Can YOU get a perfect score? English Grammar Test - Prepositions

Hi! Anna here

from englishlikeanative.co.uk

Are you ready to test your preposition knowledge?

Let's jump right in.

First of all, I've got a quick fire round for you.

Pause the video

and hit the link below to download your quiz sheet.

Alternatively, grab a pen and a piece of paper.

Ready?

Okay!

What preposition or prepositions

follow

depend ...

good ...

interested ...

afraid ...

wait ...

responsible ...

belong ...

speak ...

proud ...

Alright, how do you think you did?

Now I'm going to reveal the answers to this section.

We have

depend on

good at

interested in

afraid of

plus something that scares you.

For example, I'm afraid of the dark.

Or you could’ve had afraid for

plus something you want to keep safe.

For example, and most commonly,

I'm afraid for my life.

Usually when we say this, we're being a bit dramatic.

Wait for something or someone.

For example,

I'm waiting for the document to open on my computer.

Or wait on.

This has the same meaning and uses except it's a bit more colloquial.

It’s less formal.

‘Wait on’ also means to serve someone, for example,

I waited on the children.

This could mean that you spent time waiting for the children to come or finish doing something.

Or it can also mean you brought them snacks and did whatever they asked.

responsible for

belong to

speak to or speak with

The meaning can change a little depending on if the conversation is more of a monologue: speak to,

or a dialogue: speak with

But they are usually used with the same meaning in mind.

And finally,

proud of.

For that round, there are a maximum of 12 points.

So how did you do?

For the next round listen to me talking and try to fill in the gaps with a preposition.

Here we go.

Oh, hi! How are you?

No, it's okay.

It's fine.

You know, I love listening ... you.

But listen, can I ask you ... do something for me, please?

You know, Rachel is getting married ... Fran next month.

Well, I thought it would be really nice to get them a trip.

Maybe ... the mountains or ... the North somewhere?

Well, could you go to the travel agent’s, you know, the one directly ... ... the pharmacy and pick up some brochures for me, please?

I could book online but I prefer speaking ... an actual person.

Yeah, it's the one right next ... the bakery.

It’s their wedding, so let's say we'll spend 500 pounds ... the present.

Would you agree to split it with me?

Great. Okay. I really have to go.

I'm ... the car.

Thank you. Speak soon. Bye-bye!

All right, here are the answers.

There were 10 points in that round.

How many did you get out of 10?

Okay, in the last round, you have to fill in the blank.

I'll say a sentence with a beep and you write down what preposition you think goes in the space.

Ready? Let's go.

Number 1: I'll be working ... the office this week.

Number 2: I love living ... the sea.

Number 3: I'm really bad ... playing basketball.

Number 4: I asked my children ... tidy their toys up.

Number 5: She agrees ... me about the video.

Number 6: I married ... my husband in 2016.

Number 7: We go to school ... car.

Number 8: How long do you spend ... your homework?

Now the correct answers are:

Number 1: I'll be working in or at the office this week.

You can say both.

So, if you got both, you get an extra bonus point.

Number 2: I love living by the sea.

Here ‘by’ means ‘next to’.

Number 3: I'm really bad at playing basketball.

When we talk about how well or badly, we do something, we use the preposition ‘at’.

Number 4: I asked my children to tidy their toys up.

We use ‘to’ here because I made a request to them.

Number 5: She agrees with me about the video.

‘with’ is the preposition that comes after ‘agree’ when

we want to say that we think the same as another person.

Number 6: I married my husband in 2016.

This was a tricky one.

When we use ‘marry’ as a verb to talk about the act of getting married, there is no preposition.

Number 7: We go to school by car.

To talk about modes of transport we use ‘by’.

By car, by train, by bike but ‘on foot’.

That's the exception to the rule.

You can also say ‘in a’ or ‘in the’ car, but then we need an article before ‘car’.

How was that round?

Easier?

More difficult?

How did you do overall?

Let me know in the comments

and then head over to watch my other prepositions lesson

because practice aids improvement.

I'll see you over there.