Picture examples of prepositions of location for young learners

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 📍 Prepositions of location tell us where something is located.
• 🖼️ They often describe the position of one thing in relation to another.
• 📝 Common examples include: in, on, under, next to, behind, in front of, between.
• 🏠 In is used when something is inside something else (e.g., The book is in the box).
• 🌳 On is used when something is on top of something else (e.g., The apple is on the table).
• 🐾 Under is used when something is below something else (e.g., The cat is under the chair).
• 🧍 Next to means beside something (e.g., The girl is next to the dog).
• 🚗 Behind means at the back of something (e.g., The car is behind the house).
• 👦 In front of means at the front of something (e.g., The boy is in front of the tree).
• 🌳 Between means in the space separating two things (e.g., The ball is between the two trees).

✏️ Practice Quiz

1. The cat is ______ the table.

   1. in
   2. on
   3. under
   4. next to

2. The book is ______ the box.

   1. on
   2. in
   3. behind
   4. under

3. The ball is ______ the chair.

   1. next to
   2. between
   3. on
   4. behind

4. The dog is ______ the house.

   1. in front of
   2. under
   3. behind
   4. on

5. The bird is ______ the tree.

   1. in
   2. on
   3. next to
   4. between

6. The girl is ______ the boy.

   1. under
   2. between
   3. behind
   4. next to

7. The car is ______ the garage.

   1. on
   2. in
   3. in front of
   4. next to