Prepositions Worksheets - Free Printable

It looks like you've uploaded a worksheet titled "Prepositions" that includes a series of sentences with blanks, and the task is to:

1. Circle the preposition in each sentence.
2. Write the number of the sentence that best matches each picture on the right.

Let’s go step by step to solve this.

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Step 1: Identify the prepositions in each sentence

Here are the sentences with the prepositions circled (in bold):

1. Joseph took a book in the library.
→ Preposition: in

2. The squirrel ran up the oak tree.
→ Preposition: up, the (but "up" is the preposition; "the" is an article)
→ Preposition: up

3. “We sat behind the car.”
→ Preposition: behind

4. The woman crossed over the road.
→ Preposition: over

5. A red ball bounced over the wall.
→ Preposition: over

6. Mary is in her bed.
→ Preposition: in

7. This bus comes to a stop at the corner.
→ Preposition: at

8. There was a car racing down the hill.
→ Preposition: down

9. My Mom's car is close to the house.
→ Preposition: to

10. I can walk across the street.
→ Preposition: across

11. “Hello! I’m under the dock.”
→ Preposition: under

12. The store is located beyond the cross sign.
→ Preposition: beyond

13. By midnight, we were all tired.
→ No preposition here? Wait — “by” is a preposition.
→ Preposition: by

14. We are opposite the movie theater.
→ Preposition: opposite

15. Place your crayons on the desk.
→ Preposition: on

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Now, let’s look at the three pictures on the right side of the page.

Picture Analysis:

1. Top picture: A person climbing a ladder to a treehouse, with a squirrel on a tree.
→ Likely represents: "The squirrel ran up the oak tree."
→ Matches sentence #2

2. Middle picture: A family sitting on a couch, reading books.
→ Likely represents: "We sat behind the car"? Not really.
Wait — perhaps it's "Joseph took a book in the library"? But the image shows people on a couch, not in a library.
Hmm — maybe the library scene is the one with the boy reading?

Wait — actually, there's a third image showing a boy reading in a library (bookshelf, books). That must be sentence #1.

Let’s reassign based on visual cues:

- Top image: Squirrel in a tree, ladder → Sentence #2 ("The squirrel ran up the oak tree")
- Middle image: Boy reading in a library → Sentence #1 ("Joseph took a book in the library")
- Bottom image: Red car with number 8 → likely "We are opposite the movie theater" or "Place your crayons on the desk"?

Wait — no. Let's see:

But the bottom image is a red car labeled "8". It might represent sentence #8 ("There was a car racing down the hill")?

But the car is stationary.

Wait — perhaps the pictures are meant to match the sentences, and the numbers on the images help?

Actually, looking closely:

- The top picture has a squirrel in a tree → matches #2
- The middle picture shows a boy reading in a library → matches #1
- The bottom picture shows a red car with number 8 → likely refers to sentence #8 ("There was a car racing down the hill")

But the car is not shown racing down a hill.

Alternatively, maybe the number 8 is just labeling the car, not indicating sentence 8.

Wait — the instruction says: "write the number of the sentence that best matches each picture on the right."

So we need to match each picture to the sentence it illustrates.

Let’s analyze:

Picture 1 (Top): Squirrel on tree, person climbing ladder

→ Clearly matches: #2 – "The squirrel ran up the oak tree."

Picture 2 (Middle): Boy reading in a library

→ Matches: #1 – "Joseph took a book in the library."

Picture 3 (Bottom): Red car with number 8

→ This could represent #14 – "We are opposite the movie theater"? Or #8 – "There was a car racing down the hill"?

But the car is stationary. However, it may be symbolic.

Wait — perhaps the number 8 on the car indicates that it's related to sentence #8?

But that’s not logical.

Alternatively, maybe the car is near a theater or on a desk?

No.

Wait — look at sentence #15: "Place your crayons on the desk." — but there’s no desk.

Another idea: #13 — "By midnight, we were all tired" — doesn't match.

Wait — what about #11 — "I’m under the dock"? No dock.

Hmm.

Wait — perhaps the bottom image is not the car? Let me describe it again.

Actually, the bottom image is a red car with the number 8 on the side. That’s probably just a design. But it’s not clearly matching any sentence.

Wait — perhaps the pictures are labeled with numbers, and we need to write the sentence number that matches.

But the worksheet says: "write the number of the sentence that best matches each picture on the right."

So three pictures, three matches.

Let’s try:

- Top picture (squirrel in tree) → Sentence #2
- Middle picture (boy in library) → Sentence #1
- Bottom picture (red car) → Which sentence?

