Water dripped off her into a puddle at her feet. a. water from a faucet b. a small body of water formed after a rain c. a lake Water dripped off her into a puddle at her feet. a. water from a faucet b. a small body of water formed after a rain c. a lake I always snap at a piece of cake when nobody is looking at me. a. look b. eat a lot c. take a sudden bite DEVELOPING VOCABULARY I always snap at a piece of cake when nobody is looking at me. a. look b. eat a lot c. take a sudden bite DEVELOPING VOCABULARY Crisha took a minnow from the river. a. a small fresh-water fish b. a small fish from the sea c. a big sea animal DEVELOPING VOCABULARY Crisha took a minnow from the river. a. a small fresh-water fish b. a small fish from the sea c. a big sea animal DEVELOPING VOCABULARY The dog has a flea, a blood-sucking insect, which keeps it scratching its own body. a. an insect that does not suck blood b. an animal that eats other animals c. a blood-sucking insect usually found on cats and dogs DEVELOPING VOCABULARY The dog has a flea, a blood-sucking insect, which keeps it scratching its own body. a. an insect that does not suck blood b. an animal that eats other animals c. a blood-sucking insect usually found on cats and dogs DEVELOPING VOCABULARY The Little Turtle Find out all about the little turtle. The Little Turtle There was a little turtle. He lived in a box. He swam in a puddle. He climbed on the rocks. He snapped a mosquito. He snapped at a flea. He snapped at a minnow. And he snapped at me. He caught the mosquito. He caught the flea. He caught the minnow. But he didn’t catch me. in a box in a puddle at me on the rocks at a minnow at a mosquito at a flea preposition • a word or group of words that is used with a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, location, or time, or to introduce an object. Preposition may be made up of a single word or two or more words. SINGLE-WORD PREPOSITION COMPOUND PREPOSITION about among into until according to in spite of through besides in among aside from on top of near before by over because of out of during beyond for at by means of despite of about throughout down instead of prior to of beside into in addition along with along under between from in front of beneath toward around in place of within with below 1. Sick people can be treated in a hospital. 2. They should be flown in five hours. Meaning/Use of the Preposition 1. The flying doctors are at the airport now. 2. The plane leaves at five o’ clock. Meaning/Use of the Preposition 1. The patients were carried on stretchers. 2. They will be discharged from the hospital on Monday. Meaning/Use of the Preposition 1. Stay beside the window. 2. Besides Asia, the flying doctors go to Africa. Meaning/Use of the Preposition 1. Dr. Singh comes from India. 2. The trip is from 2:15 to 3:45 p.m. 3. A commercial plane is different from a cargo plane. 4. A flying plane is never free from air pockets. 5. May we always be safe from harm everytime we travel. Meaning/Use of the Preposition Group 1 – Write a short paragraph. Describe your classroom. Use the following prepositions. at the back beside to the left/right under outside inside Group 2 – Make a short poem about your favorite pet using prepositions. Group 3 – Choose 5 prepositions and write meaningful sentences for them. Group 4 – Write a letter to your best friend about your unforgettable experiences last summer. Remember to use prepositions. Group 5 – By looking at the picture, write 5 sentences about it using prepositions. COLLABORATIVE WORK PRESENTATION OF GROUP OUTPUTS Underline the correct preposition. 1. (Between, Among) our numerous customs, I like best the tradition of bayanihan. 2. (Beside, Besides) cooperation, the bayanihan also illustrates respect for one another. 3. People may differ (from, with) one another in physical appearance, but they have similar values. 4. We are going to watch a movie (on, at) Saturday afternoon. 5. In some countries, people are not allowed to bring their footwear (in, on) the house. APPLICATION Underline the correct preposition. Among our numerous customs, I like best 1. (Between, Among) the tradition of bayanihan. Besides cooperation, the bayanihan also 2. (Beside, Besides) illustrates respect for one another. 3. People may differ (from, from with) one another in physical appearance, but they have similar values. 4. We are going to watch a movie (on, on at) Saturday afternoon. 5. In some countries, people are not allowed to use in on) the house. footwear (in, APPLICATION Underline the prepositions used in the sentences below. 1. Many fiestas in the Philippines are celebrated in the month of May. 2. One of the most popular is the Feast of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers. 3. In Quezon Province, the celebration is called Pahiyas. 4. Households decorate their homes with products from their farms. 5. The farmer’s children are dressed in native costumes. APPLICATION Underline the prepositions used in the sentences below. 1. Many fiestas in the Philippines are celebrated in the month of May. 2. One of the most popular is the Feast of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers. 3. In Quezon Province, the celebration is called Pahiyas. 4. Households decorate their homes with products from their farms. 5. The farmer’s children are dressed in native costumes. APPLICATION Preposition is used to show the relation of a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence. • a word or group of words that is used with a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, location, or time, or to introduce an object. GENERALIZATION Pick out the prepositions from the sentences below. 1. No one knows how Valentine’s Day came to be known as a Day for Lovers. 2. We saw a collection of relics at the museum. 3. The agreement among the members of the organization was finalized. 4. Miss Universe Pageant was the favorite topic of the participants. 5. The people believe that if it rains during the procession, as it usually does, the farmers will have a productive year ahead. EVALUATION Assignment: Use the following prepositional phrases in meaningful sentences. Write them in your notebook. 1. in the warm glow of the afternoon sun 2. after the few drops of rain 3. beside the river bank 4. by the light of the moon 5. from the rice fields ASSIGNMENT