Prepositions

Prepositions through video

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Multiple Choice

What is a preposition?

• a word that describes a person, place, thing, or idea

• an action word

• a bridge that comes before a noun or pronoun and connects it to the rest of the sentence

• a word that shows strong feeling or excitement

Common Prepositions

about

above

across

after

against

among

around

as

at

Common Prepositions continued

behind

below

beneath

beside

besides

between

beyond

by

despite

down

during

More Common Prepositions

except

for

from

in

inside

into

like

near

next

of

off

on

Even more Common Prepositions

Onto

opposite

out

outside

over

past

to

toward

under

unlike

until

Yep... More Common Prepositions

unto

up

with

within

without

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words is a preposition?

• baby

• run

• pretty

• on

Multiple Select

Check all the words that are NOT prepositions.

• off

• above

• on

• might

• and

Open Ended

Can you write a sentence using one of the following prepositions?

a. below b. across c. of

Multiple Select

Check all the words that are NOT prepositions.

• after

• below

• the

• are

• across

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words is a preposition?

• unto

• should

• is

• doll

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence. Then, identify the preposition in the sentence.

James ran across the road.

• ran

• James

• across

• the

Multiple Choice

The elephant walked and stopped __________my grandmother's house. 

• in
• under
• behind
• in front of

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence. Then, identify the preposition in the sentence.

My teacher asked me to eat lunch with her.

• asked

• teacher

• her

• with

Multiple Choice

It is funny to see the giraffe trying to hide itself ________the tree! 

• in
• under
• behind
• in front of

Draw

Draw a picture using a ball and the preposition under

Draw

Draw a picture using a hat and the preposition near

Multiple Choice

The cheetah is standing _________its cubs.

• in
• under
• behind
• in front of