Preposition of Place

Ex 1: Use the prepositions below to complete the paragraph about the given picture.

inside near behind on

below above between in
outside on beside in front of

My

favourite room in the house is the kitchen. The oven is 1)______________________ two cabinets.
2)__________________ the left cabinet, there is a blender. 3)___________________ the blender, there
is an open cabinet. 4)______________________ this cabinet, there is a microwave. On the right side of
the cabinet with the microwave, there are three other cabinets, the second of which has jars
5)______________________.
6)______________________ the last cabinet, there is another cabinet with the sink
7)__________________ it. 8)___________________ the last cabinet there is the fridge and
9)______________________ the fridge there is a window.
10)______________________ the window, there is a table. There are two chairs
11)______________________ the table and another two on each side of the table. From the window, I
can see the trees that are 12)______________________.

Ex 2: Read and complete the rules below by underlining the correct preposition.

MS. C. SPAGNOL – ENGLISH LANGUAGE – PREPOSITION OF PLACE HANDOUT 1

 1. We use between / across / among when we want to refer to something or someone that is
surrounded by many other things or people.
2. We use opposite / among / in front of when something or someone is facing something or
someone else.
3. We use in / at / across when we use particular points as a point of reference or location.

Ex 3: Use the given sentences below to write sentences to describe the picture in exercise 1.

Under Next to Out

Among Opposite At

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)

MS. C. SPAGNOL – ENGLISH LANGUAGE – PREPOSITION OF PLACE HANDOUT 2