PET 225 E-BOOK EXPEDITION TO GRAMMAR WORLD

PREPOSITIONS

A PREPOSITION JOINS A NOUN OR PRONOUN TO A
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO THINGS

TYPES OF PREPOSITIONS

Preposition of Preposition of
time place

Preposition of
movement/
direction

Preposition of
time

Preposition of time helps us to determine:

2019month or year

day or date
time

1. Preposition "at"
- "at" is used with noon, midnight, night or
with any time of the day.
Examples:

Tom will be at the
airport at 10am.

The movie starts "at" 6pm.

Preposition of
time

2. Preposition "on"
- "on" is used with days
Examples:

We are leaving to
Penang on Sunday.

My birthday falls on Wednesday.

3. Preposition "in"
- "in" is used with other parts of the day,
months, years or seasons

Examples:
The flowers will bloom in spring.

We will visit our grandparents again in
two months time.

4. Preposition "since, for, by, from - to, during
from- until, with(in)" expresses extended time

Examples:

She has been gone Which means she has
since yesterday. left yesterday

and has not returned

Which means I'm going to Langkawi
I will spend two for two weeks.

weeks there

The movie showed This mean the movie
from August until started playing in
October. August and will
end in October

I only read novels during
my free time.

Which means We have to finish the
it should not take project within a year.

more than a
year

Preposition of
place

1. Preposition "in" 
describes the
point itself.

Example:
Her painting brush is in the bag.

Example: 2. Preposition
"inside" 

describes something
contained.

Put the present inside
the box.

3. Preposition "on" 
talks about
the surface.

Example:
The cat is sleeping soundly on the chair.

Example: 4. Preposition
"at" 

talks about
general vicinity.

The man is waiting at
the door.

Example:

5. Preposition
 "over/above" 
describes when the
object is higher
than a point

He drove over the bridge.

Example:
The sun is above the clouds.

Examples: 6. Preposition
"under/underneath/

beneath/below/" 
describes when the

objects is lowe
than a point.

The ball is under
the table.

The child hid underneath the blanket.
Tom is sitting beneath the tree.

The poor little rat is
stuck below the box.

7. Preposition "near/ Examples:
by/next to/ between /
She lives near the
among /opposites"  school.
describes when the object

is close to a point

There is an ice-cream shop by the river.

The apple is placed next to the green
book.

The ball is between the box and the bear.
The girl stood among the boys.

The school is opposite the mall.

Preposition of
movement

Preposition "to"  is used to indicate direction
or to a specific position.

Examples:
We're driving to Penang Hill for sightseeing.
She turned her back to the audience.

Preposition "toward(s)"  is used to say that
someone or something moves, looks, faces 
Example:

That man is walking towards 
the circus.
Preposition "through"- when there's a movement

to another side, passing through something
Example:

The dragon flew through 
the fire ring.

Preposition "into"  is used for movement that
enters a space

Example:
Put the milk into the glass.

Preposition "over" refers to movement across
a surface or higher than something else.

Examples:

The cow jumped over the moon.
A beautiful white bird flew over the lake.

Preposition "across"  shows movement or
position from one side to another.

Example:
Anny helped the old woman 
across the street.

Preposition "from" is used to show the place
where someone or something starts.
Example:
What time does the flight 
from Malaysia arrive?

Preposition "around"  refers to the movement
in circle or in the vicinity of something.
Example:
She had a scarf around her neck
because it was cold.

PREPOSITION HACKS!

Add a heading

EXERCISE 1

Complete the dialogues with in, at or on.

1. What are you doing _______ I'm buying a present

the weekend? for my sister.

2. Her birthday is _______
When is her birthday?
Monday.

3. What are you doing _____ I'm playing hockey

Sunday? __________ noon.

4. Can you go to a movie after your Sounds like a plan!
game? Its starts ____ 8.00pm.

EXERCISE 2

Circle the correct alternatives.

EXERCISE 3

Write sentences by adding at, on or in in the right spot.

1. We / eat / sandwiches / lunchtime.
We eat sandwiches at lunchtime.

2. Monday, July 4 / we / are having / a visit / to / the / museum.
__________________________________________________________________________________

3. Hari Raya / is / June.
___________________________________________________________________________________

EXERCISE 4

Write the letter of the picture that matches the
preposition of place.

EXERCISE 5

Choose the correct preposition in these sentences.

1. The temperature is going (over / along / up).
2. Let's walk (under / through / over) the forest.
3. I'm going (to / as far as / into) Langkawi in September.
4. We had a lovely walk (around / over / along) Jalan Sempadan.
5. I'm going (by / to / as far as) the shops - do you want anything?
6. Go (up / over / on) the bridge and then turn left.
7. I don't like going (across / through / under) tunnels.
8. We walked all the way (up / into / across) the Mount Saga.

PREPOSITION JUMBLE!

These letters should make prepositions.
Unscramble them quickly. Good luck!











NOTES

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