English "Prepositions and Determiners" | A1 Vocabulary

before

preposition

b

e

ɪ

f

o

ɔ:

r

e

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ahead of something else in a sequence or order

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The number 5 comes before 6 on the list.

Your name is before mine in the phonebook.

Grammatical Information:

preposition of agent

after

preposition

a

æ

f

t

e

ə

r

at a later time than something

Grammatical Information:

preposition of agent

at

preposition

a

æ

t

used to show a particular place or position

in

preposition

i

ɪ

n

used to show that something exists or happens inside a space or area

Grammatical Information:

Preposition of Place

on

preposition

o

ɑ:

n

in contact with and upheld by a surface

below

preposition

b

e

ɪ

l

o

oʊ

w

in a position beneath or underneath

above

preposition

a

ə

b

o

ʌ

v

e

to or at higher position without direct contact

across

preposition

a

ə

c

k

r

o

ɔ:

ss

s

on the opposite side of a given area or location

near

preposition

n

ea

ɪ

r

at a short distance away from someone or something

between

preposition

b

e

ɪ

t

w

ee

i:

n

in, into, or at the space that is separating two things, places, or people

next to

preposition

/nɛkst tuː/

in a position very close to someone or something

behind

preposition

b

e

ɪ

h

i

aɪ

n

d

at the rear or back side of an object or area

with

preposition

w

i

ɪ

th

ð

used when two or more things or people are together in a single place

to

preposition

t

o

u:

used to say where someone or something goes

another

determiner

a

ə

n

o

ʌ

th

ð

e

ə

r

one more of the same kind of object or living thing

this

determiner

th

ð

i

ɪ

s

used to refer to an object or person that is physically close to us

that

determiner

th

ð

a

æ

t

used to refer to an object or person that is physically away from us

both

determiner

b

o

oʊ

th

θ

used to talk about two things or people

what

determiner

wh

w

a

ʌ

t

used to introduce a clause or phrase in a general manner

a

determiner

a

ə

used when we want to talk about a person or thing for the first time or when other people may not know who or what they are

over

preposition

/ˈoʊvɚ/

at a position above or higher than something

Grammatical Information:

preposition of agent

under

preposition

/ˈʌndɚ/

in or to a position lower than and directly beneath something

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