Use these preposition worksheets to get your students identifying and using these essential parts of speech.
Preposition Worksheets to Build Early Grammar Skills
Understanding prepositions is an essential part of early language development, helping young learners describe locations, directions and relationships between objects.
These preposition worksheets have been designed by the Teach Starter team to support your students in identifying and using some of the most commonly used prepositions. With seven unique worksheets, students will explore common prepositions through matching exercises, sentence completion tasks and picture-based activities that make learning fun and engaging.
Inside this pack of preposition sheets, you will find the following activities:
- Circle the Preposition – Choose the correct preposition that matches the image from the three choices provided.
- Find the Preposition – Read the sentences and circle the preposition in each sentence.
- Preposition Artist – Circle each preposition in the sentence, then draw a picture to match.
- Colour-Code the Prepositions – Colour the prepositions in the table green and the non-prepositions in the table red.
- Preposition Match – Draw a line to the matching image for each preposition.
- Preposition Picture – Follow the instructions to create a picture in the box provided.
- Write a Sentence – Write a sentence for each preposition listed.
These prepositions worksheets for Year 1 download as an easy-print PDF or an editable Google Slides file. Answers are included in both file options.
Multiple Uses for These Preposition Sheets
This set of preposition worksheets can be used in multiple ways during your grammar lessons. Here are a few suggestions from our teacher team:
- Morning Work – Start the day with a quick preposition activity to activate students’ thinking and establish a structured routine. This independent activity helps build confidence in using prepositions correctly.
- Literacy Centres – Include the worksheets as part of literacy rotations, allowing students to engage with prepositions in a focused, hands-on way. This group activity also encourages collaboration with peers.
- Homework Task – Send the worksheets home for additional practice. This also provides an opportunity for parents and carers to support their child’s learning and reinforce classroom concepts.
Download This Preposition Practice Sheet Pack Today!
Use the dropdown menu on the Download button to access your preferred version of these prepositions worksheets. (Note: You will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides version to your personal drive before accessing it.)
As this resource contains answer sheets, we recommend printing one copy of the entire file. Then, remove the answer sheets and make photocopies of the worksheets as required.
This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and a Teach Starter collaborator.
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