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Positional Words Practice

A Grade 5 ELA worksheet focusing on understanding and using positional words (prepositions) in sentences and descriptions.

Grade 5 ELA GrammarLanguage and VocabularyPositional Words
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Fill in the BlanksMultiple Choice2 Short AnswerTrue / FalseMatching

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.1.ACCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.1.E

Topics

ELAGrade 5Positional WordsPrepositionsGrammar
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Positional Words Practice

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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions to complete the activities. Pay close attention to positional words.

Complete each sentence using an appropriate positional word from the word bank provided.

under
behind
between
above

1. The cat hid   the couch when it heard the dog bark.

2. The bird flew high   the clouds.

3. Sarah sat   Tom and Maria at the movie theater.

4. The sun disappeared   the mountains at sunset.

Choose the best positional word to complete each sentence.

5. The ball rolled   the table and stopped by the wall.

a

on

b

off

c

around

d

into

6. The dog walked   the park and then   the big oak tree.

a

through, around

b

over, under

c

beside, into

d

below, near

Look at the image below and describe the scene using at least three different positional words. Circle the positional words you use.

A living room scene with a couch, table, and window

Read each statement. Circle T if the statement is True, or F if the statement is False.

7. The word 'inside' is a positional word.

T

True

F

False

8. Positional words tell us when something happened.

T

True

F

False

Match each sentence part on the left with the correct positional word on the right.

9. The book is  

 

a. into

10. She poured water  

 

b. on

11. He walked   the store.

 

c. toward

Write a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) describing your favorite room at home. Use at least five different positional words in your description. Underline each positional word.