GAJERA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, SUARAT

SUBJECT: ENGLISH GRAMMAR STUDY MATERIAL

Date: 07/04/2020 Std:- III Topic: Preposition

Introduction:

Preposition: "Prepositions are words which show the relationship between a noun or a
pronoun object and some other words in the sentence. They are always followed by nouns
or pronouns. They are called "the biggest little words” in English because they have very
important functions.” E.g:-

 Three Groups of Prepositions:-

a. Prepositions of place, position and direction.
b. Prepositions of time.
c. Prepositions for other relationships.
Single Word Prepositions
about as despite of toward

above at during off under

across before for on underneath

after behind from onto until

against beneath in over up

along beside into through upon

among between like to with

around by near together within

 Exercise

 Fill the blanks using Prepositions of Place IN / ON / AT.

1. We spent the whole holiday ______ the beach.

2. I read about this new invention a ______ magazine.

3. Meshva's flat is ______ the twenty-first floor.

4. Jenisha was holding a small bird ______ her hands.

5. I was standing ______ the counter in the baker's shop, waiting to be served.

6. London is ______ the Thames.

7. The passengers had to stand ______ a queue.

8. We had to change planes ______ India.

9. When we were ______ the south, we stayed ______ a small hotel ______ the coast.

10. Sign your name ______ the dotted line ______ the bottom of the page.

11. Meet me ______ the entrance to the supermarket ______ High Street.

12. I've left my briefcase ______ the office. I think I left it ______ the chair ______

the corner.

 Use the prepositions of time in the box to complete the sentences (if necessary).

at in on for since

1The meeting is _____ half past two _____ the afternoon _____ next Monday.

2. India has been an independent _____ 1957.

3. The Second World War began _____ September 1939 and ended 1945.

4. This house dreadfully gets cold _____ winter, especially nights. We nearly froze to

death _____ Iast Christmas.

5. Oxford has been a centre of learning _____ more than a thousand years.

6. It's our fifth anniversary next month. We got married _____ 1966 _____ 17th of

September.

7. England and Scotland have been united _____ 1707.

8. Come round _____ Iunch time and have something to eat. You haven't eaten

anything _____ eight hours.

9. It's nearly four hundred years _____ Shakespeare's birth.

10. We normally start lunch _____ about two _____ the afternoon _____ weekends

- Dipali Solanki (English Educator, GIS)