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Position words

Study guide for Kindergarten to Grade 2: 2 worked examples and 2 practice questions. Position words tell where things are. Turn the sentence around: if the cat is above the box, the box is below the cat.

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Rule and key idea

Position words tell where things are. Turn the sentence around: if the cat is above the box, the box is below the cat.

above ↔ below · left ↔ right · in front ↔ behind

Worked examples

The cat is below the car. Is the car above or below the cat?

If one thing is on one side of another, the second thing is on the opposite side of the first.

above

The chair is above the car. Is the car above or below the chair?

If one thing is on one side of another, the second thing is on the opposite side of the first.

below

Try two questions

  1. The book is in front of the table. Is the table in front of or behind the book?

    1. in front
    2. behind

  2. The box is above the tree. Is the tree above or below the box?

    1. below
    2. above

Answers and reasoning

Answers and marking notes
  1. behind

    If one thing is on one side of another, the second thing is on the opposite side of the first.

  2. below

    If one thing is on one side of another, the second thing is on the opposite side of the first.

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