Adverbs with explain

  • clearlyclearlycarefullybriefly
  • fully
  • again

Prepositions with explain

  • to
  • in

Nouns with explain

  • the reasonthe reasonthe problemthe difference
  • the situation

Phrases with explain

  • explain yourself
  • hard to explain

Practice · 2 min

Fill the collocation, then say the whole sentence out loud.

  1. 1

    Could you explain it ___ me one more time?

  2. 2

    She explained the plan very ___.

  3. 3

    He didn't explain the ___ for leaving early.

  4. 4

    It's hard ___ explain how I feel.

Say it today

Use it once in a real conversation before tomorrow. Out loud counts, even to yourself.