STRATEGIC

INTERVENTION MATERIAL

Prepared by:
Jansen P. Tumabing
MAT-English
Carlos Hilado Memorial State College
2nd Semester, a.y. 2013 - 2014
“Trying to succeed
without studying
is like trying
to build a house
without hammer
and axe.”

― Vikrant Parsai
 Student’s Prayer

Loving Father, I stand before You in the midst of

confusion and complexities of life. My future sometimes
seems distant and unknown. Give me, O Lord, the vision to
see the path You set before me. Grant me the courage to
follow Your way, that through the gifts and talents You have
given me, I may bring Your life and Your love to others. I ask
this through Jesus, Your Son and my Brother.
Amen.
Objectives:

Generally, the student is expected to learn about prepositions, especially the at, in
and on. Specifically, the student is expected to be able to:

1. Be patient in completing the tasks prepared.

2. Identify what preposition is.
3. Identify where prepositions are located in the sentence.
4. Distinguish the prepositions at, in and on from one another.
5. Use the preposition at in time, place and location.
6. Use the preposition in in time, place and location.
7. Use the preposition on in time, place and location.
8. Compare and contrast the three target prepositions.
9. Determine the prepositions needed in a particular sentence.
10. Identify whether the prepositions in a sentence is correct or not.
 Hi! I’m Finn! Let’s
learn about
prepositions! Come
on! Join me!
Preposition is a
function word.
 It is one of the eight parts of speech
(noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb,
verb, preposition, adjective and
interjection). Many prepositions are
confusing because not many teachers
give focus on them.
This material intends to
present and clarify to
you the prepositions at,
in and on.
They say these
prepositions are the
most difficult, but do not
be afraid.
You will surely learn
how to use them
correctly through
simple yet fun
activities waiting
ahead of you.
 Incorporate the
previous lessons you
have learned.
 Jake already learned
this before and now
he’s better! Just give
yourself a try. You will
not regret about this.
I know you re excited
but before we start,
please watch this
video first.

Click to watch
video
Did you like the video? Ok, good!
Now, take a deep breath. Let’s
begin!
 Click the preposition in each item below.

Example: you – will – to (Ans: to)

1. at – go – she
2. girl – eat – under
3. across – because – I
4. rain – we – through
5. but – on – hello
6. pretty – along – him
7. ok – book – over
8. with – slowly – like
9. in – and – money
10. yes – people – up
JOB WELL DONE, FRIEND!
Let’s try one more!
Preposition is placed before a noun or a
pronoun in the sentence to show
relationship.

The combination of preposition with

noun or pronoun is called prepositional
phrase.
 Write the prepositional phrase in the items below.
ANSWER
Ex: in +
in the room

1. on +
on the wall

2. at +
at the door
 Write the prepositional phrase in the items below.
ANSWER
3. along +
along
the street

4. across +
across
the street

5. under +
under
the tree
 Write the prepositional phrase in the items below.
ANSWER
6. behind +
behind
the tree

7. with +
with
the the mother/
the baby

8. into +
into
the pool
VERY GOOD! You
did well! Let’s
keep going!
The prepositions
at, in, and on
are all used in
time,
place and
location.
 For TIME…

at is specific, on is
one day, while
in is longer than one
day.
Question:
1. Is 6:30 a specific
time?
2. Is Sunday only one
day?
3. Is January longer
than one day?
If your answers are:

1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. Yes.

You are
CORRECT!
Let’s try again!
Question:
1. Is year 2013 specific
time?
2. If noon and midnight
are 12:00, are they
specific times?
3. Is April 2, longer than
one day?
If your answers are:
1. No.
2. Yes.
3. No.
You are
CORRECT!
Note: year 2013 is longer
than 1 day, while
April 2 is only one
day.
Another activity
ahead of you…
Good luck!
 Choose the correct preposition for the sentences below.
Ex:
in – at – on 7:30AM (Ans: at)
1. in – at – on January 19, 1983
2. in – at – on 2011
3. in – at – on half past two
4. in – at – on noon
5. in – at – on Friday
6. in – at – on Thursday morning
7. in – at – on June 1898
8. in – at – on quarter to ten
9. in – at – on Monday next week
 So we say…
1. I was born on January 19, 1983.
2. We first met in 2011.
3. I have to go at half past two.
4. We eat lunch at noon.
5. Let’s meet on Friday!
6. I’ll be here on Thursday morning.
7. The Philippines became independent
in June 1898.
8. Teacher will arrive at
quarter to ten.
9. We can have a meeting
on Monday next week.
 You made it!
I am very proud of you! Here’s a
strawberry for you.

