Prepositions of Place (a list) above beside in back of in the middle of on around
between in the back of inside on top of at far (away) from in front of near outside.
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Prepositions of Place 2 in on at
A person lives: In a country and in a city. On a street, avenue, road, etc. At a street address.
Rebecca lives in the United States. She lives in New York City. She lives on Pine Street. She lives at 1089 Pine Street.
Directions: Complete the sentences with prepositions of place. Write about Oscar. 1) Oscar lives ______ Canada. 2) He lives ______ Toronto. 3) He lives ______ Main Street. 4) He lives ______ 1423 Main Street.
Oscar 1423 Main Street Toronto, Canada
Write about Dr. Roberts 5) Dr. Roberts lives on ___________________.
Dr. M.K. Roberts
6) He lives in ___________________.
118 State Street
7) He lives at ___________________.
Miami, Florida
Write about yourself. 8) I live _____________________________. (name of country) 9) I live _____________________________. (name of city) 10) I live _____________________________. (name of street) 11) I live _____________________________. (street address) Directions: Now make your own sentences using prepositions of place. 1) _______________________________________________________________ 2) _______________________________________________________________
Prepositions of Place (a list) above around at behind below
beside between far (away) from in
in back of in the back of in front of in the front of
(a) The books are beside the cup. (b) The books are next to the cup. (c) The books are near the cup. _________________________________
(e) The books are far (away) from the cup.
_______________________________ (h) The cup is under the books. _____________________
in the middle of inside near next to
on on top of outside under
(d) The books are between two cups.
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(f) The cup is on the books. (g) The cup is on top of the books.
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(i) The cup is above the books.
(j) The hands are around the cup.
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(k) The man is in back of the bus. (l) The man is behind the bus.
(m) The man is in the back of the bus. ________________________________
________________________________ (n) The man is in front of the bus. ________________________________
(o) The man is in the front of the bus. ________________________________
(p) The man is in the middle of the bus. In (m), (o), and (p) the man is inside the bus. ____________________________________________________________
Directions: Describe the pictures by completing the sentences with the correct preposition of place. For each question, there may be more than one possible answer.
1)
The apple is __________________________ the plate.
2)
The apple is __________________________ the plate.
3)
The apple is __________________________ the plate.
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The apple is __________________________ the cup.
The apple isn’t close to the cup. It is ______________________________ the cup.
The apple is __________________________ the cup.
The cup is __________________________ two apples.
The hands are __________________________ the cup.
9)
The dog isn’t inside the car. The dog is __________________________ the car.
