Prepositions of Place
Don’t stand __________ of the television. I can’t see.
in front
She is walking __________ the store.
to
The meeting is ______ 3 PM.
at
She is afraid ________ spiders.
of
What is a preposition?
a word or group of words that link a noun, pronouns, and phrases to other words in the sentence, and also describe the relationship between those words or phrases like direction, time, place, etc.
Come and sit ___________ me so that I can hear you better.
beside
The bird flew ____________ the window.
through
Her birthday is _______ June.
in
He cut the paper __________ scissors.
with
Name two prepositions that starting with the letter “O”.
over, on, of, out, etc.
You’ll have to turn around to see it. It’s ___________ you.
behind
We drove __________ Windsor to London.
from
We go to the gym _______ Mondays.
on
The book was written ________ a famous author.
by
Name three prepositions that indicate time.
at, on, in
I hung the picture ____________ the fireplace.
above
What is another way of saying “Jane jumped in the swimming pool” by changing the preposition to a different preposition?
into
He was born ________ 1990.
in
A bottle __________ water.
of
True or False: Prepositions can only be one word.
False (Prepositions can be made up of multiple words)
Michigan is situated ___________ Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.
between
We drove _____________ the mountains but stopped before we got there.
toward
He had been waiting here ________ noon.
since
She sat ________ the window.
by
Name three prepositions that indicate direction.
to, from, toward