Verb + Preposition — The Language of Bees
Grammar: Verb + Preposition
Free ESL grammar exercise on verb + preposition themed around the language of bees. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 4 (upper intermediate) ESL grammar exercise on science, practising verb + preposition. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
Von Frisch had stumbled upon one of the most sophisticated communication systems in the natural world. The angle of the dance corresponds to the angle of the sun. The bees follow up on the robot's instructions without hesitation — at first.
Grammar: Verb + Preposition
- Verb + preposition
- Certain verbs always take a specific preposition. She listened to the recording three times.
- Meaning shifts with
- Changing the preposition changes the meaning. He agreed with her. / He agreed to her proposal.
Sample items
- Many scientists were surprised ______ the complexity of the waggle dance.
- The bees from different regions struggled ______ reading each other's signals.
- The direction of the dance depends ______ the position of the sun.
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