Kindergarten In, On, and Under worksheets

About this worksheet

Position words tell how one object is placed in relation to another. In, on, and under are useful first examples because children can demonstrate each with a toy and a box. Even so, learners sometimes confuse in and on when an object touches an edge, or choose under whenever something is low. Most questions show a picture of a table with animals around it, and the child completes a sentence about where one animal is: on top of the table, or under it. On the hardest sheets a box stands beside the table.

A few questions show things placed in a box, basket or cup, and the child says where they are. The child completes each spoken sentence with the word that makes sense. Support pages offer two choices; standard and challenge pages offer all three. If a question is uncertain, recreate it with two nearby objects and let your child move one object to each possible place. The physical action makes the meaning memorable and keeps the grammar connected to the real world rather than to an abstract label.

What your child will learn

• Use in when something is inside a place
• Use on when something rests atop a surface
• Use under when something is below another object
• Complete a sentence with the matching position word

Common Core standard: L.K.1.E