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English – Grade 7
Quarter 1 – Module 14: Using Prepositions when Giving Instructions

First Edition, 2020

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 English 7
Quarter 4
Self-Learning Module 14
Using Prepositions When
Giving Instructions

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Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the English 7 - Self-Learning Module on Using Prepositions when

Giving Instructions.

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims to help learners
acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely: Communication,
Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while taking into
consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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 For the Learner:

Welcome to the English 7 Self-Learning Module on Using Prepositions when

Giving Instructions.

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an active
learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned from the
entire module.

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 EXPECTATIONS

This is your self-instructional learner module in English 7. All the

activities provided in this lesson will help you learn and understand: Using
Prepositions when Giving Instructions.

Specifically, this module will enable you to:

1. define preposition and imperatives;

2. cite examples of commonly used prepositions;
3. supply the correct prepositions in the given sentences;
4. use prepositions in giving instructions/directions.

PRETEST

Choose the correct prepositions to complete the following sentences:

1. You must come to school ______ time.

A. on B. from C. to D. at

2. This work should be completed ______ tomorrow.

A. on B. by C. at D. in

3. There is no point talking _____ him. He won’t listen.

A. in B. at C. to D. for

4. Stay _____ the bus stop, I will come and pick you up.
A. on B. over C. near D at

5. My grandfather watches the news _______ 9:00 pm every day.

A. for B. at C. to D. on

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 RECAP

The imperative sentence is used to give commands or orders. It

usually ends with a period but can occasionally end with an exclamation
point. These sentences are sometimes referred to as directives because they
provide direction to whoever is being addressed.

In the examples of imperative sentences here, you'll note that each

line is issuing a command:

• Pass the salt.

• Find my leather jacket.
• Be there at five.
• Clean your room.
• Complete these by tomorrow.

LESSON

Complete the following sentences by describing the following pictures. Choose

the letter of the answer from the pool of choices:

A. at B. in C. on D. for E. to

1. The book is _____ the table. 2. The mother is _____ the kitchen.

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 3. The tools are _______ baking. 4. The sign says to ________.

5. The astronaut is looking _____ his watch.

What words did you use to describe the relationship of the subjects or
objects in the pictures? What part of speech shows time, location and
relationship of words in a sentence? They are called Prepositions.

Is it any wonder that prepositions create such troubles for students for
whom English is a second language? We say we are at the hospital to visit a
friend who is in the hospital. We lie in bed but on the couch. We watch a
film at the theater but on television. You will quickly discover that
prepositions are troublesome sometimes. In this module, it will help you
understand and pay attention to the correct preposition usage.

What are prepositions?

Prepositions are words that show spatial (space), temporal (time) or

logical relationship or association of an object to the rest of the sentence.

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Here are some examples of prepositions and their proper usage:

Prepositions of Time: at, on, and in

We use at to designate specific times.

The train is due at 12:15 p.m.

We use on to designate days and dates.

My brother is coming on Monday.
We're having a party on the Fourth of July.

We use in for nonspecific times during a day, a month, a season, or a year.

She likes to jog in the morning.
It's too cold in winter to run outside.
He started the job in 1971.
He's going to quit in August.

Prepositions of Place: at, on, and in

We use at for specific addresses.

Johnny lives at Blk 5 Lot Borez St. San Isidro Heights, Laguna

We use on to designate names of streets, avenues, etc.

His house is on Borez Street.

And we use in for the names of land-areas (towns, counties, states,

countries, and continents).
He lives in Laguna.
Laguna is in Luzon.
Luzon is in the Philippines.

To keep this as simple as possible, look at the triangle-shaped diagrams

below:

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“In” covers the biggest area of the triangle, it is the word we use when we
are speaking generally of a place and the biggest or longest amount of time.

“On” is when you want to be a bit more certain, for example you are talking
about a certain place in that vicinity or a certain day or date.

“At” is when you want to be more specific. It covers the smallest area of the
triangle. Example when you want to say a specific address or time.

Prepositions of Direction: by, beside, inside

Use by to show nearness.

He lives in the house by the river.

Use beside to show that something is next to certain thing or a place

Our house is just beside the supermarket.

Use inside to show that something is withing another thing.

There are six horses inside the ranch.

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Prepositions of Movement: to

We use to in order to express movement toward a place.

They were driving to work together.
She's going to the dentist's office this morning.

Toward and towards are also helpful prepositions to express movement.

These are simply variant spellings of the same word; use whichever sounds
better to you.
We're moving toward the light.
This is a big step towards the project's completion.

Preposition of Possession: of

Use of to show possession, belongingness, and/or origin.

The employees of the company are taking their lunch.

GUIDED PRACTICE 1

Match the missing preposition in each item based on the given picture.
Choose your answers from Column A then write your answers on Column B.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

1. ______ up

2. ______ down

3. ______ above

4. ______ inside

5. ______ on

Do you also know that we can use prepositions on imperatives when giving
commands or directions? The imperative is used to give commands and
orders. The form of the verb used for the imperative is the base form of the
main verb, which is used without a subject.

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 Example: Walk to the corner.
Go straight and turn left.
Turn on the right, then cross the road.
Go across or the opposite side of the street.

Here are some prepositions that are commonly used. Look at the table
below.

GUIDED PRACTICE 2

Complete the following sentence using the correct preposition. Choose your
answer from the pool of choices below:

A. on B. in C. for D. around E. north

1. Go ______ for two blocks.

2. Walk straight _____ two miles.

3. The hospital is ______ the corner.

4. The bank is _____ the main street.

5. Visit all the famous places _______ the city.

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 ACTIVITIES

Supply the correct preposition using in, on or at.

Activity 1: PREPOSITION OF TIME

1. See you _____ noon.
2. I will leave _______ 6:00 am.
3. We don’t have a class _______ Friday.
4. We will have a meeting ________ Saturday.
5. There will be a lot of fun activities ______ Summer.

Activity 2: PREPOSITION OF PLACE

1. She lives ______ Dela Paz St.
2. We have a province _____ Quezon City.
3. Pasig City is _______ the National Capital Region.
4. He is working ______ Japan for three years now.
5. We are located ________ 678 Mabini St., Manggahan, Pasig City.

WRAP-UP

Recall the lesson that you have learned in this module. Give three examples
of prepositions that you have learned for each group. Write your answers on
the blank.

1. Prepositions of place, position and direction

__________________________________________
2. Prepositions of time
__________________________________________
3. Prepositions of movement
__________________________________________

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 VALUING

1. What are the prepositions you can find in this quotation – Do not do
unto others what you do not want others to do unto you?

_________________________________________________________________

2. How can you relate to this golden rule?

_________________________________________________________________

3. What can be your best contribution to make the world a better place?

_________________________________________________________________

POSTTEST

Complete the sentences. Use the map as your guide. The Mark (X) is your
starting point. Encircle the letter of the answer.

1. Where is the ________________?

Go straight, turn left and it is on your
right side.
A. theater C. post office
B. hospital D. restaurant

2. The post office is ____________.

A. on the left C. in the left
B. on the right D. in the right

3. The theater is _______ the bus stop.

A. above C. across
B. down D. below

4. The bus stop is ____________.

A. on the left C. in the left
B. on the right D. in the right

5. The hospital is just across the

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A. theater C. restaurant
B. bus Stop D. both B and C
 KEY TO CORRECTION

5. D 5. at 5. in 5. B
4. B 4. in 4. on 4. D
3. C 3. in 3. on 3. C
2. B 2. in 2. at 2. B
1. D 1. on 1. at 1. A
Posttest Activity 2 Activity 1 Pretest

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