The document contains a series of riddles and examples about prepositions: 1) The riddles include "what demands an answer but asks no question" (telephone), "give me food and I will live, give me water and I will die" (fire), and "I'm the part of the bird that's not in the sky" (shadow). 2) Examples are given to illustrate the correct use of various prepositions such as "at", "in", and "on" in different contexts including locations, dates, and pictures. 3) A puzzle is included with the prepositions listed in a grid for rearranging into the proper order.

1. Let’s have a riddle …..

2. Give me food, and I will
live; give me water, and
I will die. What am I?

3. FIRE

4. You use a knife to slice my head
and weep beside me when I
am dead. What am I?

5. ONION

6. I'm the part of the bird that's
not in the sky. I can swim in
the ocean and yet remain dry.
What am I?

7. SHADOW

8. The dirtier I am, the whiter I
get,
Leave a mark on me when you
stand, I'll leave a mark on you
when you sit.

9. CHALKBOARD

10. What demands an
answer, but asks no
question?

11. TELEPHONE

12. PREPOSITION

13. About
Above
After
At
Through
before
from
behind
in
beneath into
down
off
beside around
on
under
out with
over
upon
along

16. 1. Do you know that man
standing (at, in ,on) the window ?
2. The hotel is (at, in ,on) a small
island in the middle of the lake.
3. When I go to the cinema, I like to
sit (at, in ,on) the front row.

17. 4. I've just started working (at, in
,on) the sales department.
5. Write your name (at, in ,on) the
top of the page.
6. Here's a shopping list. Don't buy
anything that's not (at, in ,on) the
list.

18. 7. Jane's house is (at, in ,on) the other
end of the street.
8. I wrote the date (at, in ,on) the back
of the photograph.
9. Have you seen this picture (at, in
,on) today's paper ?
10. We stopped at a small village (at, in
,on) the way to London.

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