Note:

1. Half past two is 2:30.

2. Quarter to ten is 9:45.
 For PLACE…

at is used in specific place &

address, on is for streets,
roads, avenues, etc., while
in is for wider places such
as towns, cities, countries &
continents.
LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING.

My address is #19, Atlas St.,

Bacolod City.

So I say,
“I live at #19, Atlas St.,
Bacolod City.”

What’s yours? Where do you

live?
Now, what are the streets &
avenues in your place?

In my place, there are:

1.Lacson St.
2.Circumferential
Road

So, we say,
“There are many restaurants on
Lacson St.”

Now, try yours.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…
1. The deepest Step Well in the world is found
in India?

2. The world’s most expensive restaurant is

found in Tokyo?

3. There are 170 museums in London?

4. There are 49 countries in Asia?

5. The main languages in South America are

Spanish and Portuguese?
 Did you observe how the
preposition in was used in the
previous sentences?

In was used because:

1. India and London - countries.

2. Tokyo - city.
3. South America and Asia –
continents.
4. World - Earth.
CHECK IT OUT AGAIN…
1. The deepest Step Well in the world is found
in India?

2. The world’s most expensive restaurant is

found in Tokyo?

3. There are 170 museums in London?

4. There are 49 countries in Asia?

5. The main languages in South America are

Spanish and Portuguese?
Now, why don’t
we try this
short but fun
exercise?
Good luck!
 Choose the correct preposition for the sentences below.

Example:
in – at – on Brazil (Ans: on)

1. in – at – on Europe
2. in – at – on Lot 2, Blk. 16, Homes
Subd., Cebu City
3. in – at – on Freedom Road
4. in – at – on Sydney, Australia
5. in – at – on Palawan
 So we say…

1. My friend is in Europe.
2. He lives at Lot 2, Blk. 16, Homes Subd., Cebu City.
3.I saw your mother on Freedom Road.
4. My brother will
study in Sydney,
Australia.
5. Is your family in
Palawan?
Wonderful, my friend! Here’s
another strawberry for you!
Finally, for POSITION…

at means by, beside, or

near, on means
in contact with the
surface,
while
in means inside or within.
 Tell where the following objects can be found – at,
in, or on the box?:

Example: Now, try.

on
at in
Ans: in on

on
at in
in on

at
on
on at
 So, we say…

1. The mouse is in the box.

2. The ball is at the box.

3. The cake is on the box.

 “I am so happy for you! You are getting better!
Do you still think that the prepositions at, in and on
are difficult?”
Now, let’s check if you
remember what you
have learned.
You will now apply
your learning
about the
prepositions at, in,
and on.
Be ready for the
next exercises.
 at midnight
on November 22nd 1963
on Christmas
at night
in winter
at 6:30 a.m.
in 1900
in six weeks
on Thursday
 Very good! If you
made mistakes, it’s
fine! Just learn from
it!
Just keep on
moving and
learning!

Remember, in
means inside
 on
in at

on in
in
in
on
Just keep on moving
and learning!
Example:

on Sundays

in the evening
at night

in 21 July 1969
at the same time

in the 1920s
in about 20 minutes

at the moment

on Christmas
 You are doing well!

Don’t forget, in PLACE, at =

near/beside; on= contact
with surface; and in =
inside/within.

Try this.
Example:
At the traffic lights

On the arm

On the door

On the door

In Paris

Well done! Continue to next page.

 On the wall

At the top of the stairs

At the bottom of the stairs

At the gate

On the gate

At the end/ on the line

At the beach
That’s it! Just keep on
going! You have gone
far already!
Example:

on my guitar

at the rive

in your coffee

on the tree
on the mountains

on the island

at the window
 Well done!
We are getting closer!
Example:

on in

on

on

At

at

on

in in
on

in

on
You’ve completed the
first set of exercises!

Let’s proceed!
Encircle the prepositions at, in and on below; then, underline the
prepositional phrases.

Francis Macomber had, half an hour before,

been carried to his tent from the edge of the camp in triumph on the arms and
shoulders of the cook, the personal boys, the skinner and the porters. The gun-
bearers had taken on part in the demonstration. When the native boys put him
down at the door of his tent, he had shaken all their hands, receive their
congratulations, and then gone into the tent and sat on the bed until his wife
came in the tent. She did not speak to him when she came in the tent and he
left the tent at once to wash his face and hands in the portable wash basin
outside and go over to the dining tent to sit in a comfortable canvas chair in the
breeze and the shade.
 You got it!
The meanings of the
prepositional phrases will
be discussed in the next
chapter. Or you can check
your dictionary.

