Preposition

Let’s have a riddle …..

Give me food, and I will live; give me water, and

I will die. What am I?

FIRE

You use a knife to slice my head and weep beside me when I

am dead. What am I?

ONION

I'm the part of the bird that's not in the sky. I can swim in

the ocean and yet remain dry. What am I?

SHADOW

The dirtier I am, the whiter I get,

Leave a mark on me when you stand, I'll leave a mark on you

when you sit.

CHALKBOARD

What demands an answer, but asks no

question?

TELEPHONE

PREPOSITION

About before from on under Above behind in out with After beneath into over At down off upon Through beside around along

List of prepositions

1. Do you know that man standing (at, in ,on) the window ?2. The hotel is (at, in ,on) a small island in the middle of the lake.3. When I go to the cinema, I like to sit (at, in ,on) the front row.

4. I've just started working (at, in ,on) the sales department.5. Write your name (at, in ,on) the top of the page.6. Here's a shopping list. Don't buy anything that's not (at, in ,on) the list.

7. Jane's house is (at, in ,on) the other end of the street.8. I wrote the date (at, in ,on) the back of the photograph.9. Have you seen this picture (at, in ,on) today's paper ?10. We stopped at a small village (at, in ,on) the way to London.

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