

This Class 3 worksheet on Prepositions in Complex Sentences helps learners understand how words like between, under, through, inside, near, above, before, and after connect ideas clearly in longer sentences. Students practise identifying correct prepositions, correcting incorrect usage, and forming meaningful complex sentences. Through fill-in-the-blanks, true/false analysis, multiple choice questions, sentence correction, and sentence writing, children build strong grammar foundations.
Prepositions show position, direction, time, and relationship between words. This concept is important in Grade 3 because:
1. It teaches students how to describe place and movement accurately.
2. It strengthens sentence structure in longer or complex sentences.
3. It prevents common mistakes like “above Ravi in class” or “under the sea” when incorrect.
4. It improves both descriptive writing and reading comprehension.
This worksheet includes five structured exercises to build mastery step by step:
🧠 Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
Students complete sentences using the correct preposition from the given word bank.
✏️ Exercise 2 – True or False
Learners read each sentence carefully and decide whether the preposition is used correctly.
📋 Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students choose the correct preposition (a, b, or c) to complete each sentence accurately.
📝 Exercise 4 – Replace the Incorrect Word
Children replace one incorrect preposition using a suitable word from the box.
📖 Exercise 5 – Sentence Writing
Students write five original complex sentences using appropriate prepositions.
Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1. around
2. under
3. through
4. behind
5. between
6. after
7. inside
8. near
9. before
10. above
Exercise 2 – True or False
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. False
6. True
7. True
8. False
9. True
10. False
Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice Questions
1. behind
2. under
3. above
4. after
5. behind
6. through
7. between
8. above
9. near
10. under
Exercise 4 – Replace the Incorrect Word
1. after
2. under
3. through
4. behind
5. between
6. near
7. inside
8. before
9. around
10. above
Exercise 5 – Sentence Writing
Answers may vary.
Help your child confidently describe movement, position, and time using correct prepositions in complex sentences through structured, real-life grammar practice.
Prepositions in complex sentences show direction, place, or time within longer sentence structures in Class 3 grammar.
Early learners may overlook relationship words in detailed sentences, so focused English worksheet practice improves recognition.
By underlining prepositional phrases regularly in a CBSE English grammar worksheet for Class 3.