Prepositions (instrument, connection, origin, movement, direction) - guided discovery

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

Prepositions of; 

instrument

connection, 

origin, 

movement, 

direction

You know prepositions of time and place, but there are more!

Six types. You know two!

prepositions of instrument

Prepositions of instrument:

Used for transportation (by), tools & to talk about two things or people that are together (with) and other devices (on).

prepositions of instrument

Now, complete and write down the following sentences:

I go to school  .... bike.

I fixed my bike .... a screwdriver.  

I'd like a sandwich .... cheese and ham. 

prepositions of instrument

Use by for transport:

I go to school by bike.

prepositions of instrument

Use by for transport:

Use with for tools:

You can also use with to talk about two things or two people that are together:

I go to school by bike.

I fixed my bike with a screwdriver. 

I'd like a sandwich with cheese and ham.

Prepositions of connection

Just like prepositions instrument, there are three.

Of for possession, with for relation and to for physical connections.

I'm on holiday .... my family.

Prepositions of connection

Just like prepositions instrument, there are three.

Of for possession, with for relation and to for physical connections.

I'm on holiday with my family.

He broke the window ... my car. 

Prepositions of connection

Just like prepositions instrument, there are three.

Of for possession, with for relation and to for physical connections.

I'm on holiday with my family.

He broke the window of my car. 

Prepositions of connection

Just like prepositions instrument, there are three.

Of for possession, with for relation and to for physical connections.

I'm on holiday with my family.

He broke the window of my car. 

She has connected  ... the computer.

Prepositions of connection

Just like prepositions instrument, there are three.

Of for possession, with for relation and to for physical connections.

I'm on holiday with my family.

He broke the window of my car. 

She has connected to the computer.

Prepositions of origin

1.  Use from to state where someone/something comes from.
2. Use made of to tell about a material.
3. Use made from to tell about a material that is completely changed.

Prepositions of origin

1.  Use from to state where someone/something comes from.
2. Use made of to tell about a material.
3. Use made from to tell about a material that is completely changed.

Has the train ...Bristol arrived?

Prepositions of origin

1.  Use from to state where someone/something comes from.
2. Use made of to tell about a material.
3. Use made from to tell about a material that is completely changed.

Has the train ...Bristol arrived?

Bricks are ... clay.

Prepositions of origin

1.  Use from to state where someone/something comes from.
2. Use made of to tell about a material.
3. Use made from to tell about a material that is completely changed.

Has the train ...Bristol arrived?

Bricks are ... clay.

My shirt is ... cotton.

Prepositions of origin

1.  Use from to state where someone/something comes from.
2. Use made of to tell about a material.
3. Use made from to tell about a material that is completely changed.

Has the train from Bristol arrived?

Bricks are made from clay.

My shirt is made of cotton.

Prepositions of direction/movement 

Use down to go towards a lower level:

She walked down the stairs.

He climbed down the ladder. 

He came down in the elevator.

 

Prepositions of direction

Use across to talk about the other side:

He lives across from me.

There's a shop across the street.

Prepositions of direction

Use around to move in a circular way:

We drove around the lake.

She walked around the building.

 

Prepositions of direction 

Use away from to leave a place:

As he drove away from her house, he felt sad.

They turned away from the fire. 

She ran away from home when she was 17.

 

Prepositions of direction 

Use into to move from the outside to the inside of space:

She stepped into the kitchen.

She jumped into the sea.

The spoon fell into my soup.

 

Prepositions of direction/movement 

Use off to move away from another object or space:

The men took their hats off. 

We got off the bus at Liverpool Street.

The strong wind blew the wig off his head.

 

Prepositions of direction/movement 

Use over to move above another object:

The birds flew over my head.

The plane flew over the Alps. 

He threw the ball over the fence. 

 

Prepositions of direction/movement 

Use through to move from one point to another point 

inside a space:

We walked through the park.

You have to go through the dark woods to reach granny's house. 

 

'I have fun ... my friends.'

1. of
2. with
3. by
4. to

'I like to travel ... plane.'

1. by
2. with
3. on
4. to

'My pen is connected .. my diary'

1. of
2. with
3. to
4. by

'I write in my diary ... my pen.'

1. of
2. with
3. by
4. to

'I am the daughter .. my mother.'

1. of
2. with
3. by
4. to

'He is making these exercises .. his Ipad.'

1. on
2. with
3. by
4. to