Prepositions worksheet for kids featuring teddy bears and boxes to illustrate spatial relationships.

Let’s go step by step to match each preposition with the correct picture.

We are looking at five rows. Each row has a word on the left (like “next to”, “between”, etc.) and three pictures on the right. We need to pick the one picture that correctly shows what the word means.

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Row 1: “next to”

- Picture 1: Teddy bear is beside a box → this matches “next to”
- Picture 2: Teddy bear is in front of or behind? Actually, it looks like the bear is *in front* of the box — not clearly “next to”
- Picture 3: Teddy bear is sitting *on top* of the box → that’s “above” or “on”, not “next to”

✔ So for “next to”, the best match is Picture 1

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Row 2: “between”

- Picture 1: Bear is inside an open box → that’s “in”
- Picture 2: Bear is sitting with one box on its left and one on its right → yes! That’s “between”
- Picture 3: Two separate items — bear below a box → not between

✔ So for “between”, the best match is Picture 2

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Row 3: “near”

- Picture 1: Bear is inside a box → “in”
- Picture 2: Bear is close to a box, but not touching — could be “near”
- Picture 3: Bear is far from the box? Or maybe also near? Let’s compare.

Actually, “near” means close by — not necessarily touching. In Picture 2, the bear is right next to the box — very close. In Picture 3, the bear is farther away from the box. So Picture 2 is better for “near”.

Wait — let’s look again:

In Row 3:
- Left image: bear IN box → no
- Middle image: bear sitting RIGHT NEXT TO box → very near
- Right image: bear is small and farther from box → less near

So ✔ “near” = middle picture (Picture 2)

But wait — we already used Picture 2 for “between”. Can we reuse pictures? No — each row should have only ONE correct answer, and they’re all different images per row.

Actually, looking again — each row has 3 distinct images. We just pick the one that fits best in that row.

So for “near”, middle image is best → Picture 2 in that row.

Hold on — let me label them properly.

Actually, let’s number the images in each row as A, B, C from left to right.

Row 1 (“next to”):
A: bear beside box → ✔️
B: bear in front of box → maybe, but not as clear
C: bear on box → ✘

→ Choose A

Row 2 (“between”):
A: bear in box → ✘
B: bear with box on left and right → ✔️
C: bear under box → ✘

→ Choose B

Row 3 (“near”):
A: bear in box → ✘
B: bear beside box → ✔️ (very close)
C: bear far from box → ✘

→ Choose B

Wait — same position? But that’s okay — each row is independent. The instruction is to choose the correct image *for that row*. So even if two rows pick the middle image, that’s fine — because they’re different sets of images.

But let’s check the actual visuals again carefully.

Looking back:

For “near” — the middle image shows the bear sitting right next to the box — definitely “near”.

The right image shows a tiny bear far from a box — that might be “far”, not “near”.

So yes — middle image for “near”.

Row 4: “below”

- A: box above bear → so bear is BELOW box → ✔️
- B: bear coming out of box → not below
- C: bear beside box → not below

→ Choose A

Row 5: “above”

- A: bear ON box → that’s “on”, not necessarily “above” (though sometimes used interchangeably, but here “above” usually means floating over)
- B: bear floating OVER box → yes! That’s “above”
- C: bear peeking out of box → not above

→ Choose B

Wait — let’s double-check “above”:

In English, “above” can mean higher than, not necessarily touching. So if the bear is hovering over the box without touching, that’s “above”. If it’s sitting on it, that’s “on”.

In Row 5:
- Image A: bear sitting ON box → that’s “on”
- Image B: bear floating ABOVE box → perfect for “above”
- Image C: bear inside/peeking from box → no

→ So “above” = Image B

Now let’s summarize our choices per row:

Row 1: “next to” → first image (leftmost)
Row 2: “between” → second image (middle)
Row 3: “near” → second image (middle) ← Wait, is that accurate?

Hold on — let’s re-express using positions:

Each row has 3 images: Left, Middle, Right.

Row 1: “next to”
- Left: bear beside box → ✔️
- Middle: bear in front of box → ambiguous
- Right: bear on box → ✘
→ Pick LEFT

Row 2: “between”
- Left: bear in box → ✘
- Middle: bear between two boxes → ✔️
- Right: bear under box → ✘
→ Pick MIDDLE

Row 3: “near”
- Left: bear in box → ✘
- Middle: bear beside box → ✔️ (close)
- Right: bear far from box → ✘
→ Pick MIDDLE

Row 4: “below”
- Left: box above bear → bear is below → ✔️
- Middle: bear emerging from box →
- Right: bear beside box → ✘
→ Pick LEFT

Row 5: “above”
- Left: bear on box → “on”, not “above”
- Middle: bear floating over box → ✔️
- Right: bear in box → ✘
→ Pick MIDDLE

Wait — now I see a problem: For “near”, is the middle image really the best? Let’s think about the definition.

“Near” means close to — not necessarily adjacent. In Row 3, the right image shows a small bear and a box that are separated by space — but still relatively close? Compared to the middle image where the bear is almost touching the box — that’s closer.

Actually, both middle and right could be argued, but typically in these exercises, “near” is shown as close proximity — so middle is better.

But let’s check standard usage in such worksheets.

Alternatively — perhaps for “near”, the intended answer is the right image? Because sometimes “near” is contrasted with “next to” — meaning not touching, but close.

Wait — in Row 1, “next to” is when they’re side by side, possibly touching.

In Row 3, “near” might mean close but not necessarily adjacent — so maybe the right image?

Let’s look again:

Row 3 images:

Left: bear IN box → no

Middle: bear sitting immediately beside box — very close, almost touching → this is more like “next to”

Right: bear is smaller, and there’s visible space between bear and box → this is “near” — close but not adjacent.

Ah! That makes sense.

Because “next to” implies adjacency (side by side), while “near” just means in the vicinity — not necessarily touching.

So for “near”, the right image is better — because it shows proximity without direct contact.

Whereas the middle image in Row 3 is actually showing “next to” — which was already used in Row 1.

So correction:

Row 3: “near” → RIGHT image

That avoids confusion and matches typical worksheet logic.

Similarly, for “below” — left image: box is above bear → bear is below → correct.

For “above” — middle image: bear is floating over box → correct.

Now let’s finalize:

Row 1: “next to” → LEFT image (bear beside box)

Row 2: “between” → MIDDLE image (bear between two boxes)

Row 3: “near” → RIGHT image (bear close to but not touching box)

Row 4: “below” → LEFT image (bear under box)

Row 5: “above” → MIDDLE image (bear over box)

Yes — this seems consistent.

Final Answer:

For "next to": first image
For "between": second image
For "near": third image
For "below": first image
For "above": second image

But since the question says “Read and choose” — likely expecting us to indicate which image in each row is correct.

Since the user didn’t specify how to output, but based on format, we’ll list the choice per row.

However, looking at the original task — it’s probably meant to circle or select one image per row.

But since we must give a final answer, and the instruction is to solve accurately, I’ll state the correct selection for each row.

Final Answer:
next to: left image
between: middle image
near: right image
below: left image
above: middle image