USING PREPOSITION AND PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES

Focus: Identify the commonly used prepositions

Identify the object of prepositions
Talk about topics of interest using preposition and prepositional phrases

LET’S REVIEW

Do you feel inspired when you watch an adventure film? Have you thought of
yourself to be the Knight of Shining Armor protecting your little Princess?

Today, we are going to make a Coat of Arms to prepare you in becoming a valiant
knight.

So, what is this coat of arms?

Game Board (To be enlarged for group activity)

This is a word race. Below is a game board with numbers and shades (vertical,
horizontal, and diagonal lines). Along with this game board are markers that you’re going
to provide and number lots and cards with words written on them that will be provided by
your teacher. As the game progresses, the teacher will reveal these words to you.

SPELL WORD WORD

END
4 9 14 19 24
 SPELL SPELL

3 8 13 18 23 28

WORD SENTENCE SPELL SENTENCE

2 7 12 17 22 27

MEANING SENTENCE WORD

1 6 11 16 21 26

SPELL MEANING
START
5 10 15 20 20

One of you chooses a marker and places this at start.

a. The first player spins for or draws a number.
b. He/she moves the marker by as many spaces as shown by the number drawn or at which
the spinner stops.
c. The shade indicated at the space where the player’s marker stops gives the task to be
done.
d. If the marker lands in a word space, the player pronounces the word he/she has drawn
from the word cards.
e. If it lands in a sentence space, he/she has to use that word in a sentence.
f. If it lands in a meaning space, the player must give the meaning of the word.
g. If the board indicates spelling, the teacher draws a word card for the player who is given
the word to spell.
h. Correctly pronounced words = 5points.
i. Correct meaning = 10points.
j. Correctly used in a sentence = 10points.

Now, here’s the trick. If the task is done correctly you will have another draw for a
number and advance. If the task is wrong, you move the marker back to where it came from. The
one who gets the highest points win the game.

Vocabulary Words

coat of arms courage

shields colorful
knight
 Let’s Study

Read the selection.

How to Make a Coat of Arms

Long ago medieval knights carried colorful shields. The shields were decorated with designs called coat
of arms. The symbols on a coat of arms described the knight’s acts of courage and bravery.

You can design your own coat of arms. First sketch a large shield. Then divide the shield
into four sections. In the upper left-hand section draw a picture of your favorite pet or a wild
animal you specially like. In the upper right-hand section draw a picture that represents a sports
or hobby you enjoy. In the lower left-hand section draw something that represents what you want
to become a scientist, a doctor, a teacher, a lawyer, an artist? In the last section, draw a picture of
your favorite flower, tree, or fruit. Your completed coat of arms describes you.

- From Silver Burdett English

by Nancy Ragno, et al.

LET’S DISCUSS

A. Answer the Question

 What decorated the shields of knights during the medieval period?

 What did the symbols on a coat of arms describe?
 What is the first thing you have to do in designing your own coat of arms?
 Into how many sections must you divide your shield?

Read the selection.

 What must you draw in the upper left-hand section? in the upper right-hand section? in
the lower left-hand section? in the lower right-hand section?

 Let’s take a look on some words used in the selection

with on in
of into
  What are these words? (preposition)

 Here are other preposition we commonly use

above near between from
across beside by under, etc.

Can you give other examples?

Let’s analyze the following phrases: Look at

with designs in the upper left-hand section

of arms in the upper right-hand section
of courage and bravery in the lower left-hand section
into four sections in the last section

 What make up the phrases?

preposition and noun/pronoun and other words

 What do you call these phrases?

(prepositional phrases)

 What do you call the noun/pronoun used after a preposition?

(object of the preposition)

Remember:
 A preposition is a word or group of words that shows the relation of a noun or
pronoun following it to some other words in the sentence.
 The noun/pronoun used after the preposition is called the object of the preposition.
 The preposition together with its object is called a prepositional phrase

Let’s apply :
Activity 1

Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition in the parentheses.

 Liza bought the magazine _________ the corner bookstore and gave it _________ me
as a peace offering.
(to, from)

 The boy was leaning _________ the wall when the principal came _________ the
room.
(against, into)

 The fisherman rowed the boat ________ the river and tied it ________ log on the
bank.
(across, to)

 The boy sat __________ a tree and studied his lesson all _________ again.
 (over, under)
 Every time my brother rides his bike, I sit _________ him. I am already too big to sit
________ him.
(in front of, behind)

 The scavengers dug _________ the mountain of trash but they found only a few things
they can sell _________ a small amount.
(for, through)

 Last Saturday, I went ________ Tagaytay ________ my family.

