In a Tricky Position!
PREPOSITION POWER
What Planet Are You On?
Select the preposition on each slide to travel
Lesson 1: Prepositions
A preposition is a part of speech that shows
the position of one thing in relation to
another.
• In Location or where (on, under, in)
• In Timing or when (before, after, during)
• In Direction or how (from, toward, to)
Prepositions: Example 1
The space probe is above the planet.
Two things: probe + planet
Relationship: one is above the other
Above is a preposition!
Prepositions: Example 2
The ring is around the planet.
Two things: ring + planet
Relationship: one is around the other
Around is a preposition!
Some Common Prepositions
aboard
along
behind
but
(except)
from
off
past
until
about
amid
below
by
in
on
since
up
above
among
beneath
down
inside
onto
through
upon
across
around
beside
during
into
out
to
with
after
at
between
except
near
outside
toward
within
against
before
beyond
for
of
over
under
without
Some Common Prepositions
aboard
along
behind
but
(except)
from
off
past
until
about
amid
below
by
in
on
since
up
above
among
beneath
down
inside
onto
through
upon
across
around
beside
during
into
out
to
with
after
at
between
except
near
outside
toward
within
against
before
beyond
for
of
over
under
without
Test Yourself: Are you ready to travel?
The car is ______ the road.
before
on
under
after
RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other
by the preposition!
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Test Yourself: Fly Higher
The pilot is ____ the plane.
pilot
by
plane
over
RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other
by the preposition!
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Test Yourself: Go Further!
The ship sailed _______
the harbor.
over
through
under
before
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Two things are related to each other
by the preposition!
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Test Yourself: Go Faster
The shuttle flew
_____ space.
on
into
under
beside
RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other
by the preposition!
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Test Yourself:
Explore and
Discover
The astronaut walked
_______ the spaceship.
inside
before
above
outside
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Two things are related to each other
by the preposition!
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Test Your Self: Return Safely
The Discovery crew
landed ______ nine
o’clock in the morning.
about
through
above
in
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Two things are related to each other
by the preposition!
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Lesson 2: Prepositional Phrases
Let’s look again at the sentences you
practiced with.
The car in the picture is mine.
The man by the plane is the pilot.
The ship sailed through the harbor.
Lesson 2: Prepositional Phrases
◊ in the picture
◊ by the plane
◊ through the harbor
They all describe position.
The object of the preposition
◊ must be a noun or a pronoun
◊ comes at the end of the prepositional phrase
Example: The swimsuit is too short. It is above the knee.
Knee is a noun that ends the prepositional phrase.
Knee is the object of the preposition.
Test Yourself: Get the Big Idea
Identify the prepositional phrase.
The moon orbits around the earth.
The moon
orbits
around the earth
RIGHT!
You found the prepositional phrase!
Well done!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!
WRONG!
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Remember: a prepositional phrase starts
with a preposition (check list again) and ends
with a noun or pronoun.
Test Yourself: Explore the Solar System
The spacecraft reached Saturn after
seven years.
The spacecraft
after seven years
Saturn
RIGHT!
You found the prepositional phrase!
Well done!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!
WRONG!
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Remember: a prepositional phrase starts
with a preposition (check list again) and ends
with a noun or pronoun.
Test Yourself: Explore the Universe
This galaxy is very far from
the earth.
This galaxy
earth
from the earth
RIGHT!
You found the prepositional phrase!
Well done!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!
WRONG!
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Remember: a prepositional phrase starts
with a preposition (check list again) and ends
with a noun or pronoun.
CONGRATULATIONS!
You’ve shown
your
PREPOSITION
POWER!
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