Unit 11
2 Choose the correct prepositions to complete the paragraph.
Everyone enjoyed the visit (at / in/ to ) the fort. My uncle took photos (of / off / to) the views while we walked (into / with / along) the nature trails. After the visit we all climbed (above / down / up) to the beach. We all had a picnic (in / on / under) the trees and then we went (to / for / by) a swim. While we were (in / on / into) the water, my aunt sat (with / over / under) the trees (at / for / with) my mother. They talked (on / for / about) their children and my aunt’s new business. (Before / After / By) our swim we left the beach and went back (at / for / to) our hotel.
3 Complete the sentences with prepositions from the box below.
Common prepositions about
in / into
above across
inside
beside over from around inside about with up
near
after of around off at on before
1 We drove around the town looking for a place to eat. 2 My aunt relaxed ________ the swimming pool. 3 The hikers trudged slowly ________ the steep slope. 4 On the way we had to climb ________ a fallen tree. 5 It was very hot so we stayed ________ the house. 6 Mommy was vexed ________ us because we were too noisy. 7 I’ve just had an e-mail ________ my cousin in Grenada. 8 She wrote to me ________ her visit to a waterfall.
over past
below beside
through
between to by
under
down
up
for
with
from
without
Prepositional phrases are groups of words which begin with prepositions: The Kalinago sell baskets at the roadside . The Boiling Lake is in the crater of an ancient volcano.
4 Complete each sentence with a prepositional phrase. Example: Malik leapt into the deep blue water. 1 The trail climbed _______.
4 My cousins live _______.
2 The plane soared _______. 3 The boy crept _______.
5 The guide paddled the canoe _______.
6 We met our friends _______.
• Exercise 4: Encourage students to be imaginative when they complete the sentences and use interesting adjectives in the prepositional phrases they create.
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