Prepositions

Welcome to the G9 2010 English Grammar Prepositions Page! Your first job today is to copy down the list of Prepositions in your grammar notebook.

about above across after against along among around at   before behind below beneath beside between beyond but by   down during for from in   inside into like near of   off on   onto opposite out outside over past since through to   towards under underneath until up   upon via with within without

Your next job is to come up with Portuguese translations for ALL of the prepositions. You can use the following two websites to help you English Definitions [] Cat and Mouse [] Next, in your notebook, make a chart titled “PREPOSITIONS OF TIME” Your three columns should be titled AT, IN, and ON   You should record in your chart when you use the following measures of time A specific time, moment or hour (Six o’clock) A general time (morning) A day (Monday) A week (a week from now) A month (February) A season (spring) A year (1984) A decade A century Use the following websites to help you: [] [] Once you are done, practice the simple prepositions of location online until the end of class: [] [] [] For each activity, title it in your notebook, and record your score. You must do at least 2 of the 3 activities!!! In week 2, we will start off by reviewing the use of certain prepositions: [] [] [] When you get a 100% score on this quiz, [] Show Mr. OC or Fernanda. Get us to sign your notebook. See Mr. OC for an ‘identifying prepositions’ sheet. You can use your list and a partner to help you. Try this identifying prepositions site: [] It’s hard. Make sure you understand all of the prepositions before you are ready for the assessment. Here is the final practice before the assessment on identifying prepositions and prepositional phrases: [] If you feel you are ready, you may take the assessment quiz (it’s a worksheet). If you finish the assessment quiz, you may go back to any sites you liked, or you may play the following games: [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] []