A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between other words in a sentence. Common prepositions in English include of, to, in, for, with, on. A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition and its object. Examples of prepositional phrases include "on the raft", "to Norfolk, Virginia", and "below the sink". Prepositions show relationships of time, place, and other connections between nouns, pronouns, and phrases in a sentence.

1. Prepositions

2. What is a Preposition?
A preposition is a part of
speech that introduces a
prepositional phrase.

3. For example, in the sentence
Timothy sat on the raft.
the word on is a preposition,
introducing the prepositional phrase
on the raft.

4. In English, the most used
prepositions are:
of
to
in
for
with
on

5. Here are some of the more common prepositions:
A
aboard
about
above
across
after
against
along
alongside
amid
among
amongst
around
as
aside
astride
at
atop
B
barring
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
besides
between
beyond
but
by
C
circa
concerning
considering
D
despite
down
during
E
except
excepting
excluding
F
failing
following
for
from
I
in
including
inside
into
L
like
M
minus
N
near
nearby
next
notwithstanding
O
of
off
on
onto
opposite
outside
over
P
past
per
plus
R
regarding
round
S
save
since
T
than
through
throughout
till
times
to
toward
towards
U
under
underneath
unlike
until
unto
up
upon
V
versus
via
W
with
within
without
worth

6. Here are some compound prepositions:
according to
by way of
instead of
ahead of
in addition to
on account of
apart from
in front of
prior to
aside from
In place of
with respect to
because of
in spite of
by means of
up on

7. Preposition Song
Yankee Doodle
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Yankee Doodle went to town
about above across after
Riding on a pony
along among around at
Stuck a feather in his hat
before beside between against
And called it macaroni
within without beneath through
Yankee Doodle, keep it up
during under in into
Yankee Doodle dandy
over of off to toward
Mind the music and the step
up on near for from except
And with the girls be handy.
by with behind below down

8. A preposition indicates a
relation between things
mentioned in a sentence.

9. Grease
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10. BrainPop
http://www.brainpop.com/english/gra
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11. Find the prepositional phrases.
Three German submarines
surrounded the island
during the night.

12. Three German submarines
surrounded the island
during the night.

13. Find the prepositional phrases.
Getting fresh water and
vegetables was difficult. They
were shipped to the island. The
submarines kept bombing the
ships carrying these items.

14. Getting fresh water and
vegetables was difficult. They
were shipped to the island. The
submarines kept bombing the
ships carrying these items.

15. Find the prepositional phrases.
Phillip's mom wanted to return
to Norfolk, Virginia to avoid
the war.

16. Phillip's mom wanted to return
to Norfolk, Virginia to avoid
the war.

17. Find the prepositional phrases.
After leaving the island of Curacao,
their ship was attacked one day
outside of Panama.

18. After leaving the island of Curacao,
their ship was attacked one day
outside of Panama.

19. Find the prepositional phrases.
Phillip ended up on a raft in the
Caribbean Sea. He heard a plane
flying over, but the plane
went on without stopping.

20. Phillip ended up on a raft in the
Caribbean Sea. He heard a plane
flying over, but the plane
went on without stopping.

21. Find the prepositional phrases.
Phillip and Timothy along with
Stew Cat floated to a small island.

22. Phillip and Timothy along with
Stew Cat floated to a small island.

23. Find the prepositional phrases.
After dinner Mom went to a baby
shower.

24. Find the prepositional phrases.
After dinner Mom went to a baby
shower.

25. Find the prepositional phrases.
We looked below the sink for a bucket.

26. Find the prepositional phrases.
We looked below the sink for a
bucket.

27. Find the prepositional phrases.
Some jogger ran over the hill and past
a lake.

28. Find the prepositional phrases.
Some jogger ran over the hill and
past a lake.

29. Find the prepositional phrases.
In June my cousin went down the
Colorado River.

30. Find the prepositional phrases.
In June my cousin went down the
Colorado River.

31. Find the prepositional phrases.
During the blizzard the children
remained inside the house.

32. Find the prepositional phrases.
During the blizzard the children
remained inside the house.