Prepositions for Grade 4 and Grade 5

In grade 4 and grade 5, students work on prepositions and prepositional phrases. Using the correct preposition is important as prepositions can change the meaning of a sentence.

What are prepositions?

Prepositions tell you where something is (in, between, next to) or when something happened (during, until, since).

Prepositions often tell us where one noun is in relation to another.

Types of prepositions

The are eight types of prepositions:

Time: at, on, in, before, during, after, etc.

Place: on, at or in at the most common prepositions of place.

Movement: to is the most common preposition of movement.

Manner: these prepositions describe the way things happen, such as by, in, like, with, on.

Agent or instrument: these prepositions indicate action conducted on something or someone, such as by, with.

Measure: these prepositions indicate the quantity of something or someone, such as by, of.

Source: these prepositions indicate that something or someone originated from something or someone, such as from, by.

Possession: these prepositions indicate ownership, such as of, with, to.

Prepositions worksheets for grade 4

For grade 4 students we have created a series of prepositions worksheets that work on identifying, using prepositions and prepositional phrases.
 

Prepositions worksheets for grade 5

In grade 5, students continue to work on identifying prepositions. We have also created series of worksheets that practice choosing and writing with prepositions and prepositional phrases.