Give an example
Give an example of the use of the preposition "of".
1. dependent prepositions with verbs:
I'm thinking of telling her about my new job.
2. dependent prepositions with adjectives:
I'm afraid of spiders!
You have to concentrate ___ your test if you want to get answers right!
ON
What are 3 adjectives that can be used with the preposition "about"?
Any 3 of the following: Angry about, Anxious about, Excited about, Furious about, Happy about, Nervous about, Serious about, Worried about
List 3 prepositions that tell "where".
Any 3 of the following: under, beside, in, above, beneath, on, next to, near, below, along, between.
Give 3 examples of prepositions that start with the letter "b".
Any 3 of the following: By, Beside, Below, Behind, Before, Beneath, Between
Give examples of 2 different uses for the preposition "in".
Possible answers:
1. prepositions of time: I'll see you in two days.
2. prepositions of place: I'm in London now.
3. dependent prepositions with verbs: I trust in you to keep my secret.
4. prepositional phrases: In fact, she is really nice.
I borrowed a pen ___ my brother.
FROM
What are 3 verbs that can be used with the preposition "about"?
Argue about, Ask about, Care about, Concern about, Decide about, Dream about, Forget about, Know about, Laugh about, Think about, Worry about
List 3 prepositions that tell "when".
Any 3 of the following: after, before, during, until, at, between.
Give 3 examples of prepositions that start with the letter "t".
Any 3 of the following: Through, To, Till, Times (x5), Toward, Towards, Than
Give examples of 2 different uses for the preposition "to".
1. dependent prepositions with adjectives: Sally is married to John.
2. dependent prepositions with verbs: I agree to help him!
3. prepositional phrases: John didn't give me my photo camera back ___ this day.
I paid ___ my tickets ___ advance.
FOR ; IN
What are 3 adjectives that can be used with the preposition "with"?
Any 3 of the following: Associated with, Bored with, Blessed with, Confronted with, Delighted with, Disappointed with, Fed up with, Pleased with, Familiar with, Popular with, Satisfied with
List 3 prepositions that mean "here is an example".
for instance, for example, like
Give 3 examples of prepositions that start with the letter "o".
Any 3 of the following: On, Onto, Opposite, Outside, Over, Out, Of
Give examples of 3 different uses for the preposition "on".
1. preposition of place: The cat is on the table.
2. preposition of time: I saw her on Monday.
3. dependent prepositions with verbs: I must concentrate on my studies.
4. prepositional phrase: To my surprise, he was on time.
"You should worry ___ your exam results, ___ a change!" mom told Henry.
ABOUT ; FOR
What are 3 verbs that can be used with the preposition "to"?
Any 3 of the following: Adapt to, Add to, Agree to, Apologize to, Belong to, Happen to, Listen to, React to, Refer to, Reply to, Speak to, Talk to
List 3 prepositions that refer to "direction".
Any 3 of the following: Up, Down, Along, Onto, Into, Inside, Outside, To, etc.
Give 3 examples of prepositions that start with the letter "a".
Any 3 of these: At, About, As, Above, Aside, Among, Against, Around, Along, After
Give examples of 4 different uses for the preposition "at".
1. preposition of place: I'm at the gym!
2. preposition of time: I will see you at 8 o'clock!
3. dependent preposition with verb: I think the baby smiled at me!
4. dependent preposition with adjective: I am very annoyed at him!
5. prepositional phrase: He told the truth, at last!
I thought ___ it a lot and ___ last I decided to buy the red car!
ABOUT ; AT
Name 4 prepositions that have more than 1 syllable.
EXAMPLE: without
A few of them are:
into
within
behind
until
after
along
notwithstanding (The teacher's favorite!-)
List 3 adjectives that can be used with the preposition "of".
Any 3 of the following: Afraid of, Ashamed of, Aware of, Jealous of, Proud of, Certain of, Capable of, Conscious of, Silly of, Envious of
Give 3 examples of prepositions that start with the letter "i".
In, Inside, Instead