11. Unlocking of difficulties
visit- a short stay; to present itself
to or come over
hurry- to impel to rash
tour- a journey for business, or
pleasure- a source of delight or joy
picnic- outing
13. Comprehension Check:
1. What is the title of the story?
2. Who are the characters in the
story?
3. Where does Emma found the
giraffe?
4. Where does the family take
rest ?
14. Study the following. Underline the
preposition in each phrase. These are
prepositional phrases.
What made up a prepositional
phrase? Is there a noun or pronoun
in each phrase?
15. 1.on the desk
2.under the chair
3.above the trees
4.below the ground
5.beneath the tree 13.
6.at the zoo
7.in the vase
16. 8. on the teacher’s chair
9. under the sun
10. over the wall
11. in the closet
12. above the sky
17. A prepositional phrase is a
phrase that starts with a
preposition and ends with a
noun or pronoun.
Example: at the zoo
P N
18. Fill in the blanks with prepositions that
show position or place.
1. My seatmate sits ______ me.
(beside, at)
2. We waited _______ the shade of
the tree. (under, above)
3. We keep our clothes _____ a
closet. (over, inside)
Study the following sentences. Identify the
prepositional phrase in each sentence.
19. Fill in the blanks with prepositions that
show position or place.
4. Girls keep their sewing materials
_____ a sewing box. (on, inside)
5. The denominator of a fraction is
found _____ the line (above, below)
6. Dogs usually stay _______ the
table when people are eating.
(under, after)
Study the following sentences. Identify the
prepositional phrase in each sentence.
20. • What are prepositional
phrases?
• What are some examples
of prepositional phrases?
22. Standards for group Activity:
1. Work quietly.
2. Work with your group mates.
3. Double check your answers.
4. Accept the ideas or opinions
from your group mates.
23. Group 1: Use the following
prepositional phrases in
sentences.
1. under the chair
2. inside the house
3. beside the cabinet
4. on the desk
5. on the teacher’s chair
24. Group 2: Write the correct
preposition for each phrase.
1. ___________ the hot sun
2. ___________ the two boys
3. ___________ a tall building
4. ___________ the tree
5. ___________ the flagpole
25. Group 3: Draw an illustration to
show the following sentences.
1. He placed the book in the
desk.
2. Carlo walked between the
two girls.
3. The bouquet is inside the box
4. My bag is beside the vase.
26. Locate the prepositional phrase in each sentence, and
then write the phrase in the space provided for.
1. On the fifth day of each month, Mr. Brown collects
all the reports from his students in every class except
the last one.
_____________________
2. Take the child to the store on 5th Avenue for some
new clothes. _____________________
3. As the snow gradually melted near that
neighborhood, people with snow shovels in their
hands emerged from their homes.
_____________________
27. 4. Throughout his life, Henry slept soundly on a twin
bed by the front window. _____________________
5. Meg answered the telephone within a minute of
the first ring. _____________________
6. Under normal circumstances, we keep all records
in the file cabinet until the next semester.
_____________________
7. The play about the brave hero was considered a
success by everyone but the nasty critic at the local
paper. _____________________
28. 8. After two false starts, the referee warned the
athletes about the penalties for such actions.
_____________________
9. Without you at my side, I cannot do much of
anything before ten o'clock on the first day of
each week. _____________________
10. Like any stranger on her way to the next town,
the traveler from Barcelona lifted her suitcase and
headed toward the bus station near 42nd Street.
_____________________
29. Write 5 examples of sentences with
prepositional phrase. Do it in your
notebook.
