Me neither! Verb-Preposition Pair Speaking Activity

Master Verb-Preposition Collocations with This Fun and Interactive Speaking Activity!

Looking to help your A2 students discover, practice, and master essential verb-preposition collocations? This engaging speaking activity is perfect for building fluency and confidence in using common collocations like “pay for,” “complain about,” “argue with,” “believes in,” “learn about,” and “look at.” Designed to make learning these useful verb-preposition combinations both fun and memorable, this activity is ideal for ESL classrooms.

How It Works: Students work in pairs or small groups to practice key verb-preposition collocations. One student starts by reading a sentence, such as: “Leah doesn’t work well with others. What about you?” The other student responds using one of the collocations from the activity. For example, “Me neither! But it’s not because I don’t like other people. I just can’t focus,” or “Actually, I work really well with almost everyone!” This format encourages conversation and helps students build confidence in real-life speaking situations.

Variations to Boost Engagement:

• Turn it into a Lie Detector Game: Have students answer the question, “What about you?” with either a truth or a lie. The asker then has to decide if it’s true or false, earning a point each time they guess correctly!
• Speed Challenge: Give students a time limit to come up with as many sentences as possible using the target verb-preposition collocations.

What’s Included:

• Printable PDF: Use it in the classroom, for remote lessons, or project it on the wall for group use.
• 24 Essential Verb-Preposition Collocations: Carefully selected for A2-level students, focusing on the most practical and commonly used combinations.
• Guided Examples: Contextual sentences and responses to help students understand how to use these collocations in conversation.

Why You’ll Love This Activity:
✔ Ideal for Speaking Practice: Perfect for pair work, small group discussions, or even full-class activities.
✔ Interactive and Engaging: Encourages student participation while reinforcing grammar in a meaningful context.
✔ Flexible Format: Use it as a printable worksheet, online-friendly for virtual classrooms, or projectable for in-person lessons.

This dynamic verb-preposition collocations speaking activity is an essential addition to your teaching toolkit, offering A2 students a fun way to practice and master key language combinations. Add it to your lesson plan today!

If you are working with more advanced students and want to really focus in on some details, here is a way to practice verb-preposition collocations with “work”.

Bubbles: Work + Preposition Collocations