Preposition Practice Prompts

This worksheet helps students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 practice correct preposition usage by responding to short writing prompts with original sentences using beside and besides. Through structured creative writing, learners strengthen grammar understanding, sentence fluency, vocabulary application, context awareness, and clarity while clearly distinguishing between physical proximity and additional information.

Learning Goals

• Sentence Construction (Grades 3-5): Write complete, meaningful sentences that demonstrate correct grammar and structure.
• Preposition Meaning: Use beside accurately to show location and besides to express an added idea.
• Vocabulary Application: Apply word meanings correctly through original sentence creation rather than recognition alone.
• Context Awareness: Use clues within prompts to ensure sentences match intended meaning.

Instructional Support

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed by educators to support grammar instruction through authentic writing tasks.
• Creativity with Structure: Encourages imaginative thinking while maintaining clear grammatical expectations.
• Flexible Use: Ideal for writing centers, grammar lessons, early finishers, homework, or small-group work.
• Skill Reinforcement: Provides repeated, meaningful practice to help concepts stick.

This printable worksheet helps students build confidence with sentence writing, vocabulary accuracy, and grammar precision. By crafting original examples, learners deepen their understanding of prepositions, improve sentence fluency, and practice applying rules in context. Suitable for both classroom and homeschool settings, it offers an engaging, no-prep way to reinforce correct usage of commonly confused words through creative expression.

This worksheet is part of our Beside vs. Besides Worksheets collection.