1. Prepositions

2. Unscramble the following words

3. Preposition Song

4. Preposition Rap

5. Grammar Rock – The Busy P’s

6. Grammar Rock Lyrics
Prepositions are known as the ____________________. Prepositions connect their ____________ or ___________ object with some other word in the sentence. Prepositions give ________________ information.
Busy P’s
noun
pronoun
specific

7. Preposition -
a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence
Commonly used prepositions:
on at by in to
after inside near with for
over around until from as

8. A preposition can consist of more than one word
according to aside from
in front of instead of
across from because of
in place of on account of
along with far from
in spite of on top of

9. Prepositions

10. Preposition Scavenger Hunt
about
above
across
after
against
along
among
around at
before
behind
below
beneath
beside by
down
during
except
for
from in
in front of
inside
instead of
into
like
near of
off on
onto
on top of
out of
outside
over
past
since
through to
toward
under
underneath
until up
upon
with
within
without

11. Prepositional Phrase
A group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun, called the OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION.
Michelle was born in a small town.
preposition object

12. Prepositional Phrase preposition + noun (object) with envelopes
preposition + article + noun (object)
on the table
preposition + article + adjective + noun (object)
around an apple tree

13. Can you pick out the prepositional phrases?
My sister met me at the airport.
At the circus, I saw an elephant.
The boat sits near the dock.
The player on the bench was crying.
Beside John’s house is a playground.
I read a book about outer space.
The pitcher threw the ball over my head.
The person on the phone is not listening.

14. Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives
Answer – Which one? What kind? How many?
The shirt with the stain should be thrown away.
Which shirt? The one WITH THE STAIN.
Paintings with many colors are beautiful.
What kind of paintings? The ones WITH MANY COLORS.

15. Prepositional Phrases as Adverbs
Answer – How? When? Where?
The picture was hanging on the wall?
Where is it hanging? It is ON THE WALL.
It rained during our picnic?
When did it rain? It rained DURING OUR PICNIC.

16. Can you pick out the prepositional phrases?
My sister met me at the airport.
At the circus, I saw an elephant.
The boat sits near the dock.
The player on the bench was crying.
Beside John’s house is a playground.
I read a book about outer space.
The pitcher threw the ball over my head.
The person on the phone is not listening.
adverb
adverb
adverb
adjective
adverb
adjective
adverb
adjective

17. Find the preposition phrase
Find the preposition phrase. Is it an adjective phrase or an adverb phrase?
I sat beside my teacher.
The books in the basket are free.
The nurse put a bandage over the cut.
The table beside the desk collapsed.
The set was designed by the art teacher.
They left early in the morning.
The wax on the floor glistened brightly.
I visited the jewelry store by the bakery.
I wanted a new bed for my room.
Before the show, Walter practiced his lines.

18. I sat beside my teacher. I sat beside my teacher.
(subject) (verb) prepositional phrase
WHERE did you sit? adverb prep. phrase

19. The books in the basket are free.
(subject) prepositional phrase (verb)
WHICH books? adjective prep. phrase