Positional Words interactive worksheet - Free Printable

Let's solve this Grade 1 positional words worksheet step by step.

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🔍 Task:

Match each positional word on the left with the correct image on the right that shows the owl in that position relative to the box.

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✔ Step-by-step Matching:

We’ll go through each word and find the corresponding picture.

#### 1. between
- The owl is between two boxes (or between objects).
- Look for the image where the owl is in the middle of two things.
- 👉 Image 7: Owl is peeking out from the side of a box, but it’s not clearly "between".
- Wait — let’s check all images carefully:

Let’s list the images from top to bottom:

1. 🐦 Owl on top of a box → "on"
2. 🐦 Box above owl → owl is under the box → "under"
3. 🐦 Owl next to the box (side by side) → "next to"
4. 🐦 Owl in front of the box → "in front of"
5. 🐦 Owl inside the box → "in"
6. 🐦 Owl behind the box → "behind"
7. 🐦 Owl around the box? Not clear — actually, this one shows the owl peeking from behind, but wait — no.
- Let's recheck:
- Image 8: Owl is on a pole, with arrows around it → this looks like "around"
- But we need to match each word.

Wait — there are 8 words and 8 images.

Let’s label the images from top to bottom:

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🖼️ Images (Top to Bottom):

1. Owl on top of a box → "on"
2. Box above owl → owl is under → "under"
3. Owl to the side of box → "next to"
4. Owl in front of box → "in front of"
5. Owl inside box → "in"
6. Owl behind box → "behind"
7. Owl between two boxes? No — this one shows owl peeking from behind, but only one box?
- Wait — actually, look at image 7: It shows an owl partially hidden behind a box, but not clearly "between".

Hold on — let's re-analyze:

Wait — maybe I miscounted.

Let’s number them properly:

1. 🐦 On top → on
2. 🐦 Below box → under
3. 🐦 Side by side → next to
4. 🐦 In front → in front of
5. 🐦 Inside box → in
6. 🐦 Behind box → behind
7. 🐦 Peeking from side → around? Or next to?

Wait — image 7: Owl is peeking from behind a box — same as image 6?

No — image 6: Owl is fully behind the box, head visible.
Image 7: Owl is peering from behind, but it's the same as "behind"?

Wait — perhaps:

Let’s list them again:

✔ Correct Analysis of Each Image:

1. Owl sitting on top of a box → "on"
2. Box above owl → owl is under the box → "under"
3. Owl standing beside the box → "next to"
4. Owl in front of the box → "in front of"
5. Owl inside the box → "in"
6. Owl behind the box → "behind"
7. Owl peeking from behind the box → still "behind"? But already used.

Wait — this can't be.

Wait — image 7: Actually, the owl is between two blocks? No — only one block.

Wait — image 7: The owl is on a stick, with red arrows going around it → this suggests "around"!

Ah! That’s key.

So:

- Image 7: Owl on a pole, with arrows circling it → means "around"
- Image 8: ??? Wait — there are 8 words and 8 images.

Wait — let's count:

Words (left):
1. between
2. behind
3. in
4. on
5. next to
6. around
7. under
8. in front of

That’s 8 words.

Images (right):
1. Owl on box → "on"
2. Box over owl → "under"
3. Owl beside box → "next to"
4. Owl in front of box → "in front of"
5. Owl inside box → "in"
6. Owl behind box → "behind"
7. Owl peeking from behind? Or is it “between”?
- Wait — no, image 7: The owl is between two blocks? Let’s see.

Actually, looking closely:

- Image 7: Two blocks side by side, owl between them → yes!
So: "between" → image 7
- Image 8: Owl on a pole, with arrows around it → "around"

Now we can match correctly.

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✔ Final Matching:

| Word | Image Description | Match |
|------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------|
| between | Owl between two blocks | → Image 7 |
| behind | Owl behind a block | → Image 6 |
| in | Owl inside a block | → Image 5 |
| on | Owl on top of a block | → Image 1 |
| next to | Owl beside a block | → Image 3 |
| around | Owl on a pole, arrows circling it | → Image 8 |
| under | Block above owl → owl under the block | → Image 2 |
| in front of | Owl in front of a block | → Image 4 |

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✔ Correct Answers:

Draw lines as follows:

- between → Image 7 (owl between two blocks)
- behind → Image 6 (owl behind block)
- in → Image 5 (owl inside block)
- on → Image 1 (owl on top)
- next to → Image 3 (owl beside block)
- around → Image 8 (owl on pole with arrows around)
- under → Image 2 (block above owl)
- in front of → Image 4 (owl facing block)

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📝 Summary:

| Word | Matched Image |
|------------------|---------------|
| between | 7 |
| behind | 6 |
| in | 5 |
| on | 1 |
| next to | 3 |
| around | 8 |
| under | 2 |
| in front of | 4 |

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✔ This completes the matching. Students should draw lines connecting each word to its correct image.