Prepositions are small words that help us to add extra information to sentences. Some of them tell us where or when things happen.
A number of related downloadable resources are available below. Try using them in the classroom in these ways:
- Add the poster / banner to your classroom displays for children to refer to during independent writing activities.
- Choose a preposition and challenge children to write an interesting sentence that includes that word. Children could also complete this activity in pairs.
by: in the sense of at the latest - I will be back by 6 o’clock.
up to a certain time - By 11 o'clock, I had read five pages.
till / until: in the sense of how long something is going to last - He is on holiday until Friday.
to: telling the time - ten to six (5:50)
past: telling the time - ten past six (6:10)
to / till / until: marking the beginning and end of a period of time - from Monday to/till Friday
before: earlier than a certain point of time - before 2004
ago : a certain time in the past - 2 years ago
since: from a certain point of time (past till now) - since 1980
at: for night - at night -
a certain point of time -at half past nine-
for weekend - at the weekend
in: months / seasons - in August / in winter
time of the day - in the morning
year - in 2006
after a certain period of time - in an hour
on: days of the week - on Monday
for: over a certain period of time (past till now) - for 2 years
in: months / seasons - in August / in winter
time of the day - in the morning
year - in 2006
after a certain period of time - in an hour
on: days of the week - on Monday
for: over a certain period of time (past till now) - for 2 years
