Curated OER
"Prep" Fun
Learners review prepositions and using them correctly in writing. The students then participate in playground activities and write a paragraph describing what they did using prepositional phrases.
Curated OER
On the Job Prepositions #3
Students practice using prepositions related to movement, time and place. They write a dialogue using the elements listed. They take a preposition quiz to complete the lesson.
Curated OER
West Virginia Quarter Reverse: Over, Under, In, and Out
Students examine the images on the West Virginia quarter reverse. Using the quarter design as a model, the discover the meaning of directional terms. They play a game where they have to listen to and follow directions and complete a...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Writing Concise Sentences
Why write five paragraphs when you can say what you want to say in two? Learn how to make the most of your words and sentences to get your point across without being too wordy.
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Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Prepositions [Pdf]
This is a one-page PDF of a list of 48 of the most common prepositions.
University of Texas at Austin
Ut Austin: Introduction to French Prepositions
Brief intro to French Prepositions - Compares to English to highlight differences (with examples).
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Using Parts of Speech to Write Descriptive Sentences
Students can easily grasp the the parts of a sentence with this lesson plan.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Prepositions of Direction: To, on (To), in (To)
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with prepositions of directions (to, on, onto, in, into).
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions
This site is an explanation of prepositional pronouns with a list of prepositions that only take subject pronouns. Great lesson for understanding prepositional pronouns. Students may check test their mastery of this principle with a quiz...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Coordinating Conjunctions
Test your knowledge on coordinating conjunctions with this quiz from Khan Academy. If you are stuck, click a link for short lesson to help you review the information.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Ending a Sentence With a Preposition
This lesson focuses on ending a sentence with a preposition; it defines preposition and provides a printable list of prepositions. It discusses when it is acceptable to end a sentence with a preposition and when it is not acceptable.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Parts of Speech
This lesson begins with a PowerPoint covering the 8 parts of speech. It is followed by a mnemonic poem to remember the 8 parts of speech. Then nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and interjections each have a separate video...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Parts of Speech Game: Word Invasion
Brush up your ability to identify parts of speech with an interactive game. Select at least two parts of speech and the speed you think you can handle for the game and click your mouse on the jellyfish words that match the part of speech...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Location
Common Core standards specify the requirement for children to use frequently occurring prepositions. Mastering this standard will help students formulate compound sentences as they go up in grade levels. In this lesson, students will use...
English Plus+
Grammar Slammer Glossary: Prepositions
This site offers a basic definition of prepositions, along with a chart of the most common ones. Some of the prepositions listed serve as a hypertext link to more detailed information on that specific word.
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Conjunctions
Come and learn about all types of conjunctions when you visit this educational resource. This site gives a clear definition of the function of a conjunction. Use the "Turn the Page," function to learn more.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Prepositions Quiz
Come and review your prepositions with this interactive quiz. Students and teachers will benefit from this educational resource.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Prepositions Locators in Time and Place
This site is prepared by Professor Charles Darling of Capital Community College and breaks down prepositions by time, place, and movement.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Recognizing Prepositions
This preposition practice activity provides a paragraph from a Hemingway short story. Students click on all of the prepositions used in prepositional phrases in the story. These words will appear in a box below. When finished they can...
Indiana University
University of Indiana: Ejercicios De Gramatica
Practice your grammar with this collection of interactive exercises.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: College Writing Ctr at Meramec: Prepositional Phrases [Pdf]
This PDF demonstrates how to determine the subject and the verb in sentences with prepositional phrases and provides a list of the most common prepositions used in prepositional phrases.
University of Texas at Austin
Tex's French Grammar: Prepositions With Places
Tex's French Grammar clarifies the usage of prepositions (a, de, d', du, des, au, en, aux) with regard to geographic locations--and gives usage examples and interactive practice exercises (written and audio).
University of Texas at Austin
Tex's French Grammar: Depuis, Pendant, Pour "For"
This site from Tex's French Grammar provides a good explanation of the three prepositions in French, depuis, pendant and pour, that are translated as 'for' and are used to indicate the duration of an event. Provides usage examples and...
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Prepositions
This entry focuses on prepositions, prepositional phrases, and particles including defining and providing examples of each. It also offers an explanation of the difference between prepositions and particles and lists of common...