Prepositions are small words which tell when or where something was, or was not done.

Common Prepositions about beneath before of at by around with round among below to over throughout in toward up to in without across up upon within for around above against behind after under into since on near beside

e.g On the corner of the table at the end of the room beside the cupboard is a box of chocolates.

Exercise 1 Underline the prepositions in the following sentences. Check the prepositions against those listed. 1. Sarah hid the Easter egg under the basket. 2. The New Zealand yacht raced behind the Swiss yacht. 3. Kylie ordered a hamburger at the takeaway around the corner. 4. There were some tasty bananas among the fruit in the bowl beside the fridge. 5. The dolphins across the bay were swimming against the tide.

Exercise 2 - In the following passage, put a suitable preposition in each of the gaps.

Charlie got

early. He put the kitchen. He sat

his clothes and went the table

the the

stairs window

and looked

the garden and saw his father sitting

a tree.

Exercise 3 - The following prepositions are used in colloquial expressions, or conversational language. Explain what each of the following expressions mean. 1. Out of sorts. 2. Over the top. ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________

3. Beside him/herself. __________________________________________________________ 4. Under the weather. __________________________________________________________