In a Tricky Position!

PREPOSITION POWER

What Planet Are You On?

Select the preposition on each slide to travel

Lesson 1: Prepositions
A preposition is a part of speech that shows
the position of one thing in relation to
another.
In Location or where (on, under, in)
In Timing or when (before, after, during)
In Direction or how (from, toward, to)

Prepositions: Example 1

The space probe is above the planet.

Two things: probe + planet
Relationship: one is above the other
Above is a preposition!

Prepositions: Example 2

The ring is around the planet.

Two things: ring + planet
Relationship: one is around the other
Around is a preposition!

Some Common Prepositions

aboard

along

behind

but
(except)

from

off

past

until

about

amid

below

by

in

on

since

up

above

among

beneath

down

inside

onto

through

upon

across

around

beside

during

into

out

to

with

after

at

between

except

near

outside

toward

within

against

before

beyond

for

of

over

under

without

Some Common Prepositions

aboard

along

behind

but
(except)

from

off

past

until

about

amid

below

by

in

on

since

up

above

among

beneath

down

inside

onto

through

upon

across

around

beside

during

into

out

to

with

after

at

between

except

near

outside

toward

within

against

before

beyond

for

of

over

under

without

Test Yourself: Are you ready to travel?

The car is ______ the road.

before

on

under

after

RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other
by the preposition!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!

WRONG!
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Test Yourself: Fly Higher

The pilot is ____ the plane.

pilot

by

plane

over

RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other
by the preposition!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!

WRONG!
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Test Yourself: Go Further!

The ship sailed _______

the harbor.

over

through

under

before

RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other
by the preposition!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!

WRONG!
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Test Yourself: Go Faster

The shuttle flew

_____ space.

on

into

under

beside

RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other
by the preposition!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!

WRONG!
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Test Yourself:
Explore and
Discover

The astronaut walked

_______ the spaceship.

inside

before

above

outside

RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other
by the preposition!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!

WRONG!
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Test Your Self: Return Safely

The Discovery crew

landed ______ nine
oclock in the morning.

about

through

above

in

RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other
by the preposition!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!

WRONG!
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Lesson 2: Prepositional Phrases

Lets look again at the sentences you
practiced with.
The car in the picture is mine.
The man by the plane is the pilot.
The ship sailed through the harbor.

Lesson 2: Prepositional Phrases

in the picture
by the plane
through the harbor
They all describe position.

The object of the preposition

must be a noun or a pronoun
comes at the end of the prepositional phrase

Example: The swimsuit is too short. It is above the knee.

Knee is a noun that ends the prepositional phrase.

Knee is the object of the preposition.

Test Yourself: Get the Big Idea

Identify the prepositional phrase.
The moon orbits around the earth.

The moon
orbits
around the earth

RIGHT!
You found the prepositional phrase!
Well done!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!

WRONG!
Click here to try again

Remember: a prepositional phrase starts

with a preposition (check list again) and ends
with a noun or pronoun.

Test Yourself: Explore the Solar System

The spacecraft reached Saturn after
seven years.

The spacecraft
after seven years
Saturn

RIGHT!
You found the prepositional phrase!
Well done!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!

WRONG!
Click here to try again

Remember: a prepositional phrase starts

with a preposition (check list again) and ends
with a noun or pronoun.

Test Yourself: Explore the Universe

This galaxy is very far from
the earth.

This galaxy
earth
from the earth

RIGHT!
You found the prepositional phrase!
Well done!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!

WRONG!
Click here to try again

Remember: a prepositional phrase starts

with a preposition (check list again) and ends
with a noun or pronoun.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Youve shown
your
PREPOSITION
POWER!
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