Topic: Prepositions
Mode: Interpretive
Level: Novice
Students will complete sentences using the appropriate preposition.
Components of this activity: A fill-in-the-blank worksheet with pictures
Instructions to the teacher
There are three versions of this activity below. They are not sequential. Make a worksheet like the one below for your class, adapting as necessary for your context and purposes.
Instructions to students
Look at the pictures and complete the sentences using the correct preposition.
Version 1
- The girls are ___ the computers. (at)
- The man is working ___ his desk. (at)
- There are lots of things ___ the desk. (on)
- The little boy is ___ the table. (under)
- Meet me at the restaurant ___ the corner. (on)
- Ashraf is talking ___ the phone. (on)
- The children are playing ___ the floor. (on)
- The man is sitting ___ the doorway. (in)
Version 2
- Abby is sitting ______ her friend. (across from)
- The friends are walking ____ each other. (beside/next to)
- The dog is _____ the kids. (between)
- Grandma and grandpa are talking _______ the house. (in front of)
- The girl is _____ her brother. (behind)
- The boy is _____ his sister. (in front of)
- The girls are sitting _____ each other. (beside/next to)
Version 3
- The bikes are ______ the roof.
On, under, at
- The bus is ______ the street.
Across, at, around
- The bikes are ______ the house.
In front of, behind, on
- The building is ______ the river.
Across, below, above
- The computer center is ______ the administration building.
Next to, on top of, below