Prepositions — Time, Place, Direction & Opposites
Grade 4 · English
Prepositions — Time, Place, Direction & Opposites
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Into, through, towards — plus opposite pairs like near and far!
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1

Sort each phrase into pairs that are OPPOSITES — this list mixes both halves of several pairs. Sort each word into the category naming ITS side of the pair.

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far from
above
in front of
outside
below
inside
near
behind
under
over
Above/Outside/Ahead side
write the words here
Below/Inside/Behind side
write the words here
2

Read each time phrase. Sort it by which time-preposition rule it follows — 'in' (a longer period like a month/year), 'on' (a specific day/date), or 'at' (a precise time).

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in December
on my birthday
in the monsoon
at sunrise
at 4 o'clock
in 1998
at midnight
on Republic Day
on Tuesday
in — longer period
write the words here
on — specific day
write the words here
at — precise time
write the words here
3

Sort each preposition by kind — Time (tells us WHEN), Place (tells us WHERE something is), or Direction (tells us the path of MOVEMENT).

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before
beneath
among
during
after
beside
since
through
along
between
Time
write the words here
Place
write the words here
Direction
write the words here
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