Summery(prepositions)

Summery of prepositions...

activity 03 (prepositions)

Fill in the blanks using correct prepositions.

(at –by -during -for -from -in –into –of -on –through -to –towards –with) 

1.Halloween is celebrated __________the US __________October 31.

2.Are you going away for the weekend? –I don’t know. It depends __________the weather.

3.Don’t kiss the prince. He might turn __________a frog.

4.He felt bad __________no reason at all.

5.I have been living here__________ten years.

6.Have you been __________the cinema recently? Yes I was there a few days ago.

7.I happened to meet an old friend__________town.

8.Have you read the article? –It was __________yesterday’s newspapers.  

9.He always drives __________a tremendous speed because he’s always __________a hurry. 

10.He is very fond __________good food. 

11.A university is where you study ____________ a degree. 

12.Her next birthday will be ____________ a Sunday. 

13.The new factory is expected to go online ____________ May. 

14.Many of us eat ____________ fork and spoon. 

15.We have been searching ____________ a web designer for a few weeks now. 

16.The TV is ____________ the corner of the room

17.I’m not _____________ a hurry. I can wait. 

18.Have you ever been _____________ the theatre recently? 

19.We arrived _____________ the airport _____________ time for the plane. 

20.My grandfather died _____________ cancer.

 

    Answers:

    1.in/on   2.on   3.into   4.for   5.for   

     6.to   7.in   8.in   9.at/in   10.of 

    11.for   12.on   13.in   14.with   15.for 

    16.in17.in   18.to  19.at/in 20.of

 

 

Activity 02(prepositions)

Complete the sentence with the correct preposition from the choices given.

1.We are very excited __________________ our trip to Spain next week. (AT, WITH, ABOUT, OVER) 

2.I am very fond __________________ drinking green tea. (FOR, OF, ABOUT, AT)

 3.Almost all politicians were involved __________________ the scandal. (IN, AT, WITH, FROM) 

4.I am looking forward ______________ having a meeting with you next week. (WITH, AT, TO, FROM)

 5.At the moment, she is recovering __________________ her injuries. (AT, OF, FROM, WITH)

 6.I’m dreaming ________________ becoming a famous scientist one day (FOR, WITH, ABOUT, INTO)

 7.My cousin is married __________________ a famous American (WITH, FOR, TO, FROM) 

8.I am responsible __________________ training the new recruits. (AT, ABOUT, WITH, FOR)

 9.Many people took advantage __________________ the low prices offered by the new shop (OF, FOR, WITH, TO) 

10.I was not quite satisfied __________________ the exam results. (AT, FOR, WITH, ABOUT) 

11.The president was thankful__________________ everyone who helped in the campaign (TO, WITH, FOR, AT) 

12.Everyone in this town will benefit __________________ the new hospital (FROM, WITH, AT, INTO)

 13.For two full days, the man was fighting __________________ his life. (UP,WITH, AT, FOR) 

14.My dad shouted __________________ me because I didn’t do what he said (TO, AT, WITH, TOWARDS) 

15.She insisted __________________ helping me with the dishes. (ON, WITH, FOR, ABOUT) 

16.Almost all car companies care __________________ the environment (FOR, AT, ABOUT,WITH)

17.Wearing a seat belt can protect you ____________ being killed in a car. (WITH, OF, ABOUT, FROM) 

18.Ten people were killed when a bus collided __________________ a car (INTO, WITH, AT, TOWARDS) 

19.The customers came to the shop to complain _____________ their service (ABOUT, AT, ON, FOR)

20.Our atmosphere consists __________________ oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide (INTO, OF, WITH, FOR)

1.about   2.of   3.in   4.to   5.from   6.about   7.to   8.for   9.of   10.with   11.for   12.from   13.for   14.at   15.on   16.about   17.from   18.with   19.about   20.of

Activity 01(prepositions)

01.Exercise on Prepositions – A picture...

 

Complete the exercise with the correct prepositions.

01. Look ....... this painting.

02. ..........the painting, you can see a little girl.

03. So, it is a painting .........a girl.

04. A famous painter painted it. So it is a painting ........ a famous painter.

05. My grandma once owned the painting, but she gave it to me on my birthday.

      So it is a picture .......... my grandma.

 Answers:

1. At  2.In  3.Of  4.By  5.From

 

02.Fill in the blanks

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1.
  
 The Christmas tree is  behind the window



2.
  
The dart is flying  towards the target.

3.
 
 The satellites are orbiting  around the planet.

4.



  
The little girl is sheltering  from the rain

5.



  
The horse is jumping  over the fences.



6.
    
The bird is swinging  inside its cage.

#See you soon in next lesson....🔝 

(Use Prepositions correctly)

 Writer : Sahan Dilshan

 

Prepositions

What is a preposition?

A preposition is a word used to link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words within a sentence. They act to connect the people, objects, time and locations of a sentence.  Prepositions are usually short words, and they are normally placed directly in front of nouns. In some cases, you’ll find prepositions in front of gerund verbs.

Types of Prepositions

There are three types of prepositions, including time prepositions, place prepositions, and direction prepositions.
Time prepositions are those such as before, after, during, and until; place prepositions are those indicating position, such as around, between, and against; and direction prepositions are those indicative of direction, such as across, up, and down. Each type of preposition is important.

The following words are the most commonly used prepositions:

about	below	excepting	off	toward
above	beneath	for	on	under
across	beside(s)	from	onto	underneath
after	between	in	out	until
against	beyond	in front of	outside	up
along	but	inside	over	upon
among	by	in spite of	past	up to
around	concerning	instead of	regarding	with
at	despite	into	since	within
because of	down	like	through	without
before	during	near	throughout	with regard to
behind	except	of	to	with respect to

      Examples:

• I was born on July 4^th, 1982.
• I was born in 1982.
• I was born at exactly 2am.
• I was born two minutes before my twin brother.
• I was born after the Great War ended.
• The concert will be staged throughout the month of May.
• I learned how to ski during the holidays.
• He usually arrives around 3pm.
• It was about six in the morning when we made it to bed.
• The store is open until midnight.
• The cat is on the table.
• The dogs are in the kennel.
• We can meet at the crossroads.

 We can use Prepositions to describe a picture.Look at the example below...

#See you soon in next lesson....🔝 

(Use Prepositions correctly)

 Writer : Sahan Dilshan