Prepositions

Prepositions

A preposition is a word that relates a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence.

A preposition is always in a prepositional phrase.

A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun, which is called the object of a preposition.

Prepositions

show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or introduce an object.

Take this to your room.

Your money is on the table.

This lunch is for you.

The boy with a red shirt is a new student.

Did you throw the ball onto the roof?

Choose the correct preposition to complete each sentence on the next few slides.

Multiple Choice

Sit ___ me on the bus.

• for

• by

• from

• to

Multiple Choice

Is this food ______ Leo's Restaurante?

• by

• near

• around

• from

Multiple Choice

This book is _____ a girl who goes to summer camp.

• by

• from

• about

• during

Multiple Choice

I have a note ____ you to take home.

• by

• from

• for

• about

Multiple Choice

The parking spaces are reserved _____ disabled people.

• for

• from

• into

• to

Multiple Choice

The goalie waited ____ anticipation as the ball came toward her.

• by

• behind

• during

• with

Multiple Choice

Please bring this book ____ the librarian.

• into

• above

• to

• for

For the next set of slides, identify the prepositional phrase in each sentence.

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Baker let us watch a movie during lunch today.

• let us

• during lunch

• lunch today

• watch a movie

Multiple Choice

The tacos from that restaurant are too small and salty.

• the tacos

• from that restaurant

• are too small

• and salty

Multiple Choice

The shelf above the TV fell and broke this morning.

• above the TV

• the TV fell

• fell and broke

• this morning

Multiple Choice

After dinner we can take a walk outside.

• dinner we can

• after dinner

• we can take

• a walk outside

Multiple Choice

Before you walk out that door, make sure your room is clean.

• you walk

• out the door

• make sure

• room is clean

Multiple Choice

Your shoes are in the closet where they are supposed to be.

• your shoes

• are in the

• in the closet

• supposed to be

Multiple Choice

Please don't leave the house without your homework.

• Please don't

• don't leave

• the house without

• without your homework

Multiple Choice

Tommy sat between Hannah and David this morning.

• sat between

• between Hannah

• between Hannah and David

• this morning