Eld Prepositions

Prepositions

One of the 8 parts of speech

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After watching the video, how would you describe the purpose of a preposition?

Prepositions connect two or more words in a sentence by answering

• Where _{We are going to the lake}

• When_{We are going to the lake in the morning.}

• Who_{We are going to the lake in the morning with my favorite cousins.}

• What_{The weather was around 80 degrees today.}

Examples

As you look at this list, think about how often you use these words in your daily writing without even thinking about it.

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Why do you think these are considered the "most important" prepositions? What makes them so important?

Multiple Select

Select the preposition(s) in the following sentence:

The comic strip, Calvin and Hobbes, is about a boy who gets in trouble with his stuffed tiger.

• boy

• in

• with

• stuffed

Multiple Select

Select the preposition(s) in the following sentence:

Calvin and Hobbes are always finding things that creates trouble for everyone around them.

• are

• always

• for

• around

Multiple Select

Select the preposition(s) in the following sentence:

Calvin gets in trouble a lot.

• a lot

• trouble

• gets

• in

How many prepositions do you see?

Multiple Choice

How many prepositions did you see in the previous image?

Memory Test

Try to memorize as many of the words from the chart as you can.

Multiple Choice

Which word is a preposition?

• On

• Will

• His

• But

Multiple Choice

Which word is a preposition?

• She

• Not

• Is

• From

Multiple Choice

Which word is a preposition?

• Am

• Here

• Like

• Won't

Multiple Choice

Which word is a preposition?

• And

• Me

• Along

• So

Multiple Choice

Which word is a preposition?

• I

• After

• Am

• Happy

Open Ended

Provide directions to the closest gas station using at least 5 prepositions. You can number these if you want.

Example Step 1: Get out of your desk.

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What's something you learned from this lesson?