This bright, appealing PDF writing worksheet is an excellent way to practise and revise using prepositions in KS2.
This primary resource is divided into five sections:
- Understand
Find all of the prepositions in the passage and underline them - Challenge
Look at the picture and write a sentence about all the places you could hide a ball. Use a different preposition each time - Test
Underline the prepositions in these sentences. Change the meaning of each sentence by changing the preposition - Explain
Using your own words, explain the job a preposition does - Apply
You have just found and used a treasure map. Write a short passage which tells us of your journey from the beach to the buried treasure.
This challenge features activities that include SATs-style questions and opportunities for creative writing responses, with eye-catching images as prompts.
What is a preposition?
A preposition comes before a noun, pronoun or noun phrase and can link these to another part of a sentence. They can show position or direction, timing or show the relationship between parts of a sentence.
- The plane flew above the clouds.
- Dinner is at 6pm.
- We learnt about the Romans.
What are prepositional phrases?
A prepositional phrase is a group of words with a preposition at its head that is followed by a noun, pronoun or noun phrase. They can be used to modify a noun or verb. When they modify a verb, they are also known as an adverbial. The prepositional phrases are bold in the sentences below.
- The plane flew above the clouds.
- Dinner is at 6pm.
- We learnt about the Romans.
National Curriculum English programme of study links
Using conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and cause.