Preposition Worksheet: Identifying Where Things Are!
This worksheet asks children to identify the correct preposition, words like 'in,' 'on,' 'under,' or 'behind', that describes where an object is located in a picture, building spatial vocabulary that supports both everyday communication and following multi-step instructions. For ages three to five, prepositions are often used correctly in speech before children can identify them on paper, so this worksheet helps make that intuitive knowledge explicit.
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How to use this worksheet
Look at each picture together first and describe out loud where the object is located, using natural language before checking the worksheet's word choices. Read the sentence beneath the picture together, pausing at the blank to consider which preposition fits. Have your child choose the correct word from the options provided and write it into the blank space. Continue through each picture and sentence, reading the completed sentence aloud together once the blank is filled in.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Eraser
Extension activities
- 1Have your child point out real objects in their environment and describe their location using prepositions.
- 2Create your own sentences using prepositions about objects in your home, like 'the cat is under the table.'
- 3Play a preposition game where you give instructions like 'put the ball behind the chair' and your child follows along.
- 4Look through a picture book and ask your child to describe where different characters or objects are using preposition words.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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