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Grade 1 English Language Arts — Prepositions of place and direction

Choose the preposition that shows where something is, or which way it is going.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.The rabbit jumped ____ its hole and disappeared.

    • a) into
    • b) beside
    • c) between
    • d) above

  2. 2.The road runs ____ the two villages.

    • a) into
    • b) above
    • c) among
    • d) between

  3. 3.Match each preposition to its opposite.

    • above
    • into
    • in front of
    • up
    • inside
    • down
    • outside
    • below
    • behind
    • out of

  4. 4.One word, please. We walked ____ the tunnel and came out at the far end.

  5. 5.Sort each sentence: does the preposition tell you where something is, or which way it went?

    Groups: Tells where it is · Tells which way it went

    • The ball is between the shoes.
    • The ball rolled out of the gate.
    • The cat ran into the box.
    • The bus went through the tunnel.
    • The cat sat under the chair.
    • The picture hangs above the bed.

  6. 6.One word, please. The cat is sitting ____ the table and the chair, right in the middle of the two.

  7. 7.The kitten is hiding ____ the sofa, so only its tail shows.

    • a) under
    • b) into
    • c) through
    • d) out of

  8. 8.Sort each preposition: does it put one thing higher than the other, or lower?

    Groups: Higher than it · Lower than it

    • on top of
    • above
    • beneath
    • over
    • underneath
    • below

Answer key — Grade 1 English Language Arts — Prepositions of place and direction

  1. 1. a) into
  2. 2. d) between
  3. 3. above → below; into → out of; in front of → behind; up → down; inside → outside
  4. 4.
    • through
    • along
    • down
  5. 5. The cat sat under the chair. → Tells where it is; The cat ran into the box. → Tells which way it went; The ball is between the shoes. → Tells where it is; The ball rolled out of the gate. → Tells which way it went; The picture hangs above the bed. → Tells where it is; The bus went through the tunnel. → Tells which way it went
  6. 6. between
  7. 7. a) under
  8. 8. above → Higher than it; below → Lower than it; over → Higher than it; underneath → Lower than it; on top of → Higher than it; beneath → Lower than it