How Do You Teach Prepositions In Spanish?
In Spanish as well as English, prepositions are words that give the location of an object or show the relationship between objects. For example, on, above, below, beneath and over are all prepositions. Spanish has 19 commonly used prepositions that are relatively easy to teach. The main difference between English and Spanish prepositions is that the Spanish language sometimes omits them with certain verbs. Spanish also has some unique prepositional phrases. Prepare a vocabulary sheet listing all the prepositions in Spanish, including prepositions with infinitives, nouns, pronouns and verbs. You can either do a simple English/Spanish word list or get creative and use pictures showing the meaning of the Spanish word without any English. Give students the vocabulary sheet and review the pronunciation and meaning of each preposition. Also discuss prepositional phrases and situations where there is no preposition in Spanish. Use visual aids if possible to relate an action to the preposition
