Failure is not the opposite

of success. it’s a part of the

success.
අසා ථක වය ය ෙ
සා ථක වෙ රැ ධ
ෙදය ෙනාෙ . එය
සා ථක වෙ ම
ෙකාටස .
 Word Classes
• Nouns
• Adjectives
Open Class
• Verbs
• Adverbs

• Pronouns
• Prepositions
Closed Class • Determiners
• Conjunctions
• Interjections
What is a preposition?

A preposition is a word that

use before a noun , noun
phrase or a pronoun
connecting it to another
word.So it expresses a
relationship between two
word classes.
The preposition shows relationship
between;
1. Noun and Noun
Ex:- The boy is near the gate.

2.Noun and Pronoun

Ex:- My pen is with him.

3.Adjective and Noun

Ex:- He is weak in science

4.Verb and Noun.

Ex:- He trembled with fear.
Meanings of prepositions.
It is difficult to specify all the meanings of
prepositions.The some preposition can have
several meanings and also same meaning
can be expressed by different prepositions.

That’s why we classify prepositions as,

 Prepositions for time
 Preposition for place
 Prepositions for Direction/movement.
Prepositions of Time
1.In
Month/Year
We celebrate vesak in May.
I was born in 1989.

Particular time of the day/month/year

She gets up early in the morning.
We will meet again in the first week of May.
It is very cold in winter.

Century or specific time in the past

Women’s freedom was restricted in the 19 century.
2.On
 Day
Ex:- He was born on Friday.
 Date
Ex:-My sister’s b’day is on the 10th of July.
 A particular day
Ex:-I usually have a party on my birthday.
3.During,for,through ( අතර ර, ෙ ,
රාවට )
 Duration
 Many people fall sick during the
rainy season.
 I drove the car for 2 hours.
 I think the sick man will not live
through the night.
4.from,since,after ( ට,ප ව)
 Commencement point of time.
 She waited for a friend from 6
o’clock.
 I have been reading this book since
8.30 a.m.
 Can we meet after 5 p.m.
5.till,until,up to,by ( රැ/ෙත ,ද වා,වන
ට)
 Terminal point of time
 Can you wait till/until I finish my
breakfast.
 The shops will be open up to 8
o’clock.
 They had driven 200km by 7 p.m.
 Prepositions for place
1.in,inside ( ල/ඇ ෙ )
 place having some boundary
 I have left my book in my
classroom.
 The snake was caught inside the
house.
2.On (උඩ/මත)
 Surface of something
 Your laptop is on the table.
3.At,between,opposite,under,outside,behind,
in front of,by (අසල,අතර මැද, රැ ධව,යට, ටත, පස,
ඉ ෙ ,අසල)
 Specific place.
The cat is at the table.
The cat is between the table and chair.
The cat is opposite the dog.
The cat is under the table.
The cat is outside the house.
The cat is behind the chair.
The cat is in front of the table.
The cat sits by the chair.
4.among,around,close,below,above,against,up
(අතර,වෙ ට,ස ප,පහළ,ඉහළ, රැ ධව,උඩ)
Position
 The child hide among the bushes.
 There is a fence around the house.
 He lives close to our house.
 She was paralyzed below the waist.
 The child threw the ball above the wall.
 They sat against the wall.
 That hotel is up the hill.
 Prepositions for Directions/
movement
 to,toward/towards,through,into,onto,across,along,
past (ට,ෙදසට,හරහා, ලට,උඩට,හරහා, ෙ ,
ප කර)
 My father went to kurunegala yesterday.
 An alligator is going towards him.
 The train went through the tunnel.
 The bucket fell into the well.
 The cat jumped onto the table.
 He ran across the road.
 I was walking along the Galle road.
 Roy walked past me ignoring me.
Summary……….
• What is a preposition?
A preposition is a word that use before a noun,noun phrase or a pronoun
connecting it to another word.

• Classification of prepositions.
 Prepositions of time.
In,On, During,for,through ,from,since,after ,till,untill,up to,by
 Prepositions for place
in,inside On,At,between,opposite,under,outside,behind,in front of,by,
among,around,close,below,above,against,up
 Prepositions for Directions/movement
to,toward/towards,through,into,onto,off,across,along,past