ENGLISH 4_Q4_WK4

“The plane flew above the cloud, behind the cloud, around the cloud, below the cloud, beneath the cloud, beside the cloud, beyond the cloud, into the
cloud, near the cloud, outside the cloud, over the cloud, past the cloud, through the cloud, toward the cloud, under the cloud, and finally dived
underneath the cloud.”

A PREPOSITION is a word that shows the relationship between two things. It is a word or group of words used to link nouns, pronouns and phrases to
other words in a sentence. Some examples of prepositions are single words like in, at, on, of, to, by and with or phrases such as in front of, next to, instead of.

Preposition - Time Some prepositions show when something happens.

English Usage Example
on  days of the week  on Monday
in  months / seasons time  in August / in winter
 of day year  in the morning
 after a certain period of time (when?)  in 2006
in an hour
at  for night for  at night
 weekend  at the weekend at half past
 a certain point of time (when?)  nine
since  from a certain point of time (past till now)  since 1980
for  over a certain period of time (past till now)  for 2 years
ago  a certain time in the past  2 years ago
before  earlier than a certain point of time  before 2004
to  telling the time  ten to six (5:50)
past  telling the time  ten past six (6:10)
to / till / until  marking the beginning and end of a period of time  from Monday to/till Friday
till / until  in the sense of how long something is going to last  He is on holiday until Friday.
by  in the sense of at the latest up to a  I will be back by 6 o’clock.
 certain time  By 11 o'clock, I had read five pages.
Prepositions – Place (Position and Direction) Some prepositions show where something happens.

English Usage Example

in • room, building, street, town, country  book, paper • in the kitchen , in London
etc. • in the book
• car, taxi • in the car , in a taxi
• picture, world • in the picture , in the world
at • meaning next to, by an object • at the door, at the station
• for table • at the table
• for events • at a concert, at the party
• place where you are to do something typical (watch a • at the cinema, at school, at work
film, study, work)
on • attached • the picture on the wall
• for a place with a river • London lies on the Thames.
• being on a surface • on the table
 for a certain side (left, right)  on the left
 for a floor in a house for  on the first floor
 public transport  on the bus, on a plane
 for television, radio  on TV, on the radio
by, next to, beside  left or right of somebody or something  Jane is standing by / next to / beside the car.
under  on the ground, lower than (or covered by) something  the bag is under the table
else
below  lower than something else but above ground  the fish are below the surface
over  covered by something else meaning more than  put a jacket over your shirt
 getting to the other side (also across) overcoming an  over 16 years of age
 obstacle  walk over the bridge
  climb over the wall
above  higher than something else, but not directly over it  a path above the lake
across  getting to the other side (also over) getting to the  walk across the bridge
 other side  swim across the lake
through  something with limits on top, bottom and the sides  drive through the tunnel
to  movement to person or building movement to  go to the cinema
 a place or country for bed  go to Manila / Japan
  go to bed
into  enter a room / a building  go into the kitchen / the house
towards  movement in the direction of something (but not  go 5 steps towards the house
directly to it)
onto  movement to the top of something  jump onto the table
from  in the sense of where from  a flower from the garden
 out of  leaving a car / Taxi  get out of the taxi
by  rise or fall of something travelling (other  prices have risen by 10 percent
 than walking or horseriding) by car, by bus
at  for age  she learned Russian at 45
about  for topics, meaning what about  we were talking about you
Other Important Prepositions
English Usage Example
from  who gave it  a present from Jane
of  who/what does it belong to what does it  a page of the book the picture of a
 show  palace
by  who made it  a book by Mark Twain
on  walking or riding on horseback entering a public  on foot, on horseback get on the bus
 transport vehicle 
in  entering a car / Taxi  get in the car
off  leaving a public transport vehicle  get off the train

