Prepositions of Place and School Objects

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

A preposition of place is a preposition which is used to refer to a place or space where something or someone is located.

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Preposition of place

Multiple Choice

The chair is _ the desk.

• behind

• next to

• under

Multiple Choice

The pencil is _ the books.

• above

• in

• on

Multiple Choice

The books are _ the backpack.

• in

• on

• below

Fill in the Blanks

The balloon is _ the table.

Fill in the Blanks

The eraser is _ the chair.

Prepositions of space and place usually follow the following pattern.

Object (S) + be + preposition + location of the other object.

The door is between the windows.

Multiple Choice

• The boy is sitting under the girl.

• The boy is sitting behind the girl.

• The boy is sitting opposite the girl.

Multiple Choice

• The pencil is in front of the crayons and the pencil.

• The glue is under the crayons and the pencil.

• The glue is between the pencil and the crayons.