Look at #14: "We are opposite the movie theater." — maybe the car is parked outside a theater?

But no theater shown.

#8: "There was a car racing down the hill." — no hill shown.

#15: "Place your crayons on the desk." — unrelated.

Wait — perhaps the car is on a desk? No.

Wait — maybe the bottom picture is meant to represent sentence #15? But there's no desk.

Alternatively, maybe the red car is part of sentence #14 — "We are opposite the movie theater" — and the car is parked across from a theater?

But the image doesn’t show that.

Wait — perhaps the number 8 is a clue — it’s sentence #8?

But the sentence is: "There was a car racing down the hill." — which isn’t illustrated.

Wait — perhaps the car is going down a hill? But it’s flat.

This is confusing.

Wait — maybe I misread the layout.

Looking back:

The worksheet has:

- Three pictures on the right:
1. Squirrel in tree
2. Boy reading in library
3. Red car with number 8

And the instructions say: "write the number of the sentence that best matches each picture on the right."

So we need to assign one sentence number to each picture.

Let’s try:

- Picture 1 (squirrel in tree) → Sentence #2 ("The squirrel ran up the oak tree.")
- Picture 2 (boy in library) → Sentence #1 ("Joseph took a book in the library.")
- Picture 3 (red car) → Which sentence?

Now, look at sentence #14: "We are opposite the movie theater." — maybe the car is parked outside a theater?

But no theater shown.

Sentence #15: "Place your crayons on the desk." — no crayons or desk.

Sentence #11: "I'm under the dock." — no dock.

Wait — perhaps the car is on the road, and sentence #12: "The store is located beyond the cross sign." — maybe?

Still not clear.

Wait — maybe the red car is meant to represent sentence #8 — "There was a car racing down the hill" — even if it's not shown racing.

But that’s weak.

Alternatively, perhaps the number 8 on the car is a hint that it's sentence #8.

That seems forced.

Wait — another idea: maybe the bottom image is not the car, but something else?

No — it's clearly a red car with number 8.

Wait — perhaps the picture is supposed to match sentence #14, and the car is opposite the theater, but the theater isn't shown.

Alternatively, maybe the car is on the desk — but that would be absurd.

Wait — perhaps the car is in the library? No.

Wait — let’s check sentence #15: "Place your crayons on the desk." — maybe the car is on the desk? Unlikely.

Perhaps the car is the object of the preposition in sentence #14 — "We are opposite the movie theater" — and the car is where "we" are.

But still, no theater.

Alternatively, maybe the red car is meant to be sentence #8 because of the number 8.

But that’s not logical.

Wait — perhaps the number 8 is not related to the sentence number.

Maybe it’s just a design.

But let’s think differently.

Is there a sentence that mentions a car?

Yes:

- #8: "There was a car racing down the hill."
- #14: "We are opposite the movie theater." — possibly involving a car.
- #15: "Place your crayons on the desk." — no car.

Only #8 explicitly mentions a car.

So likely, the red car matches sentence #8.

Even if it’s not racing, the image is a car, so it matches the theme.

Similarly:

- Squirrel in tree → #2
- Boy in library → #1
- Red car → #8

So the answers for the pictures:

- Top picture: 2
- Middle picture: 1
- Bottom picture: 8

But wait — the middle picture is the boy in the library — yes, matches #1.

Top picture: squirrel in tree — matches #2.

Bottom picture: red car — matches #8.

So the final answer should be:

- Write the number of the sentence that matches each picture:

- Top picture (squirrel) → 2
- Middle picture (library) → 1
- Bottom picture (car) → 8

But let’s double-check:

Is there a better match?

What about sentence #14 — "We are opposite the movie theater." — could the car be parked opposite a theater?

But the image doesn’t show a theater.

Whereas #8 directly mentions a car.

So #8 is the best fit.

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Final Answer:

For the pictures on the right, write the sentence number that matches:

1. Top picture (squirrel in tree) → 2
2. Middle picture (boy in library) → 1
3. Bottom picture (red car) → 8

So the student should write:

- Under top picture: 2
- Under middle picture: 1
- Under bottom picture: 8

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Summary:

Step 1: Circle the prepositions in each sentence (as listed above).

Step 2: Match pictures to sentences:

- Squirrel in tree → Sentence 2
- Boy in library → Sentence 1
- Red car → Sentence 8

✔ Therefore, the correct numbers to write under the pictures are: 2, 1, 8 (from top to bottom).