Simple Preposition Words

"Finally! There it is!" "I can't wait to tell Koko where I found all of the hidden objects she drew for me!" But before he tells Koko where he found them, Pip will need to learn about the simple preposition words: by and with. You might be curious about this big, new word: preposition. A preposition is just the name of a special group of words. These words tell us the position or location of a noun, which is a person, place or thing. Prepositions are always next to nouns. You've already heard and used a lot of them, but might not have known it! There are many preposition words, but today we will learn about two: by and with. The word, by, means next to or close to. Let's use 'by' to describe the position of this hidden sock that Pip's found in the picture! We can say that the sock is by the bird's nest, because the sock is hidden close to it. The word, with, means mixed into a group. Let's use 'with' to describe the position of this hidden egg that Pip also found! We can say that the egg is hidden with the flowers because the egg is mixed into the group of them! Now that we understand how to use these prepositions, let's practise explaining where some of the other hidden objects were found! Here is the bell. Is it hidden by or with the rabbit? The bell is hidden by the rabbit because it is next to the rabbit. Now, let's look at the paper, how can we describe its position? Is the paper hidden by or with the roof tiles? The paper is hidden with the roof tiles because the paper is mixed into the group of them. Now that we've finished helping Pip describe the location of all of the hidden objects, he needs to find Koko to show her. But, where’s Koko?! As Pip searches, let's remember! Today we learnt about the simple prepositions by and with. A preposition connects a person, place or thing to the rest of the sentence by explaining its position. The word, by, tells us a person, place or thing is next to, or close to, somebody or something. The word, with, tells us that a person, place, or thing is mixed into a group. "There she is!" Look, Koko was hiding too! She's by the chair!