prepositions of place 3-1-13

Prepositions of place

By Belinda Baardsen, American ex pat, ESL Instructor, Saudi Arabia

In, on, under, above, near, behind

In – the car is in the

snow!

In, on, under, above, near, behind

Near – The

apple is near the elephants trunk.

In, on, under, above, near, behind

Under – A cat is under the basket.

On – A cat is on the basket.

In, on, under, above, near, behind

Above – The

man is above the water.

In, on, under, above, near, behind

Behind – The horse is

behind the dog.

In, on, under, above, near, behind

In – the

football is in the bowl

of food.

In, on, under, above, near, behind

In, the

mouse is in the bird feeder.

In, on, under, above, near, behind

In, the

baby is in the fish tank.

In, on, under, above, near, behind

Behind – that cat is

behind the tv. Front – this cat is in

front of the tv.

In, on, under, above, near, behind

Behind – the cat is behind

the tree.

In, on, under, above, near, behind

Above –

the fire extinguisher is above the man.