Prepositions with Pictures for Kids

Last updated on August 9, 2024 by Liam Daniel

In this reference, you will learn about prepositions through pictures and examples. The main sections include “prepositions of place,” which uses visuals to show how prepositions work, and “prepositions of movement,” which helps you understand how prepositions describe actions.

Examples and images make learning easier, and there is also a video section that further helps illustrate these concepts.

Prepositions with Pictures for Kids

Prepositions of Place

Prepositions of PlacePin
Prepositions of Place – Created by 7ESL
  • In – My parents live in New Zealand now.
  • On – The town is right on the border.
  • Under – We slept under the open sky.
  • Next to – The hotel is situated next to the lively bustling port.
  • Between – There is a gulf between the two cities.
  • Among – I enjoy being among my friends.
  • In front of – They massed in front of the city hall.
  • Behind – The horse fell behind in the race.
  • Above – Our friends in the apartment above us are really noisy.
  • Below – He dived below the surface of the water.
  • Near – There is a bush near the school playground.
  • Far from – The children don’t go far from home.
  • At – I was waiting at the bus stop.

Prepositions with Pictures and Examples

Prepositions of Place with PicturesPin
Prepositions of Place with Pictures – Created by 7ESL

At

AtPin

  • Used to say exactly where something or someone is
  • I saw a cat at the window.

Above

AbovePin

  • Higher than something else, but not directly over it
  • There’s a cat above the dog.

Below

BelowPin

  • Lower than something else
  • The dog lies below the cat.

On

OnPin

  • Touching a surface or being supported by a surface
  • A dog lies on the rug.

Under

UnderPin

  • Lower than (or covered by) something else
  • There is a dog under the desk.

On top of

On top ofPin

  • On the highest surface of something
  • There was a cat on top of the table.

In front of

In front ofPin

  • Further forward than someone or something else
  • The cat was in front of the fireplace.

Between

BetweenPin

  • Something in the middle of two objects or things (or places)
  • There is a mouse between the cats.

In

InPin

  • Into a container, place, etc.
  • You’ll find a mouse in the drawer.

Next to

Next toPin

  • Further forward than someone or something else.
  • The dog came and sat next to the boy.

Behind

BehindPin

  • At the back (part) of something
  • This dog still sat behind the chair.

Prepositions of Movement

Prepositions of MovementPin
Prepositions of Movement – Created by 7ESL
  • Down – It’s easier to run down the hill than go up.
  • Up – She doesn’t like riding her bike up these hills.
  • Out of – He jumped out of the window.
  • Into – Don’t put new wine into old bottles.
  • Toward – She was carrying a suitcase and walking toward.
  • Away – Dinah was crying as she drove slowly away.
  • Past – You drive past the stadium on your way to work, don’t you?
  • Over – The hotel is over the bridge.
  • Onto – I slipped as I stepped onto the platform.
  • Off – I must be off now.
  • Around – Her hair whipped around her face in the wind.
  • Under – The pen fell under the desk.
  • Along – We went for a walk along the beach at twilight.
  • Across – The boys swam across the lake.
  • Through – The Charles River flows through Boston.

Prepositions with Pictures Video

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11 thoughts on “Prepositions with Pictures for Kids”

  1. why can we have information about the physical features of the world, history topics, important freedom fighters, continents and oceans of the world etc for grade IV & V.

  3. this is great, i love the picture plus the videos makes this really helpful and easy to understand, thank you

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