Prepositions of Place Worksheet with Answers PDF (Free Download)

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What is the Preposition of Place?

A preposition of place explains where something is located.

Example: in, on, at, under, over, between, behind, next to, etc.

A preposition is a word that is put before a noun or a pronoun to indicate what relation the person or thing indicated by a noun stands to something else.

List of Prepositions of Place: Example Sentences

Preposition	Example Sentence
At	The boy is standing at the traffic lights.
In	Jack jumped in the swimming pool.
Behind	The lamp is behind the cupboard.
Next to	The refrigerator is next to the sofa.
On	They are sitting on the wet grass.
Over	The bridge is over the river Ganga.
Between	He stood between Peter and Tom.
Beside	She sat beside her mother.
Above	The picture is hung above the shelf.
Under	The shoes are kept under the bed.

Exercise 1

Look at the messy room and fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. The socks are ________ the bed.
2. The lamp is ________ the stool.
3. The books are _________the cupboard.
4. The stool is ________ the bed and the cupboard.
5. The doll is ________ the bed.
6. The carpet is ______ the dog.
7. The wall clock is hanging ________the wall.
8. The stool is _______ the dog.
9. The picture is ________ the cupboard.
10. The chair is _________ the bed.

Exercise 2

City Mapper is an activity that will help you to understand prepositions of place by locating the different buildings in the city.

1. The bank is ________ the hospital and the cinema.
2. The shopping mall is ________to the library.
3. The park is _______the restaurant.
4. The school is ________the museum.
5. The post office is _______the bank.
6. The park is ______the restaurant and the museum.
7. The gymnasium is _________the bank.
8. The library is __________the post office and the school.
9. The cinema is ______the center of the city.
10. The hospital is ________the gymnasium.

Answer Key

Exercise 1

Here are the correct answers based on the picture:

1. The socks are under the bed.
2. The lamp is on the stool.
3. The books are in the cupboard.
4. The stool is between the bed and the cupboard.
5. The doll is on the bed.
6. The carpet is under the dog.
7. The wall clock is hanging on the wall.
8. The stool is next to the dog.
9. The picture is above the cupboard.
10. The chair is next to the bed.

Exercise 2

Here are the correct answers based on the city map:

1. The bank is between the hospital and the cinema.
2. The shopping mall is next to the library.
3. The park is behind the restaurant.
4. The school is next to the museum.
5. The post office is behind the bank.
6. The park is between the restaurant and the museum.
7. The gymnasium is opposite the bank.
8. The library is between the post office and the school.
9. The cinema is in the center of the city.
10. The hospital is opposite the gymnasium.

So, this is a prepositions of place worksheet with answers PDF for children to practice prepositions of place. Prepositions of place PDF is available for free download.

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