Verb + Preposition Collocations

Complete: "Let's go to the library. Jane _____ us to meet her there."

• say

• told

• said

• tell

Complete: "I think Gina is angry at me. She didn't _____ to me during lunch break."

• explain

• tell

• say

• talk

Choose the nouns that collocate with TELL.

• a joke

• a secret

• a story

• a piece of advice.

Choose the correct sentences.

• I don't like speaking in class.

• I only speak Spanish and English.

• Can you speak this word in English?

• Don't speak so loud! The neighbours are going to hear you.

Complete: "Sarah _____ she is celebrating her birthday on Friday".

• said (that)

• said to us that

• said to

Complete: "Hey! ______ to what I'm saying. It's extremely important."

• Hear

• Repeat

• Listen

Complete: "What was that noise? Did you _____ it too?

• say

• hear

• listen

Complete: "How do you ____ "almohada" in English?"

Complete with a preposition: "How do you translate this word _____ Turkish?"

Complete: "What does "polite" ______?