Prepositions link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in sentences.
There are lots of prepositions and choosing the right one can be difficult.
Most English learners find the best way to learn them is through practising, practising.... and then practising again!
So come on - it's time to get busy practising!
Link: Prepositions + '-ing'
Unless you live on the moon, you must know who David Beckham is!
The English footballer is one of the most famous people in the world. Here we take a little look at his life with a focus on your English grammar.
You don’t need to be a football fan to answer these questions – the important thing with this exercise is the sentence structure. Read the sentences carefully to get a good idea of the missing words.
Time for a basic review of the past simple tense. All you have to do is complete the sentences using the past simple tense.
I expect you all to get 10/10! Can you do it? Don't disappoint me!
Re is a prefix that is added to the front of a word. Generally it is used to mean 'do again' e.g. resend or 'return something to its original state' e.g. reafforestation ( planting new trees in an area where they were previously cut down).
Take this quiz and see how well you do. It takes practice to recognize which words go together with make, do, take and have. Do you recognize the following expressions?
Have fun!
This lesson was created by Evelyn Ono Vineberg, EC San Diego
For the sake of variety, this exercise differs from the previous ones focusing on the AWL.
Here the object is to choose the 'e' word that best completes the sentence. Having some context may help you to better select the correct answer.
Good luck!
This lesson was created by Evelyn Ono Vineberg, EC San Diego
Pick out the correct word to go in the blank to complete the expressions with 'hand.' The actual meaning is inside the brackets or parentheses.
This lesson was created by Evelyn Ono Vineberg, EC San Diego
Here are some idioms which use items of clothing:
Used to describe a boring person with an uninteresting hobby who always talks about it - they are too interested in unimportant details:
'He's such an anorak. He's always talking about the history of steam trains.'
To admire or respect someone:
'She got 100% on the test. I take my hat off to her.'
So...my wife gave birth to our one and only daughter a couple of weeks ago...
There was a lot of screaming, shouting and crying involved (and that was just me!) but when it was all over and done with, I was the happiest man alive. I now had a son and a daughter, and life was pretty much perfect.
Until, that is, a couple of days later, when the first visitors arrived...
“Ooooh!” said my wife’s aunt. “And aaaah! She’s beautiful! She’s going to be a heartbreaker when she grows up!”
The following idioms and expressions use the verb 'get'. This word is, as you know, very common in English.
See how many of these you recognise. Anyone know them all?
Now, get on with it!!
By Thomas Williams
