Prepositions of Place is an essential part of Welsh grammar, indicating the location or direction of one thing in relation to another. In Welsh, these prepositions also change form depending on the gender, number and initiating letter of the noun that follows it. Learning them helps in constructing sentences that are more expressive and accurate.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blank with the correct Welsh preposition of place.
1. Mae’r dafarn *yn* y dref. (in)
2. Rydym *ar* y bws. (on)
3. Mae’r llyfrau *under* y bwrdd. (under)
4. Mae’r plant *o’i* gwmpas. (around)
5. Mae’r neuadd *tua* y de. (towards)
6. Mae’r capel *ger* y fferm. (near)
7. Mae’r ysgol *rhwng* y ddau lyfrgell. (between)
8. Rydym *o flaen* y ty. (in front of)
9. Mae’r siop *ar ochr* y stryd. (on the side of)
10. Mae’r cadair *wrth ymyl* y bwrdd. (next to)
11. Mae’r blodyn *mewn* pot. (in)
12. Mae’r plant *ar ben* y mynydd. (on top of)
13. Mae’r ty *heb bell* o’r parc. (not far from)
14. Mae’r siop *oddi ar* yr heol fawr. (off)
15. Mae’r fferm *am gyrch* o’r tref. (around)
2. Rydym *ar* y bws. (on)
3. Mae’r llyfrau *under* y bwrdd. (under)
4. Mae’r plant *o’i* gwmpas. (around)
5. Mae’r neuadd *tua* y de. (towards)
6. Mae’r capel *ger* y fferm. (near)
7. Mae’r ysgol *rhwng* y ddau lyfrgell. (between)
8. Rydym *o flaen* y ty. (in front of)
9. Mae’r siop *ar ochr* y stryd. (on the side of)
10. Mae’r cadair *wrth ymyl* y bwrdd. (next to)
11. Mae’r blodyn *mewn* pot. (in)
12. Mae’r plant *ar ben* y mynydd. (on top of)
13. Mae’r ty *heb bell* o’r parc. (not far from)
14. Mae’r siop *oddi ar* yr heol fawr. (off)
15. Mae’r fferm *am gyrch* o’r tref. (around)
Exercise 2: Fill in the blank with the correct Welsh preposition of place.
1. Mae’r Afon *tras* y cae. (across)
2. Mae’r cerddwyr *dros* y pont. (over)
3. Mae’r ci *dan* y bwrdd. (under)
4. Mae’r llun *ar y* wal. (on)
5. Mae’r plant *yd* yr ysgol. (at)
6. Mae’r car *tu ôl* i’r ty. (behind)
7. Mae’r post *trowa* y dde. (to the right)
8. Mae’r cwch *ar lan* y llyn. (on the shore of)
9. Mae’r bws *yn agos* i’r orsaf. (close to)
10. Mae’r ci *ar waelod* y mynydd. (at the bottom of)
11. Mae’r plant *o dan* y pren. (under)
12. Mae’r llyfr *yn bell* o’r ty. (far from)
13. Mae’r ysgol *gyda’r* cerddwyr. (with)
14. Mae’r cath *o fewn* y ty. (within)
15. Mae’r bwlch *oddi uwchben* y mynydd. (above)
2. Mae’r cerddwyr *dros* y pont. (over)
3. Mae’r ci *dan* y bwrdd. (under)
4. Mae’r llun *ar y* wal. (on)
5. Mae’r plant *yd* yr ysgol. (at)
6. Mae’r car *tu ôl* i’r ty. (behind)
7. Mae’r post *trowa* y dde. (to the right)
8. Mae’r cwch *ar lan* y llyn. (on the shore of)
9. Mae’r bws *yn agos* i’r orsaf. (close to)
10. Mae’r ci *ar waelod* y mynydd. (at the bottom of)
11. Mae’r plant *o dan* y pren. (under)
12. Mae’r llyfr *yn bell* o’r ty. (far from)
13. Mae’r ysgol *gyda’r* cerddwyr. (with)
14. Mae’r cath *o fewn* y ty. (within)
15. Mae’r bwlch *oddi uwchben* y mynydd. (above)
