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Year 3 English — Where is it?

Choose the word that says where something is.

Name: ________________________

Before you start

Four balls sit in four different places around the box. Find out what each place is called.

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  1. 1. On the box
  2. 2. In the box
  3. 3. Under the box
  4. 4. Next to the box

The ball never changed. Only the small word changed, and that is the word doing all the work.

  1. 1.Tap the ball that is between the boxes.

    Write the number of the part.

    123

  2. 2.Which sentence tells you where the bag is?

    • a) The bag is red.
    • b) The bag is under the desk.
    • c) The bag is mine.
    • d) The bag is heavy.

  3. 3.Put the cards in order to make a sentence.

    • The
    • cat
    • under
    • the chair.
    • is

  4. 4.Match each place word to its opposite.

    • on
    • in front of
    • inside
    • up
    • under
    • down
    • outside
    • behind

  5. 5.Which word means at the back of something?

    • a) next to
    • b) in front of
    • c) under
    • d) behind

  6. 6.Write "in" or "on": The keys are ____ my pocket.

  7. 7.The cat is sitting ____ the mat.

    • a) behind
    • b) on
    • c) between
    • d) in

  8. 8.Which words tell you where?

    Groups: Says where · Says something else

    • behind
    • yellow
    • under
    • on
    • happy
    • quickly

Answer key — Year 3 English — Where is it?

  1. 1. 1 — Between the boxes
  2. 2. b) The bag is under the desk.
  3. 3. 1. The 2. cat 3. is 4. under 5. the chair.
  4. 4. on → under; in front of → behind; inside → outside; up → down
  5. 5. d) behind
  6. 6. in
  7. 7. b) on
  8. 8. under → Says where; behind → Says where; happy → Says something else; quickly → Says something else; on → Says where; yellow → Says something else