Friday, April 10, 2020

Prepositions - Prepared by Imaya Wijerathna



  

Prepositions  

          A. Look at the sentences and select the correct word from the brackets.
1.      Buddhists go to temple (on/in) Poyadays.
2.      The flowers are (on/in) the vase.
3.      Our school starts (in/at) 7.30 a.m.
4.      My house is (near/between) the temple and the paddy field.
5.      The sky is (on/above) us.
6.      The boy swam (on/across) the river.
7.      He is friend (to/of) mine.
8.      The teacher is (under/in front of) the black board.
9.      There is a big mango tree (between/behind) my home.
10.  My dog sleeps (on/ under)my table when I do my homework.

          B. Fill in the blanks with the given words.

1.      (in front of/ over/up /through/behind)

    Run to the gate. Jump ……….it. Creep………..the fence. Keep the bone…………the            dog.                Climb……….the wall and hide…………a bush.

2.(along/at/up/onto/among)

  One day our next door dog chased our cat. Our cat jumped through the front window. It       climbed………the wall and walked …………it. The dog also came there and started barking ………..it. So the cat stepped……….a branch of a tree, and hid………its leaves.


Notice
             The drama competition will be……….Monday……….2.30 p.m. ………..the main hall.
 

Notice
      Season tickets will be issued …….Friday……..the school gate……..11.30 a.m.
 
   C. Complete the followings using ‘at’ and ‘on’ correctly.










   
     D.   Use a suitable word from the box to fill in the blanks.


                           of           for        in        by         of        to    

I longed(1)………..the August holidays as it gave me a chance(2)……of………..visiting some historical places(3)………….Sri Lanka. When I first went (4)…………Anuradhapura, I could see some old ruins which had been built (5)…………..some (6)………….our ancient kings. I was amazed watching all those places for the first time of my life


                           among        in     beneath     with     to     up

There was a large tamarind tree (1)……… our Chena. I climbed (2) …up…… the tree (3)……….. pick some tamarind. They were very delicious. When I visited there (4)……….my father, we had our lunch (5)………..the tree (6)……….the sounds of the birds. It was very enjoyable as a little lad.

      E. Fill in the blanks using the correct prepositions.

















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