Preposition for Year 6

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A preposition is a word which precedes a noun (or a pronoun) to show the noun's (or the pronoun's) relationship to another word in the sentence. A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence.


Describe where something is. For example

‘in, on, under, behind’



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Where are they?

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‘at’ for a POINT‘in’ for an ENCLOSED SPACE‘on’ for a SURFACE


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at in on

POINT ENCLOSED SPACE SURFACE

at the corner in the garden on the wall

at the bus stop in London on the ceiling

at the door in France on the door

at the top of the page in a box on the cover

at the end of the road in my pocket on the floor

at the entrance in my wallet on the carpet

at the crossroads in a building on the menu

at the front desk in a car on a page

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‘at’ for a PRECISE TIME‘in’ for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES, LONG PERIODS‘on’ for DAYS and DATES


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at in on

PRECISE TIMEMONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS

DAYS and DATES

at 3 o'clock in May on Sunday

at 10.30am in summer on Tuesdays

at noon in the summer on 6 March

at dinnertime in 1990 on 25 Dec. 2010

at bedtime in the 1990s on Christmas Day

at sunrise in the next centuryon Independence Day

at sunset in the Ice Age on my birthday

at the moment in the past/future on New Year's Eve

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to show movement ‘to’ or ‘from’ a place



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up

up the stairsup the hill

down

down the stairsdown the hill

across

across the roadacross the river

over

over the bridgeover the hill

under

under the bridgeunder the table

along

along the streetalong the river

into

into the houseinto the garden

out of

out of the houseout of the garden

through

through the townthrough the door

past

past the housepast the cat

round/around

round the treeround the park

from ... to ...

from A to B

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on

under

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Draw the situation

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Mary



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Fill in the blanks.

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onundernearbeside

onon

inbetween

Check your answers.

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1. Walk________the corridor and the photocopier is on the left. (along/at)

2. The restaurant is________the top of the building, on the twentieth floor. (in/at)

3. Do you want the logo on the left, on the right, or_________the middle? (in/at)

4. I can't sleep, my room is__________the hotel disco. (along/above)

5. Go___________the hotel and turn left. (along/out of)

6. Walk past the reception and my office is_________the lift. (next to/next)

Choose the correct answers

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1. Walk along the corridor and the photocopier is on the left. (along/at)

2. The restaurant is at the top of the building, on the twentieth floor. (in/at)

3. Do you want the logo on the left, on the right, or in the middle? (in/at)

4. I can't sleep, my room is above the hotel disco. (along/above)

5. Go out of the hotel and turn left. (along/out of)

6. Walk past the reception and my office is next to the lift. (next to/next)

Check your answers

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Now try to write few simple sentences about the picture.

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1.There are flowers in the vase.

2.There is vase on the table.3.There is a pot of plant near

the door.4.There is a book on the

blanket.5.There is a blanket on the

bed.6.There is a poster on the

wall.7.There is a lamp on the desk.8.There is a pair of slippers

near the bin.9.There are books at the shelf

near the window.10.There are mirror, brush

and teddy bear on the closet.



1.The vase is ____ _the table.

2.The ball is ____________the table.

3.The flowers are _____ the vase.

4.The cat is _____ the armchair.

5.The chair is _____________ the armchair.

6.The schoolbag is _______ the carpet.

7.The picture is _______ the wall.

8.The carpet is __________ the schoolbag.

9.The cups are _____ the table.

10.The television is __________ the armchair.


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Try to make compound sentences about the picture.

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Now fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.

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Make sentences about the picture below.

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1. There is a television set above the fireplace.

2. There is a red blanket draped on the armchair.

3. There is a fireplace near the sofa.4. There are three chairs at the table.5. There is a square carpet in front of the

sofa.6. There is a table made of glass on the

carpet.7. There are several windows for a sea

view.8. There are two spotlights on the ceiling.9. There is a basket next to the fireplace.10.There is a lamp near the window.

Some examples of sentences.

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Preposition for Year 6