Writing prepositions worksheets | Worsheets library - Free Printable

Let's solve the "Writing with Prepositions" worksheet step by step.

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Task:

Fill in the blanks with prepositions from the word bank. You may use the same preposition more than once.

Word Bank:
across, about, above, after, before, along, around, at, below, by, down, for, from, in, on, inside, out, into, near, of, off, over, under, through, until, with, without, outside, onto

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Story:

> One day, we decided to go ______ the park ______ my dog. We never go ______ the park ______ my dog. He would be upset if we left him ______ home.

> ______ dinner, we got the leash and began walking ______ the pond ______ the way ______ the park. We saw a duck who was wading ______ the water. My dog also wanted to be ______ the water.

> When we looked away for a moment, my dog ran and jumped ______ the water. He splashed water ______ my pants. His pants were soaked! I needed to find a towel. Once we were ______ the park, I found a towel and dried my pants. My dog had a great night ______ the park.

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Now, let’s fill in each blank logically using appropriate prepositions.

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Step-by-step Analysis:

1. "One day, we decided to go ______ the park ______ my dog."
- "Go to the park" → correct preposition: to
- "with my dog" → with
✔ to, with

2. "We never go ______ the park ______ my dog."
- "go to the park" again → to
- "without my dog" → without (since he gets upset if left behind)
✔ to, without

3. "He would be upset if we left him ______ home."
- "left him at home" → common phrase: *leave someone at home*
✔ at

4. "______ dinner, we got the leash..."
- Time expression: "After dinner" → after
✔ After

5. "...began walking ______ the pond..."
- Walking along the pond → common usage: *walk along the river/pond*
✔ along

6. "...______ the way ______ the park."
- "on the way to the park" → standard phrase
✔ on, to

7. "We saw a duck who was wading ______ the water."
- Wading in the water → correct preposition
✔ in

8. "My dog also wanted to be ______ the water."
- Dog wants to be in the water → similar to duck
✔ in

9. "my dog ran and jumped ______ the water."
- Jumped into the water → action of entering water
✔ into

10. "He splashed water ______ my pants."
- Water splashed onto my pants → physical contact, covering surface
✔ onto

11. "Once we were ______ the park..."
- "Once we were out of the park" → implies leaving the park
But the sentence says: "Once we were ______ the park" — missing “of” or “out”?
Wait — look at the sentence:
> "Once we were ______ the park, I found a towel..."

This suggests they are outside the park now.
So: "Once we were outside the park" → but outside is in the word bank.
✔ outside

However, note: "outside" is a preposition here, so it fits.

12. "My dog had a great night ______ the park."
- "had a great night in the park" → spending time inside the park
✔ in

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✔ Final Answer:

> One day, we decided to go to the park with my dog. We never go to the park without my dog. He would be upset if we left him at home.
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> After dinner, we got the leash and began walking along the pond on the way to the park. We saw a duck who was wading in the water. My dog also wanted to be in the water.
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> When we looked away for a moment, my dog ran and jumped into the water. He splashed water onto my pants. His pants were soaked! I needed to find a towel. Once we were outside the park, I found a towel and dried my pants. My dog had a great night in the park.

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✔ Summary of Answers:

1. to
2. with
3. to
4. without
5. at
6. After
7. along
8. on
9. to
10. in
11. in
12. into
13. onto
14. outside
15. in

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🔍 Explanation of Key Prepositions:

- to: direction toward a place (go to the park)
- with: company (with my dog)
- without: absence (without my dog)
- at: location (at home)
- after: time (after dinner)
- along: movement beside (walk along the pond)
- on the way to: journey toward
- in: inside something (in the water)
- into: movement from outside to inside (jumped into the water)
- onto: movement to the surface (splashed water onto pants)
- outside: not inside (outside the park)
- in: location within (a great night in the park)

This exercise helps students understand how prepositions show direction, location, time, and relationships between objects and actions.

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