Preposition Power

PREPOSITION POWER

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Lesson One: Prepositions

• A preposition is a part of speech that shows a relationship between two things.
• Location (on, under, in)
• Timing (before, after, during)
• Direction (from, toward, to)

Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.)

• The mouse is on the table.
• Two things: mouse + table
• Relationship: one is on the other
• On is a preposition!

Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.)

• The mouse is under the table.
• Two things: mouse + table
• Relationship: one is under the other
• Under is a preposition!

Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.)

• Here is a list of the most 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

Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.)

• Here is a list of the most 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 Your Knowledge 1

• Which word is a preposition?
• The pizza in the oven is mine.

• pizza

• in

• oven

• mine

• Check the list of prepositions.

RIGHT!

• Two things are related to each other
• by the preposition!
• You have PREPOSITION POWER!

WRONG!

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• Click here to check the list of prepositions before trying again!

Test Your Knowledge 2

• Which word is a preposition?
• The girl by the door is my sister.

• girl

• by

• door

• my

• Check the list of prepositions.

RIGHT!

• Two things are related to each other
• by the preposition!
• You have PREPOSITION POWER!

WRONG!

• Click here to try again

• Click here to check the list of prepositions before trying again!

• Test Your Knowledge 3

• Which word is a preposition?
• The runners raced around the track.

• runners

• around

• the

• track

• Check the list of prepositions.

RIGHT!

• Two things are related to each other
• by the preposition!
• You have PREPOSITION POWER!

WRONG!

• Click here to try again

• Click here to check the list of prepositions before trying again!

Lesson 2: Prepositional Phrases

• Let’s look again at the sentences you practiced with.
• The pizza in the oven is mine.
• The girl by the door is my sister.
• The runners raced around the track.

Lesson 2: Prepositional Phrases

• in the oven
• by the door
• around the track

• These are prepositional phrases. Prepositional phrases start with a preposition and end with the object of a preposition.

Lesson 3: Object of a Preposition

• The object of a preposition
• must be a noun or a pronoun
• always comes at the end of a prepositional phrase

• Example: The cookies are in the oven.
• Oven is a noun that ends the prepositional phrase. Oven is the object of the preposition.

Test Your Knowledge 4

• Identify the prepositional phrase.
• I sat with my mom.

• I sat with

• with my

• with my mom

RIGHT!

• You found the prepositional phrase!
• Well done!

WRONG!

• Remember: a prepositional phrase starts with a preposition (check list again) and ends with a noun or pronoun.

• Try the question again!

Test Your Knowledge 5

• Identify the prepositional phrase.
• After gym class, we got a drink.

• After gym

• After gym class

• After gym class, we

RIGHT!

• You found the prepositional phrase!
• Well done!

WRONG!

• Remember: a prepositional phrase starts with a preposition (check list again) and ends with a noun or pronoun.

• Try the question again!

Test Your Knowledge 6

• Identify the prepositional phrase.
• I chose a book from the library.

• chose a book

• book from the library

• from the library

RIGHT!

• You found the prepositional phrase!
• Well done!

WRONG!

• Remember: a prepositional phrase starts with a preposition (check list again) and ends with a noun or pronoun.

• Try the question again!

CONGRATULATIONS!

• You’ve shown your PREPOSITION POWER!

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