1. Prepositions
November 16, 2009

2. Warm- up- Label Parts of Speech
Sarah likes to swim.
She is a nice girl.
We have a project to do.

3. Prepositions
Preposition: a word that tells about a noun. A preposition is always part of a phrase.
Examples: in, of , to, on , about, below, above, like, from, without, by, off, near, with.

4. Prepositions The worm is on the apple. The worm is beside the apple.
The worm is under the apple.
The worm is in the apple.
Simon Says

5. Prepositions P OP!
Prepositional Phrases: consists of a preposition and the OP- The object of the Preposition
The object of the preposition is the noun or pronoun following the preposition

6. Prepositional Phrases
Some people have depicted insects in art.
Beetle images decorate the jewelry of many cultures.
Some believed that dreams come from a butterfly.
Ants share food between two nestmates.
Ants share food among all the colony members.

7. Identify the P and the OP
Name the preposition
And the Object of the preposition

8. P- To OP- Mall
Sally went to the mall.

9. P- To OP- Gym
Vanessa and Lucy like to go to the gym.

10. P- At OP- Beach
I found an arrowhead at the beach.

11. P- In OP-woods
My brother was lost in the woods.

12. P-At OP- desk
Marvin does his homework at the desk.

13. P- With OP- Hot fudge
I ate a chocolate sundae with hot fudge.

14. P- from OP- Chicago
Megan moved here from Chicago.

15. P- By OP- School
She drove by the school.

16. P- At OP- home
Mrs. Goins is at home sick.

17. P- Like OP- Apples
I eat lots of fruit, like apples.