ENGLISH YEAR 6 (Preposition)

1. The lorry just came out after being driven...........the tunnel. a. to b. in c. through d. between 2. The birds were flying.............the mountains. a. over b. below c. under d. through 3. As the gate was opened, the cows walked............. the garden. a. in b. into c. onto d. inside 4. He lives..............the foot of those high hills. a. in b. into c. onto d. inside 5. The river thet runs............ my house often gets flooded when there is heavy rain. a. below b. above c. beside d. behind 6. Nora is standing..............her teacher, Mrs Lam. a. behind b. below c. next to d. under 7. Swee Lan is sweeping the floor............the classroom a. along b. in c. at d. among 8. There are stationeries................their table. a. outside b. across c. on d. between 9. Grandfather adds more soil .............the flower pot. a. above b. beside c. onto d. Into 10. Sandra and her family are havng their picnic..............the beach. a. through b. at c. below d. Among

11. Ahmad wakes up from bed..............six o'clock in the morning. a. below b. beside c. at d. inside 12. There are three soccer balls................. the chair. a. below b. past c. until d. under 13. Suet Ye hiding...............the trunk of the tree. a. behind b. off c. from d. opposite 14. The saleswomen stood...............the door. a. beside b. near c. through d. onto 15. He leaned..............the tree as he was tired. a. across b. inside c. against d. beside 16. They go to bed .......................ten o'clock every night. a. between b. above c. from d. at 17. The boy kicked the ball........... the goalkeeper. a. to b. onto c. between d. below 18. My brother was absent...........school last week. a. beside b. from c. next to d. until 19. He stood.......the hill and watched the sunset. a. below b. beside c. onto d. on 20. She kept all her jewellery...............her jewellery box. a. to b. next to c. above d. beside

Prepositions Time

English on in

Usage days of the week months / seasons time of day year after a certain period of time (when?) for night for weekend a certain point of time (when?) from a certain point of time (past till now) over a certain period of time (past till now) a certain time in the past earlier than a certain point of time telling the time telling the time marking the beginning and end of a period of time in the sense of how long something is going to last in the sense of at the latest up to a certain time

Example on Monday in August / in winter in the morning in 2006 in an hour

at

at night at the weekend at half past nine

since

since 1980

for

for 2 years

ago before

2 years ago before 2004

to past to / till / until till / until

ten to six (5:50) ten past six (6:10) from Monday to/till Friday

He is on holiday until Friday. I will be back by 6 oclock. By 11 o'clock, I had read five pages.

by

Prepositions Place (Position and Direction)

English in

Usage room, building, street, town, country book, paper etc. car, taxi picture, world meaning next to, by an object for table for events place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work) attached for a place with a river being on a surface for a certain side (left, right) for a floor in a house for public transport for television, radio left or right of somebody or something on the ground, lower than (or covered by) something else lower than something else but above ground covered by something else meaning more than getting to the other side (also across) overcoming an obstacle higher than something else, but not directly over it getting to the other side (also over) getting to the other side something with limits on top, bottom and the sides movement to person or building movement to a place or

Example in the kitchen, in London in the book in the car, in a taxi in the picture, in the world

at

at the door, at the station at the table at a concert, at the party at the cinema, at school, at work

on

the picture on the wall London lies on the Thames. on the table on the left on the first floor on the bus, on a plane on TV, on the radio Jane is standing by / next to / beside the car. the bag is under the table

by, next to, beside under

below

the fish are below the surface

over

put a jacket over your shirt over 16 years of age walk over the bridge climb over the wall

above

a path above the lake

across

walk across the bridge swim across the lake

through

drive through the tunnel

to

go to the cinema go to London / Ireland

country for bed enter a room / a building

go to bed

into

go into the kitchen / the house go 5 steps towards the house

towards

movement in the direction of something (but not directly to it) movement to the top of something in the sense of where from

onto

jump onto the table

from

a flower from the garden

Other important Prepositions

English from of

Usage who gave it who/what does it belong to what does it show who made it walking or riding on horseback entering a public transport vehicle entering a car / Taxi leaving a public transport vehicle leaving a car / Taxi rise or fall of something travelling (other than walking or horseriding) for age for topics, meaning what about

Example a present from Jane a page of the book the picture of a palace a book by Mark Twain on foot, on horseback get on the bus

by on

in off

get in the car get off the train

out of by

get out of the taxi prices have risen by 10 percent by car, by bus she learned Russian at 45 we were talking about you

at about

I.

Prepositions of direction

Daud is walking up the stairs.

Adrian is running down the stairs.

The bird flew in through the window.

Tim jumped over the fence.

They walked along the row of houses.

She has returned from town.

I am walking to school.

Richard came into the room.

My brother is taking off his shirt,

The taxi went past the mosque.

The boys ran across the road.

They are running round the tree.

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Prepositions of time

The book is on the chair.

The ball is under the table.

The fan is above the boy.

The cat is between the three and the car.

The boy is beside the car.

Haiqal sits next to Harjit in class.

The walking stick is against the wall.

The teacher is standing among his pupils.

There is a kitten in the box.

The spoon is near the bowl.