Prepositions

Classify a preposition as expressing place, time, movement, or another relationship.

Complete a short quiz identifying prepositions, objects, and relationship types.

Apply the point–surface–container model to choose among at, on, and in for physical locations.

Explain how a speaker’s viewpoint can change the preposition used for the same general location.

Complete a mixed quiz on the point–surface–container model and viewpoint-based choices.

Choose among at, on, and in when describing addresses, buildings, events, and surfaces.

Distinguish above, over, and on from below, under, and beneath when describing vertical position.

Complete a short quiz on at, on, in, above, over, below, and under.

Distinguish between and among, and choose among beside, next to, by, and near.

Use in front of, behind, opposite, across from, inside, and outside to describe relative position.

Complete a cumulative quiz on place and position prepositions.

Distinguish to, toward, and for when expressing a destination or direction.

Distinguish in from into and on from onto when describing location versus movement.

Complete a short quiz on destinations and movement into or onto a place.

Distinguish from, out of, and off when describing origins and movement away.

Choose among across, through, along, past, and around for different paths of movement.

Complete a cumulative quiz on movement and direction prepositions.

Choose among at, on, and in for clock times, days, dates, months, years, and longer periods.

Distinguish for and since when describing duration and starting points.

Complete a short quiz on at, on, in, for, and since in time expressions.

Distinguish by, until, and within when describing deadlines and time limits.

Choose among during, over, and throughout when describing events within a period.

Distinguish on time from in time in common situations.

Complete a cumulative quiz on time prepositions and time expressions.

Distinguish by and with when naming an agent, method, instrument, or accompanying person.

Distinguish to and for when expressing a recipient, benefit, destination, or purpose.

Distinguish of and from when expressing possession, origin, material, or separation.

Complete a short quiz on by, with, to, for, of, and from.

Choose among about, on, and regarding when introducing a topic.

Use because of, due to, despite, and in spite of to express cause or contrast.

Choose among per, by, and for in rates, prices, measurements, and periods.

Complete a cumulative quiz on means, purpose, source, topic, cause, and measurement.

Use common communication verb pairings such as listen to, speak to, talk about, and ask for.

Use common verb pairings for dependence, participation, and arrival, including depend on, participate in, arrive at, and arrive in.

Complete a short quiz on common verb–preposition pairings.

Use frequent adjective pairings such as interested in, afraid of, proud of, responsible for, and similar to.

Use frequent noun pairings such as reason for, solution to, increase in, and effect on.

Distinguish meanings created by different pairings with agree, think, and work.

Verify an unfamiliar word–preposition pairing with a learner’s dictionary.

Complete a cumulative quiz on verb, adjective, and noun pairings.

Use object pronouns and gerunds correctly after prepositions.

Form natural questions that place a preposition at the end.

Complete a short quiz on pronouns, gerunds, and prepositions in questions.

Choose between informal end-position prepositions and formal preposition-plus-whom structures in relative clauses.

Omit unnecessary prepositions in common expressions with home, last, next, this, and every.

Distinguish prepositions from related conjunctions, including because of versus because and despite versus although.

Use common multiword prepositions as single units in sentences.

Complete a cumulative quiz on preposition sentence patterns.

Distinguish a true preposition from an adverbial particle in a phrasal verb.

Distinguish inseparable verb–preposition combinations from separable phrasal verbs.

Complete a short quiz on prepositions, particles, and word order.

Correct preposition errors in an everyday conversation.

Correct preposition errors in a short email or paragraph.

Use accurate prepositions to give directions and describe a recent event.

Complete a comprehensive quiz covering place, movement, time, relationships, pairings, and sentence patterns.

Use quiz errors to create a personal list of preposition contrasts and pairings for spaced review.