Where Is Everything?
Look at this bedroom scene. Talk to your partner and describe
where everything is.
Where Is Everything?
Look at this bedroom scene. Talk to your partner and describe
where everything is.
The lamp is in front
of the window
×2
The desk is under
the window
×1
The phone is next
to the bed.
×3
The guitar is on
the chair
4
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Preposition Mind Map
How many different prepositions can you think of to describe time, place
or movement?
across
under
before
below
at six o’clock
through
after
Prepositions
toward
on
in
above
beside
during
off
with
above
Preposition Or Not?
Keeping in mind that ‘a preposition is a word or phrase used to describe a
place, time or movement’ sort the following words into the correct circles:
Not
Prepositions
Prepositions
angry
through
before lunch
threw
after school
beside
and
decide
under
in
Preposition Or Not?
Read the sentences below and spot the preposition which describes the
place, time or cause.
The scissors were left next
next to
to the
the pencil
pencil case.
case.
Hamid
andSusan
Salma
wrote
theirbooks.
books.
Mo and
wrote
inintheir
on blocks.
blocks.
The ladies stepped on
He
shelteredbeneath
beneathmy
hisumbrella.
umbrella.
I sheltered
Add a Preposition
Read the sentences below and add a preposition which describes the place,
time or cause.
The girl held her arms
Go and sit
Yamkela was
They hid
under
next to
in
the table
above
her head.
Stan.
the bath when the phone rang.
during
an earthquake.
Add a Preposition
Spin
Spin the spinner to choose a
preposition. In your books, write your
own sentence about this picture to
include that preposition.
Photo courtesy of jaredw_1986 (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence – attribution
Add a Preposition
Spin
Spin the spinner to choose a
preposition. In your books, write your
own sentence about this picture to
include that preposition.
Photo courtesy of exmoornp (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence – attribution
The Preposition Police
ReadCould
the following
passage
of text. Howtomany
prepositions
can you
you change
the prepositions
a different
preposition
andsee?
Write
them
your whiteboard.
still
have
the on
sentence
make sense?
Greg took
George
took
hishis
dog
dog
Fluffy
Sallyfor
foraawalk
walkalong
alongthe
the
canal. Fluffy
Sally waited
waitedbeside
besidethe
theroad.
road.They
They
walked across
across the
the road.
road. Together,
Together, they
they went
went
through aa tunnel
through
tunnel and
and over
over aa stile.
stile. George
Greg threw
threw
Sally’s ball
Fluffy’s
balltoward
towardthe
thetall
tallgrass
grassand
andititlanded
landed
in the river. Sally
Fluffyswam
swamthrough
throughthe
thewater
waterand
diveddived
and
underneath
underneath
the surface
the surface
to gettothe
getball.
the
She ran
ball.
Sheback
ran back
to George
to Greg
andand
dropped
dropped
thethe
ballball
in
front
in
front
of him
of him
for for
another
another
turn.
turn.
SheShe
dropped
dropped
it it
from her mouth when she returned next
next to
to him.
After After
him.
sunset,
sunset,
they went
they went
home home
and snuggled
and
on
the couchon
snuggled
beneath
the couch
a cosy
beneath
blanket.
a cosy blanket.
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It’s Your Turn
Look at the pictures below. Write a sentence to go with each picture,
using a different preposition each time.
Share your sentences with your group.