(with, to)

 The plane took _________ smoothly and soon it was up ________ the sky.
(in, off)

 My friends and I picked shells ________ the shore and put them ________ a bag.
(in, from)

 The peace officers arrived ________ the scene _______ the crime and apprehended the
criminal.
(at, of)

Activity 2

Read the sentence. Identify the prepositional phrases and the word each one modifies.
Answer orally.

1. I discovered a beautiful spot within my favorite park.

2. It is near the pond and beside a shady old tree.
3. I go to that spot when I need to be alone.
4. During these times of solitude, I realize a lot of things.
5. That place gives me a clear view of the sky.
6. Above me the sky looks so clear.
7. It is as if I could see God’s face through it.
8. The pond near the spot also gives a feeling of serenity.
9. You can see the fish swimming under the surface.
10. We can see amazing places around us if we look hard enough.

Activity 3

Read the sentence with the most appropriate prepositions to make them correct.
Choose from the box.

through above on of around by

beside between in off against for

1. Their organization is ________ all forms of violence.

2. They truly stand ________ peace.
 3. This group was founded ________ a man who has seen much bloodshed.
4. They went ________ turbulent life being children of war.
5. Their family was caught ________ the crossfire when the insurgency problem was at
its height.
6. They lived ________ a military camp.
7. He had always lived ________ fear.
8. Now, he has decided to rise _________ his fears and start a new life.
9. He is a man ________ few words, yet his actions speak for themselves.
10. He vows to advocate peace and spread it ________ the globe.

Activity 4

Supply the most appropriate prepositions that will complete the following song. The
pupils who know the answer will sing altogether.

Somewhere ________ there _______ the pale moonlight.

Someone’s thinking ________ me. And loving me tonight.

Direction: Pick out all the prepositions used in the paragraph. Write them in the blanks.

Have you tried flying a kite? How do you feel flying a kite? Who made the kite for you?
Can you make a kite of your own? If not, here are the steps on how to make a big beautiful
kite.

 First, get two bamboo sticks about two feet long. One must be about one and a half
centimeters in width and thickness. The other bamboo must be about 1cm in width
and half cm in thickness.

 Tie one end of the thinner bamboo stick with a string.

 Pull the string to make the stick bend and tie the other end. You have now a bow.

 Get the middle of the bow, fit it about three inches from one end of the first
bamboo stick, in cross-like fashion, and tie it with a string. Your kite skeleton is
now in place.

 Tie a string from both ends of the bow to the end of the bigger bamboo stick. You
can wrap your kite skeleton with Japanese papers or cellophanes of different colors.

 Do not forget to add wings on the two lower sides of your kite and a tail at its lower
end.

 Attach now your brand new kite to a pool of yards string and try to fly it. Kites fly
well on windy days.
 1. A preposition is a word or group of words that shows
the relation of a noun or pronoun following it to some
other words in a sentence.
2. The most commonly used prepositions are after,
against, about, above, across, along, at, before,
behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by,
during, except, from, in into, like, near, of, off, on,
opposite, over, through, to, toward, under, until, up,
upon, with, and without.
3. The noun or pronoun used after a preposition is called
object of the preposition.
4. The preposition together with its object is called a
prepositional phrase.
5. A prepositional phrase is used a an adjective when it
modifies or limits the meaning of a noun or a pronoun.
6. A prepositional phrase is used as an adverb when it
modifies or describes a verb.
7. A prepositional phrase is used as a noun when it
functions like a noun. It is always enclosed in
quotation marks and the first letter of the first word is
capitalized.

TEST YOURSELF

A. Write on the blank the preposition used in the sentence. Then underline the prepositional
phrase.

_______1. I saw a nest on the branch of a tree.

_______2. There are eggs in it.

_______3. The tree is beside my window.

_______4. I can see it from my bed.

_______5. When the eggs hatch, I will push my bed near the window.
Complete the sentences with appropriate prepositional phrases indicated within the parentheses.

Example:

(where) Everybody goes to the food exhibit on Monday.

(where) 1. The food exhibits is held __________________.

(where) 2. The town plaza is located __________________.

(when) 3. I will try to visit the place __________________.

(how) 4. People looked ___________________ to the exhibits.

(how) 5. _____________, I lifted a squash as big as a car’s tire.