Prepositions Worksheet: Where Are the Cats?
This worksheet helps children ages 3-5 learn positional prepositions — words like 'under,' 'on,' 'behind,' and 'in' — by matching each word to a picture showing exactly where a cat is located. Understanding these small but essential words builds spatial vocabulary and comprehension skills that are used constantly in both everyday instructions and later reading comprehension.
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How to use this worksheet
Look at the picture of the cat in a particular position and the list of preposition word choices together. Ask your child to describe where the cat is in their own words first, then compare that description to the word options given. Have them write the number matching the correct preposition in the circle next to the picture. Continue through each picture the same way, saying the full sentence aloud, like 'the cat is under the table,' once each answer is chosen.
Materials needed
- Pencil
Extension activities
- •Have your child create their own sentences describing where objects are using prepositions.
- •Use a small toy and different household objects to physically act out each preposition, like putting the toy 'behind' a cushion.
- •Play a game of 'Simon Says' using positional instructions, like 'stand behind the chair.'
- •Look through a picture book and describe where different characters or objects are using prepositions.
Tips for parents and teachers
Encourage your child to say the preposition aloud as they write it, and physically act out a few examples if the word alone doesn't seem to click. Prepositions are abstract words without a concrete picture of their own, so pairing them with hands-on demonstration using toys or your child's own body helps make the meaning stick. Weave positional language into everyday instructions, like 'put your shoes under the bench,' to reinforce the vocabulary naturally.
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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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