ACTIVITY 1:Underline the prepositions in the following sentences. Avenue. He got on a bus (at, of) the station and put his fare (on, into) the
1. There was a sign above the door. farebox. The bus was very crowded, so Mr. Malabanan had to stand up all the
2. The ball rolled under a car. way. When he reached Batasan Street, Mr. Malabanan got off the bus and
3. She put the letter in her pocket. walked a short distance (in, to) the apartment building (in, of) which his uncle
4. Sam hid behind the fence. lived. He knocked (at, in) the door (of, on) his uncle’s apartment. He waited
5. Tuesday comes after Monday. (for, during) a few minutes, but no one came (to, at) the door. He was
6. Mr. Shin is from Korea. disappointed to find no one (to, at) home. He didn’t know where to go because
7. The train went through the station without stopping. his uncle had promised to reserve a room for him (at, by) a downtown hotel.
8. I left the book on the table. He saw a bench (at, to) the end of the hall, and he sat down (on, in) it to wait
9. My favorite TV program starts at 6:00 o’clock. for his uncle.
10. There’s a path between the two houses.
ACTIVITY 5: Write the preposition of time IN, ON, AT for the following. If
ACTIVITY 2: Circle the preposition in each sentence. Then underline the a preposition isn’t used, put X.
noun or pronoun that is the 1. ____ Monday 16. ___ 11 AM
object of the preposition. 2. ____ yesterday 17. ___ night
1. There is a new bookstore across the street. 3. ____ the morning 18. ___ New Year’s eve
2. Which letter comes after D? 4. ___ three o’clock of April 19. ___ September
3. She found the missing ticket under the carpet. 5. ___ next year 20. ___ next year
4. We opened the cupboard and found nothing in it. 6. ___ midnight 21. ___ Tuesday night
5. Mom keeps a family photograph on her desk. 7. ___ our anniversary 22. ___ last month
6. Students mustn’t talk during the exam. 8. ___ last summer 23. ___ the moment
7. Our vacation starts on Friday. 9. ___ summer 24. ___ autumn
8. You can play outside after lunch. 10. ___ March 25. ___ the weekend
9. We ran inside the house when it started to rain. 11. ___ noon 26. ___ the evening
10. A plane flew over their heads. 12. ___ Christmas 27. ___ every day
13. ___ the 12th century 28. ___ dawn
ACTIVITY 3: Complete the following sentences with the prepositions from 14. ___ the 12th 29. ___ October 26
the box. The type of 15. ___ tomorrow 30. ___ 1994
preposition you need is in parentheses.
after under toward during on
in before at away from across
1. A cat was sitting the roof of my car. (place)
2. Some people were talking the movie. (time)
3. A man was coming us on his bike. (direction)
4. The party starts six o’clock. (time)
5. She put the book her bag. (place) Kindly Note: I did not tell the children that I
6. We walked the street to the park. (place)
7. I’ll be late for school! It’s nine o’clock already! (time)
will be doing prepositions with them.
8. She keeps her slippers her bed. (place) I asked the children to follow my drawing
9. We always wash our hands meals. (time)
10. She ran the dog because she was frightened. (direction) instructions.
ACTIVTIY 4: Draw a circle around the correct preposition in parentheses in Learning objective: Children learn
the following paragraphs: prepositions unconsciously. Listen with
1. Andrew Garcia, who graduated (of, from) the University of the Philippines concentration. Understand the positions.
two years ago, is now doing graduate work (in, on)
engineering (at, to) Sta. Clara International Corporation. He expects to receive
his Master’s degree (by, in) next June. After that, he plans to accept a job (as,
Here are my instructions:
like) a technician (by, with) an oil company (in, at) South America.
1. Open a blank page in your note
2. Jim was walking (across, over) the campus (in, at) noon when he met a book.
friend whom he had not seen (since, during) summer. They stopped (in front
of, around) the gymnasium and sat down (in, on) the steps. After they had 2. Draw a medium sized square in the
talked (for, during) about ten minutes, Jim said, “I must go (toward, to)
Jefferson Hall this semester. Why don’t you drop by some afternoon (over, middle of the page.
after) classes?”

3. Mr. Malabanan arrived in Manila (on, in) May 10 (at, on) eight o’clock (in,
on) the evening. He decided to call on his uncle who lived (on, in) Fifth
 3. Draw a rectangle inside the square
with its shorter side touching the
bottom of the square in the middle.
4. Draw two small squares inside the
bigger square at the same level on
the either side of the rectangle.
5. Draw a triangle on top of the
square.
6. On top of the triangle draw a small
flag.
7. Draw two trees beside the big
square.
8. Draw a swing inbetween two
branches.
9. Draw three steps below and
touching the big square.
10. Under the trees draw a small
pond with fish swimming.
11. Draw a few birds above the
flag.
12. Draw a few mangoes
hanging from the trees.
13. Draw a fence around the big
trees.
14. Draw mangoes lying on the
ground.
15. Draw the sun over the birds
Kindly Note: I did not tell the children that I
will be doing prepositions with them.
I asked the children to follow my drawing
instructions.
Learning objective: Children learn
prepositions unconsciously. Listen with
concentration. Understand the positions.
Here are my instructions:
1. Open a blank page in your note
book.
2. Draw a medium sized square in the
middle of the page.
3. Draw a rectangle inside the square
with its shorter side touching the
bottom of the square in the middle.
4. Draw two small squares inside the
bigger square at the same level on
the either side of the rectangle.
5. Draw a triangle on top of the
square.
6. On top of the triangle draw a small
flag.
7. Draw two trees beside the big
square.
8. Draw a swing inbetween two
branches.
9. Draw three steps below and
touching the big square.
10. Under the trees draw a small
pond with fish swimming.
11. Draw a few birds above the
flag.
12. Draw a few mangoes
hanging from the trees.
13. Draw a fence around the big
trees.
14. Draw mangoes lying on the
ground.
15. Draw the sun over the birds