Preposition Worksheet: Circle the Correct Position!
Children ages 3-5 practice identifying prepositions like 'in,' 'on,' and 'under' by looking at a picture and circling the word that correctly describes where an object is positioned. This builds early spatial vocabulary that children use constantly in everyday communication, from describing where a toy is to following directions.
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Month 11: Learning & Development | Ages 5-6Curriculum
How to use this worksheet
Look at the first picture together and talk about where the object is positioned in relation to something else, like a ball under a table or a cat on a chair. Read the preposition choices aloud and have your child circle the one that correctly matches what's shown in the picture. Continue through each remaining picture, encouraging your child to point at the picture and say the full descriptive phrase, like 'the ball is under the table,' before moving on.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- •Place a toy in different positions around the room and have your child describe its location using a preposition.
- •Create a sentence together using the correct preposition for a picture your child especially liked.
- •Play a hide-and-seek style game, giving positional clues like 'it's in the box' for your child to find an object.
- •Read a picture book together and point out any prepositions used to describe where characters or objects are.
Tips for parents and teachers
Encourage your child to say the full sentence aloud after circling their answer, since using the preposition in context reinforces the concept more than circling alone. Use real objects around the house to physically demonstrate 'in,' 'on,' and 'under' if a picture concept feels unclear. Keep it playful, since positional words are easiest to learn through movement and hands-on placement of real objects.
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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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