The English Prepositions: a free printable worksheet on the English Prepositions with grammar rules and exercises
The English Prepositions: a preposition is placed before a noun or pronoun to show the relation between this noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence.
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Prepositions: uses
We commonly use prepositions to show a relationship in space or time or a logical relationship between two or more people, places or things. Prepositions are most commonly followed by a noun phrase or pronoun (underlined):
The last time I saw him he was walking down the road.
I’ll meet you in the cafe opposite the cinema.
It was difficult to sleep during the flight.
It was the worst storm since the 1980s.
Give that to me.
There are over 100 prepositions in English. The most common single-word prepositions are:
about | beside | near | to |
above | between | of | towards |
across | beyond | off | under |
after | by | on | underneath |
against | despite | onto | unlike |
along | down | opposite | until |
among | during | out | up |
around | except | outside | upon |
as | for | over | via |
at | from | past | with |
before | in | round | within |
behind | inside | since | without |
below | into | than | |
beneath | like | through |