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Prepositions of Place

Classroom Objects & Questions with Where

Level: A1 Starter ⏱️ 12 Mins

📌 How to use this lesson

For Teachers

1. Display or print this lesson for your class.

2. Set a 12-minute timer and check answers together.

For Students

1. Read the 4 rule cards carefully.

2. Complete the 12 short tasks step by step.

📚 Place Rules

Study Guide

A clear bright A1 children learning illustration of a wooden classroom desk with a yellow pencil inside a blue pencil ca

Classroom items: pencil, bag, ruler, notebook, eraser, glue, scissors

Row 1 in on

Use in for something inside a box, a bag or a room, and on for something that touches a desk, a wall or a floor.

Example: "The clock is on the wall and the cat is in the box."

Row 2 under behind

Use under for something lower than a thing, and behind for something at the back of it.

Example: "My shoes are under the bed and the bike is behind the house."

Row 3 next to between

Use next to when two things are side by side, and between for one thing on each side.

Example: "The park is next to the school, and the shop is between the bank and the bus stop."

Row 4 Where is...? Where are...?

Ask 'Where is...?' for one thing and 'Where are...?' for more than one thing, then answer with 'It is...' or 'They are...'.

Example: "Where are my keys? They are in my coat."

A cozy classroom corner with a whiteboard on the wall, colorful crayons inside a tray under the board, a wooden book she

Practice Section: 12 Items

Answer every task below

Type 1: Choose the correct sentence

1. The pencil is inside the school bag. Which sentence is correct?

[inside]

____ a. The pencil is in the bin. ____ b. The pencil is on the bag. ____ c. The pencil is in the bag.

2. The ruler has the notebook on one side and the eraser on the other side. Which sentence is correct?

[two]

____ a. The ruler is under the notebook and the eraser. ____ b. The ruler is between the notebook and the eraser. ____ c. The ruler is behind the notebook and the eraser.

3. The eraser is on the floor, lower than the desk. Which sentence is correct?

[lower]

____ a. The eraser is under the desk. ____ b. The eraser is behind the desk. ____ c. The eraser is on the desk.

Type 2: Write a question with "Where"

Sentence:

"The ruler is in the bag."

[one]

Write the question:

____ (Write the question)

Sentence:

"The scissors are on the shelf."

[pair]

Write the question:

____ (Write the question)

Sentence:

"The crayons are under the board."

[many]

Write the question:

____ (Write the question)

Type 3: Fill in the missing word

7. The blue bin is _______ the teacher's desk.

[back]

____ (preposition)

8. The glue is _______ the notebook on my desk.

[side]

____ (preposition)

9. The board is _______ the wall.

[touch]

____ (preposition)

Type 4: Find and correct the mistake

Chat Note 1 [plural]

"Hi! My crayons is in the box."

Write the correct word for 'is': ____ (correct word)

Chat Note 2 [side]

"The bin is between the door."

Write the correct preposition for 'between': ____ (correct words)

Chat Note 3 [floor]

"Hi! My bag is in the floor."

Write the correct word for 'in': ____ (correct word)

Grammar: Classroom Objects and Prepositions

Prepositions of Place

📚 Place Rules

Practice Section: 12 Items

Type 1: Choose the correct sentence

Type 2: Write a question with "Where"

Type 3: Fill in the missing word

Type 4: Find and correct the mistake

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