Preposition Refinement

This worksheet supports students in Grades 6 and 7 as they revise academic-style paragraphs that contain incorrect or unclear uses of between and among. By correcting the text and explaining how their changes improve precision and logic, learners strengthen formal writing skills, grammar accuracy, sentence clarity, revision strategies, and metacognitive understanding of language use.

Instructional Objectives

• Academic Editing (Grades 6-7): Revise formal paragraphs for correct and precise preposition usage.
• Preposition Accuracy: Apply rules for between and among within academic writing contexts.
• Clarity and Logic: Improve sentence structure and meaning through careful word choice.
• Grammar Justification: Explain why revisions enhance clarity, professionalism, and correctness.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed to reflect expectations of middle school academic writing.
• Explanation-Based Revision: Requires students to articulate reasoning behind grammar changes.
• Authentic Academic Context: Helps students transfer grammar knowledge to formal paragraphs.
• Flexible Use: Suitable for writing units, grammar instruction, editing workshops, or assessment practice.

This printable worksheet helps students refine academic writing by improving grammatical precision, logical clarity, and revision confidence. Through correcting and justifying preposition use, learners develop stronger editing habits and greater control over formal language. It is a no-prep resource that fits seamlessly into both classroom instruction and homeschool language arts practice.

This worksheet is part of our between vs. among worksheets collection.