Read the following sentences.
1. The teacher is in the classroom.
2. Diya is sitting on the chair.
3. Balloon is under the table.
4. Rohan is writing with pen.
The words ‘in’, ‘on’, ‘under’ and ‘with’ show the relationship between noun/pronoun and some other word in a sentence. They tell us about the position of something or someone in relation to another. These words are called prepositions.
1. The paper is on my desk. (Place)
2. I like going to Delhi. (Direction)
3. I have a meeting at 9am. (Time)
Some more examples:
1. Do you work on Saturdays?
2. The store closes at midnight.
3. His birthday is on 8th January.
4. She went to the store.
5. Diya lives in a big house.
6. She met her in the morning.
7. He was born in Bihar.
8. Her doll is under the table.
9. I live near the school.
10. His mother is at the door to wake him up.
1. Her notebooks are in the bag.
2. Look at the flowers.
3. I bought new pen for my exams.
4. She sat beside her.
5. The little girl was hiding under the table.
6. We will leave after lunch.
7. Birds were flying above the building.
8. We all look at the painting.
9. The monkey ran after him.
10. This parcel is from her.
11. The train is behind the schedule.
12. The boy is sitting beside the girl.
13. I was late for school today.
14. Ravi was standing behind me.
15. I drank three cups of milk.
1. The Exhibition starts ___________ Monday.
2. He stood ___________ me.
3. He is waiting ___________ the bus stop.
4. The book is kept ___________ the desk.
5. There are vegetables ___________ the basket.
6. The man is standing ___________ the tree.
7. Riya is fond ___________ chocolate cake.
8. We all went ___________ the movie theater.
9. Riya is playing ___________ her sisters.
10. My mom is not ___________ home.
11. The train went ___________ the tunnel.
12. The moon shines ___________ night.
13. She baked a cake ___________ my birthday.
14. She drew the picture ___________ a crayon.
15. It was my first trip ___________ Manali.
1. The teacher is in the classroom.
2. Diya is sitting on the chair.
3. Balloon is under the table.
4. Rohan is writing with pen.
The words ‘in’, ‘on’, ‘under’ and ‘with’ show the relationship between noun/pronoun and some other word in a sentence. They tell us about the position of something or someone in relation to another. These words are called prepositions.
- Prepositions tell us about the position of something or someone with reference to something or someone in a sentence .
- They tell us about direction , position or time.
- Preposition gives answer to ' Where ' Questions in the sentence .
- Preposition are also known as Position Words.
1. The paper is on my desk. (Place)
2. I like going to Delhi. (Direction)
3. I have a meeting at 9am. (Time)
Some more examples:
1. Do you work on Saturdays?
2. The store closes at midnight.
3. His birthday is on 8th January.
4. She went to the store.
5. Diya lives in a big house.
6. She met her in the morning.
7. He was born in Bihar.
8. Her doll is under the table.
9. I live near the school.
10. His mother is at the door to wake him up.
Practice Exercise
QA) Underline the prepositions in the following sentences.1. Her notebooks are in the bag.
2. Look at the flowers.
3. I bought new pen for my exams.
4. She sat beside her.
5. The little girl was hiding under the table.
6. We will leave after lunch.
7. Birds were flying above the building.
8. We all look at the painting.
9. The monkey ran after him.
10. This parcel is from her.
11. The train is behind the schedule.
12. The boy is sitting beside the girl.
13. I was late for school today.
14. Ravi was standing behind me.
15. I drank three cups of milk.
QB) Complete the following sentences by writing a suitable preposition in the blanks provided:
1. The Exhibition starts ___________ Monday.
2. He stood ___________ me.
3. He is waiting ___________ the bus stop.
4. The book is kept ___________ the desk.
5. There are vegetables ___________ the basket.
6. The man is standing ___________ the tree.
7. Riya is fond ___________ chocolate cake.
8. We all went ___________ the movie theater.
9. Riya is playing ___________ her sisters.
10. My mom is not ___________ home.
11. The train went ___________ the tunnel.
12. The moon shines ___________ night.
13. She baked a cake ___________ my birthday.
14. She drew the picture ___________ a crayon.
15. It was my first trip ___________ Manali.