Let’s try one more!

 Tell whether the sentences are correct or incorrect. If incorrect,
what is the correct preposition to be used?

1. _____ I put the egg in the kitchen table.

2. _____ The paper is on my desk. on
3. _____ The garbage truck comes at Wednesdays.
4. Correct
_____ He was born on the 1st of April, 1981.
5. _____ I’ll meet you in 12 pm. on
6. _____
CorrectI have to be home in night.
7. _____ She reads newspaper in the morning.
at
at
Correct

NOW, ANSWER
8. _____ We’ll see each other again on the 2nd semester. in
9. _____ There’s a butterfly on your shoulder.
Correct
10. _____ There’s a gasoline station on the 2nd street.
11. _____ She is staying in #8, 888 Avenue, Friendship City.
Correct
12. _____ I will have a vacation at Nevada.
13. _____ The manager is sitting on his desk.
at
14. _____ I like to stay at home.
15. _____ There are many birds at the sky. in
at

Correct
in

NOW, ANSWER
Are you having fun
while learning?

That’s positive!
Keep it up!
 Supply the missing preposition
at, in, and on.
Please answer on a piece of paper.

1. World War I and World War II were the 20th century.

2. What did you do the weekend?
3. We sent a lot of postcards Easter.
4. We always visited our parents Christmas.
5. They broadcast Monday evenings.
6. They both were born 9th May.
7. She was born 1968.
8. It rained a lot the spring.
9. I woke up the middle of the night.
10. I woke up midnight exactly.

Continue to next page

11. I went swimming the evenings.
12. I slept a lot Saturdays.
13. I saw you Thursday.
14. I sang and danced my birthday.
15. I got up six o'clock.
16. I felt very tired Christmas day.
17. I drove a car the morning.
18. I broke my leg December.
19. He was a very popular singer the 198s.
20. He came quarter twelve.

End of exercise. Check the answers on the next page.

Answers:

1. World War I and World War II were in the 20th century.

2. What did you do the on weekend?
3. We sent a lot of postcards in Easter.
4. We always visited our parents on Christmas.
5. They broadcast on Monday evenings.
6. They both were born on 9th May.
7. She was born in 1968.
8. It rained a lot in the spring.
9. I woke up in the middle of the night.
10. I woke up at midnight exactly.
11. I went swimming in the evenings.
12. I slept a lot on Saturdays.
13. I saw you Thursday.
14. I sang and danced on my birthday.
15. I got up at six o'clock.
16. I felt very tired on Christmas day.
17. I drove a car in the morning.
18. I broke my leg in December.
19. He was a very popular singer in the 1980s.
20. He came at quarter twelve.
 GOOD JOB!

I am sure you are now

better. I hope you’re not
afraid of prepositions
anymore.

For the last time, let’s review the

lesson.
REVIEW:

• Preposition is placed before a noun or a pronoun in the

sentence to show relationship.

• The combination of preposition with noun or pronoun is

called prepositional phrase.

• The prepositions at, in, and on are all used in time, place
and location.
For TIME…
• at is specific, on is one day, while in is longer than one
day.

For PLACE…
• at is used in specific place & address, on is for streets,
roads, avenues, etc., while in is for wider places such as
towns, cities, countries & continents.

Finally, for POSITION…

• at means by, beside, or near, on means in contact with the
surface, while in means inside or within.
 Before you go, I’d like
to leave you something
to do for the last time.
Homework:
Look for previous notes and sentences you
have written in your notebook, diary, quizzes, essays
tests, etc.
Check the prepositions at, in, and on that you
used and
correct them yourself.
Don’t forget: While
you’re doing it, HAVE FUN but BE
SERIOUS.
 In case you need more
knowledge about prepositions,
I’ll leave you links on websites
that might be of help.
 For related studies, check out the links below.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/prepositions.htm
http://www.englisch-
hilfen.de/en/grammar/preposition_in_at_on.htm
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/594/01/
http://www.talkenglish.com/Grammar/prepositions-on-at-in.aspx
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions-place-at-in-
on.htm
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions-at-in-on-
time.htm
 For more exercises to check your skills on prepositions
more, check out the links below.

http://www.world-english.org/prepositions2.htm
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1984
http://a4esl.org/q/h/9704/dg-in-at-on.html
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1984
http://www.world-english.org/prepositions2.htm
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-
2/exercise-english-11403.php
CONGRATULATIONS, friend for completing the tasks!
See you again next time!

