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Examples of prepositions includes the range of types of prepositions like preposition of movement, place and time, with other useful information.
Examples of Prepositions
A preposition is a word used with a noun (or pronoun)
It shows how that noun (or pronoun) relates to something else.
- He is in the garden.
- She is fond of music.
- in the book
- after the lesson
- for learning
Prepositions are word that show the relationship between nouns (or pronouns) and other words in a sentence
Normal use
- The cat is in the room
- It is on the mat
- I arrived at 9am
- It is under the table
- He was beside the desk
- Mary is between two statues
- The light is over the table
Other use
- I’m in a good mood
- See you on Monday
- Where are you at?
- He is under performing
- She is beside herself
- I’m between two jobs
- Are you over the moon?
Prepositions of Place
- on
- in
- at
- under
- below
- above
- beside
- near
Prepositions of Movement
Prepositions of movement describe movement such as “through,” “across,” “up,” “down,” “over,” and “around”
- She walked to the store.
- The cat jumped over the fence.
- They ran across the field.
- He climbed up the tree.
- The ball rolled down the hill.
Prepositions can be related to place and / or movement depending on the context of their use.
Example of Prepositions Worksheet
Working in pairs, student A and student B help each other by describing their images so their partner can answer each exercise question. There are five exercises in all using examples of prepositions.
Also on the worksheet we have a listening and speaking exercise. Complete the lyrics to the following song:
Interjections Exercises
Complete the two exercises to find the correct interjections
Conversation Practice Exercise
buying food at the store
pre-conversation vocabulary
- whole wheat is a type of bread
- a dozen eggs is 12 eggs / 2 boxes of 6 eggs
- $5 is five dollars
- a receipt is a piece of paper that you get when you buy something from a store
- Student: Hi, I need some food.
- Shopkeeper: Of course, what are you looking for?
- Student: I’d like to buy some bread, please.
- Shopkeeper: Sure, we have white or whole wheat bread. Which one would you like?
- Student: I’ll take whole wheat, please.
- Shopkeeper: Great choice. Anything else?
- Student: Yes, I also need a dozen eggs.
- Shopkeeper: Okay, one dozen eggs. Is there anything else you need?
- Student: That’s all, thank you.
- Shopkeeper: You’re welcome. Your total is $5. How would you like to pay?
- Student: I’ll pay with my card, please.
- Shopkeeper: Thank you. Here’s your receipt. Have a nice day.
- Student: You too. Goodbye
Prepositions of Time
Prepositions of time are words that tell us when something happens, like “in,” “on,” or “at”
- I have class at 3 pm
- I go to the gym in the morning
- My birthday is on May 20th
Prepositions of Time Exercises
Complete the three exercises to practice and learn the examples of prepositions of time