The document discusses prepositions and provides guidance on using them accurately in writing. It defines what a preposition is and explains that it indicates a relationship to a noun or pronoun. Examples of common prepositions are given. The document also provides exercises for identifying prepositions in sentences and creating new sentences using prepositions.

1. U s e p r e p o s i t i o n s a p p r o p r i a t e l y
R e c o g n i s e p r e p o s i t i o n s i n w r i t i n g
C o n s t r u c t s e n t e n c e s u s i n g p r e p o s i t i o n s
Prepositions
LO: Can I use prepositions
accurately in my writing?

2. Prepositions
Choose prepositions to fill the blanks in these sentences.
 The old man walked slowly ………………. the mountain.
 A cat crept ……………. the wall.
 She takes great pride ………………… her appearance.
 Zidane kicked the ball ………………… the goal.
 Put the book back …………….. on the shelf.
Choose from: on, in, up, along, into
Prepositions
LO: Can I use prepositions
accurately in my writing?

3. Prepositions
A preposition is placed before the noun or pronoun it
refers to – ‘pre-’ means ‘before’ and ‘-position’ reminds
you that it is important where it goes!
It defines a relationship to a noun or pronoun.
What does this mean?

4. Prepositions
‘A preposition defines the relationship to the noun or
pronoun.’
This means:
The preposition tells you where or how something
happens in respect of the noun, e.g.
The dog splashed into the river.
The preposition ‘into’ tells where the dog splashed –
the river. ‘river’ is the noun.

5. Prepositions
There are many prepositions; here are some of them:
about, above, across, after, against, along, among,
amongst, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath,
beside, between, beyond, by, down, during, except,
for, from, in, into, near, of, off, on, over, round, since,
through, till, to, towards, under, underneath, until,
up, upon, with, within, without.

6. Prepositions
Give three prepositions which could be used in
each sentence below:
.…………
The knife was …………. the table.
………….
………….
The child sat …………. his father.
………….

7. Prepositions
Highlight the prepositions in the following sentences:
I stood on the bridge of the ship.
The boy rushed down the lane after the ball.
Alison threw the litter in the bin.
Above me, I saw the clear sky.

8. Prepositions
Highlight the prepositions in the following sentences:
I stood on the bridge of the ship.
The boy rushed down the lane after the ball.
Alison threw the litter in the bin.
Above me, I saw the clear sky.

9. JLS and Tinie Tempah scoop most MOBO awards
JLS and Tinie Tempah were the big winners at
the 2010 Music of Black Origin (MOBO) awards
on Wednesday.
JLS won best album and were named best UK act, as
well as getting the loudest screams from fans during
the star-studded do at Liverpool's Echo Arena.
Tinie Tempah, who released his first single just seven
months ago, also had a great night, winning best
newcomer and best video for his single Frisky.
N-Dubz and Plan B were among the other winners at
the 15th Mobos ceremony.
Tinie Tempah is on a roll at the moment, having sold
more singles than any other artist in the UK so far this
year.
And he said he was thrilled by his MOBO success.
"Last year I was here as a spectator just watching my
friends pick up awards," he told the audience. "So now
it's nice to be here and to have finally won something."
The show was co-hosted by Radio 1's Reggie Yates and
Strictly Come Dancing judge Alesha Dixon.
The winners of all the awards are decided by public
vote.

10. JLS and Tinie Tempah scoop most MOBO awards
JLS and Tinie Tempah were the big winners at
the 2010 Music of Black Origin (MOBO) awards
on Wednesday.
JLS won best album and were named best UK act, as
well as getting the loudest screams from fans during
the star-studded do at Liverpool's Echo Arena.
Tinie Tempah, who released his first single just seven
months ago, also had a great night, winning best
newcomer and best video for his single Frisky.
N-Dubz and Plan B were among the other winners at
the 15th Mobos ceremony.
Tinie Tempah is on a roll at the moment, having sold
more singles than any other artist in the UK so far this
year.
And he said he was thrilled by his MOBO success.
"Last year I was here as a spectator just watching my
friends pick up awards," he told the audience. "So now
it's nice to be here and to have finally won something."
The show was co-hosted by Radio 1's Reggie Yates and
Strictly Come Dancing judge Alesha Dixon.
The winners of all the awards are decided by public
vote.

11. Prepositions
Create your own sentences using these prepositions:
from beside with of
off at towards for
on during except until

12. Prepositions
Some prepositions ‘go’ with certain words. :
different from similar to
angry at (something) angry with (someone)
suffer from protest against
complain of compared with
disappointed in (something) disappointed with (someone)
Can you create sentences with these combinations?

13. Prepositions
Use prepositions effectively and
the quality of your writing will
improve. You will be able to
express yourself more accurately
and more clearly.