to specify the company being contacted is 'to'.
- The correct preposition to use after 'laugh' to specify the person being laughed at is 'at'.
- The correct preposition to use after 'aim' to specify the target is 'at'.
- The correct preposition to use after 'describe' to specify the person being described to is 'to'.
- The correct preposition to use after 'ask' to specify the person being asked is 'to'.
Test your knowledge of using the prepositions 'to' and 'at' in verb phrases. Practice verb patterns such as verb + to talk/speak to somebody, apologise to somebody, explain something to somebody, and more.
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