Show Where Things Are: Prepositions of Place for Class 3

This Grade 3 worksheet introduces learners to prepositions of place—words like *on, under, behind, beside, between, near,* and *inside*. With creative exercises like coloring, underlining, sentence rewriting, and drawing-based writing, students learn to describe where things are located in relation to others.

Why Prepositions of Place Matter in Grammar?

Prepositions of place help children describe the world around them. For Grade 3 students, this skill is important because:

1. It teaches how to describe the location of objects and people clearly.

2. It improves writing and oral communication with spatial words.

3. It builds grammar skills for descriptive and narrative sentences.

4. It prepares students to follow and give directions with clarity.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes five fun and visually guided grammar tasks to build prepositional skills:

🧠 Exercise 1 – Color the Words

Students color all the prepositions of place from a mixed word bank (e.g., *on, under, beside, between*).

✏️ Exercise 2 – Underline the Prepositions

Learners underline the preposition of place in each sentence. All sentences focus on location (e.g., *under the table*, *beside her friend*).

📋 Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks

Students complete ten sentences using prepositions that describe where things are placed (e.g., *under, inside, between*).

📝 Exercise 4 – Rewrite the Sentences

Each incomplete sentence must be rewritten with a correct preposition of place. Students underline the word they added.

🎨 Exercise 5 – Sentence Writing

Using a word list of prepositions (e.g., *under, over, behind, between, inside*), students write five original sentences to describe object placement.

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Prepositions to Color

on, in, under, over, behind, beside, between, in front of, next to, above, near, at, inside, outside, down, across

Exercise 2 – Underline the Prepositions

1. under

2. on

3. beside

4. behind

5. in

6. between

7. near

8. inside

9. over

10. at

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks (Sample Answers)

1. under

2. under

3. on

4. in

5. beside

6. under

7. inside

8. beside

9. behind

10. over

Exercise 4 – Rewritten Sentences with Preposition Added and Underlined

1. The ball is **on** the table.

2. She is sitting **at** her desk.

3. The dog is hiding **behind** the curtain.

4. Books are kept **on** the shelf.

5. He stood **near** the window.

6. The boy sat **beside** his friend.

7. The pencil box is **inside** the bag.

8. The bird flew **over** the tree.

9. We sat **on** the bench.

10. The cat jumped **on** the chair.

Exercise 5 – Sample Sentences Using Prepositions of Place

1. The book is **on** the table.

2. The puppy is hiding **under** the bed.

3. I sat **between** my two best friends.

4. The bag is **inside** the cupboard.

5. The ball bounced **over** the wall.