Which Preposition Fits?

  • Post category:Vocabulary

Topic: Prepositions

Mode: Interpretive

Level: Novice

Students will identify the proper prepositions to describe the placement of boxes in a picture.

Components of this activity: A fill-in-the-blank worksheet with answers in bold

Instructions to the teacher

Make a worksheet like the one below for your class.

Instructions to students 

Look at the picture and choose the correct preposition to describe the placement of each box. 

  1. The purple box (2) is ____ the red box (1) and the blue box (3).

    above, below, between, next to

  1. The green box (4) is ___ the red box (1). 

    above, under, between, next to

  1. The blue box (3) is ___ the orange box (6).

    above, under, between, next to

  1. The yellow box (5) is ___ the orange box (6) and the green box (4). 

    above, under, between, next to

  1. The orange box (6) is ___ the blue box (3).

    above, under, between, next to

  1. The red box (1) is ___ the green box (4).

    above, under, between, next to