Read the texts on the following pages for self-

improvement.
We learn from failure, not
from success. Education consists mainly of
~Bram Stoker what we have unlearned.
~Mark Twain

Try to learn about

something and everything Learning is a treasure that
and everything about will follow its owner
something everywhere.
~Thomas Huxley ~Chinese Proverb
Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who
understands obtain guidance…
- Proverbs 1:5

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise

wisdom and instruction…
- Proverbs 1:7
Correct! Very Good!

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Oops! Try Again!

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Answer Key
 Exercise 1
1. At
2. Under
3. Across
4. Through
5. On
6. Along
7. Over
8. With
9. In
10. Up
 Exercise 2
1. On the wall
2. At the door
3. Along the street
4. Across the street
5. Under the tree
6. Behind the tree
7. With the mother/ baby
8. Into the pool
 Exercise 3
1. On
2. In
3. At
4. At
5. On
6. On
7. In
8. At
9. On
 Exercise 4

1. In
2. At
3. On
4. In
5. In
Exercise 5
(from left to right; top to bottom)
1. On
2. At
3. In
4. On
5. On
6. At
7. In
8. On
9. In
10. On
11. On
12. At
13. At
Exercise 5
1. In the evening
2. At midnight
3. On November 22nd 1963
4. On Christmas
5. At night
6. In winter
7. At 6:30 a.m.
8. In 1900
9. In six weeks
10. On Thursday
Exercise 6

1. In – in – in
2. In – on
3. At – in
4. At – on
Exercise 7
(In order of appearance in the paragraph)
1. On
2. In
3. At
4. On
5. In
6. In
7. In
8. On
Exercise 8
1. (example)
2. On Sundays
3. In the evening
4. At night
5. In 21 July 1969
6. At the same time
7. In the 1920s
8. In about 20 minutes
9. At the moment
10. On Christmas
Exercise 9
1. (example)
2. At the traffic lights
3. On the arm
4. On the door
5. On the door
6. In Paris
7. On the wall
8. At the top of the stairs
9. At the bottom of the stairs
10. At the gate
11. On the gate
12. At the end/ on the line
13. At the beach
Exercise 10
1. (example)
2. On my guitar
3. At the river
4. In your coffee
5. On the tree
6. On the mountains
7. On the island
8. At the window
Exercise 11
1. (example)
2. On – in
3. On
4. On
5. At
6. At
7. On
8. In – in
9. On
10. In
11. On
Exercise 12
(In order of appearance in the paragraph)
1. In – in triumph
2. On – on part
3. In – in the demonstration
4. At – at the door
5. On – on the bed
6. In – in the tent
7. In – in the tent
8. At – at once
9. In – in the portable wash basin
10. In – in a comfortable canvas chair
11. In – in the breeze
Exercise 13
1. On
2. Correct
3. On
4. Correct
5. At
6. At
7. Correct
8. In
9. Correct
10. Correct
11. At
12. In
13. In
14. Correct
15. In
Exercise 14
1. World War I and World War II were in the 20th century.
2. What did you do the on weekend?
3. We sent a lot of postcards in Easter.
4. We always visited our parents on Christmas.
5. They broadcast on Monday evenings.
6. They both were born on 9th May.
7. She was born in 1968.
8. It rained a lot in the spring.
9. I woke up in the middle of the night.
10. I woke up at midnight exactly.
11. I went swimming in the evenings.
12. I slept a lot on Saturdays.
13. I saw you Thursday.
14. I sang and danced on my birthday.
15. I got up at six o'clock.
16. I felt very tired on Christmas day.
17. I drove a car in the morning.
18. I broke my leg in December.
19. He was a very popular singer in the 1980s.
20. He came at quarter twelve.
 To the recipient:

Thank you for studying with this SIM. May you have been
enlightened with the simplified form of the rules on the
use of the prepositions at, in, and on. I am open to
corrections, criticisms and more questions. Just e-mail
me on kpu19jt@gmail.com

May God bless you!

 To our teacher, Mrs. Leizl May C. Tortogo:

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to create

SIM, which could be a big help to the children of
our country. Hadn’t you given us this
requirement, we wouldn’t have made our time
worthwhile and creative.

May God bless you!

 All rights reserved.

Jansen P. Tumabing
MAT-English
Carlos Hilado Memorial State College
April 5, 2014