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3. salute

4. skilful

5. quiver

6. shore
7. empty

8. insult

Language Ladder GRAMMAR Language Skills

Prepositions and Prepositional Phrase

Read the following sentences. Remember
• Wilson was walking towards the market in the town. A group of words that make

• Wilson was chained and kept in a ship. sense but not complete

• Soldiers put an apple on the child’s head. sense are called phrases.

As you have already studied that in, on, etc. are words that connect nouns or pronouns
to other words in a sentence, such words are called prepositions.

But highlighted group of words begin with a preposition. Phrases that begin with a
preposition are called prepositional phrases. They provide additional information.

A. Fill the correct prepositions.

behind, through, above, along, across, into, at, in,

over, on, between, up, below, under, towards

1. Mary and Poppy were careful as they walked the high rock wall.

2. They were followed by their two friends who trailed .
3. All four arrived at school and Mary sat Rosy and Laila.

4. Just then Mrs. Banerjee, their teacher walked the door and into
the classroom.

5. Mary rose from her seat and walked her.

6. She smiled and set an apple the teacher’s desk.

7. Mrs. Banerjee reached a pile of papers and pulled out a large,
gold star.

8. Mary raced to her chart and, reaching high, placed the gold star
her silver star.

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