Grammar

GRAMMAR

Preposition: A preposition comes before a noun or pronoun in a sentence and shows its relationship to another word or part of the sentence.

Prepositions can be classified into three groups.

PICTO GRAMMAR

Look at the pictures given below. Read the prepositions and do the actions.

E. Look at the pictures. Pick out the right preposition and fill in the speech bubbles given below.

USE GRAMMAR

F. Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.

1. Julian placed her lunchbox inside her bag.

2. Vinothini left the house before sunrise.

3. Ben saw Daisy playing across the road.

4. Hema keeps all her teddy bears on top of her wardrobe.

5. Divya hid the sweets behind her back.

6. Sudha fell over during the basketball match.

7. Madhusudhan checked to see if his keys had fallen underneath his chair.

8. Mrs Meena asked the children to go into her classroom.

9. After lunch, the children were allowed to play.

10. Saravanan climbed onto the horse.

G. Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.

1. Is your mother …………………. home?

a) In

 b) at

c) on

2. There is unity in diversity ………………… the people.

a) among

b) between

c) within

3. He discussed the problem …………………. his parents.

a) with

b) to

c) for

4. Lithisha was praised ……………….. her father.

a) with

b) for

c) by

5. Can you finish the work ………………….. tomorrow?

a) by

b) in

c) within

6. He has been absent ………………….. last week.

a. since

b) for

c) by

 Answer: 1. b) at   2. a) among 3. a) with 4. c) by 5. a) by 6. a) since 

H. Fill in the blanks using suitable prepositions from the box. Some options can be used more than once.

across  with  on  to  by  since  from  about  into  at  during

1. What do you do during weekends?

2. I am going to my village on Sunday.

3. I haven’t met my friends since December.

4. Run across the street and get me the ribbon.

5. He told me in detail about the incident.

6. This picture was drawn by the girl with charcoal.

7. The car was travelling at a great speed.

8. The ball fell into the lake.

9. There is a bridge across the river.

10. The conference will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

I. Fill up the blanks using suitable prepositions on your own.

1. The soldier climbed upon a horse and rode away.

2. They have been here for a long time.

3. Kumaravel has lived in this city since 2012.

4. The paper was published in an International journal.

5. When will you return from home?

6. One of the four students wrote the answers correctly.

7. This fruit is from the Mexican capital.

8. The head office is at Nungambakkam. It is on College Road. As you go towards the station, the office is on the right side.

9. The sailors were taken into the forest and made to walk about 10 miles.

10. The girl standing next to/near me was sneezing.