Grade 1 · Lesson 59 — Interleave: Verbs + Prepositions

U1 · Level One — Parts of Speech · Verbs + Prepositions · student sheet is G1_L59_Worksheet.html
Ask the question, then answer. Verb: “Can I put “I” in front of it?” · Preposition: “Can I say it in front of “the box”?”

How we did it together — keep looking at this

Toalllittletreesweareloyal.1Ask: Can I put “I” in front of it?2Try it — “I are” ✓ — so “are” is a verb.3Ask: Can I say it in front of “the box”?4Try it — “To the box” ✓ — so “To” is a preposition.Two questions. Two answers. One sentence — the marks stay.
Before you mark: The questions jump around. Watch for children answering the previous question out of habit.
  1. Find the verb.
    The boy ran to the door.
    the verb in “The boy ran to the door.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  2. Find the preposition.
    The cat sat under the chair.
    the preposition in “The cat sat under the chair.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  3. Find the verb.
    My sister reads every night.
    the verb in “My sister reads every night.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  4. Find the preposition.
    My bag is on the table.
    the preposition in “My bag is on the table.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  5. Find the verb.
    The children ate their lunch.
    the verb in “The children ate their lunch.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  6. Find the preposition.
    We walked through the garden.
    the preposition in “We walked through the garden.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
Secure looks like: Answers the right question for each item without prompting, and self-corrects when they realize they answered the previous one.
As-Suffah Academy · Language Arts Lesson 59 · TEACHER EDITION