Grade 3

Prepositions of place and time

Use in, on, at, under, behind, before, and after correctly in sentences.

Category: Grammar in Use 8 min Confident
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Prepositions tell where or when something happens. Practice with real objects and daily routines.

Read and think

Open one card at a time, read the text together, and use the audio button when hearing the line once helps.

Read and think Text card

The book is on the table.

place preposition

On tells us where the book is.

Example: On shows position.

Read and think Text card

The cat is under the chair.

place preposition

Under tells the position.

Example: Under means below.

Read and think Text card

We eat lunch at noon.

time preposition

At tells us when.

Example: At noon = a specific time.

Read and think Text card

Wash your hands before eating.

time preposition

Before tells the order.

Example: Before means earlier.

Read and think Text card

We played after school.

time preposition

After tells what comes next.

Example: After means later.

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