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Above, below, beside

Above means higher up. Below means lower down. Beside (or next to) means at the side.

Worked example

The ball is ______ the box.
Answer: above
Find the red ball and the blue box. The ball is above the box.

For grown-ups: Positional words (above, beside, behind). Below: three problems to try with the worked answers, and a free printable sheet. Children can practise the same skill as a game, with no sign-up and no ads.

  • CCSS K.G.A.1
What this practises, for teachers

Practices positional words (above, beside, behind) (K.G.A.1). A printable sheet with its answer key, worked answers on the page, no accounts.

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🖨️ Printable sheet and key

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Try three

  1. The ball is ______ the box.
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: below
    Find the red ball and the blue box. The ball is below the box.
  2. The ball is ______ the box.
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: above
    Find the red ball and the blue box. The ball is above the box.
  3. The box is ______ the ball.
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: beside
    Find the red ball and the blue box. The box is beside the ball.

Before and after

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Above, below, beside (Pre-K)

  1. The ball is ______ the box.
  2. The ball is ______ the box.
  3. The ball is ______ the box.
  4. The ball is ______ the box.
  5. The ball is ______ the box.
  6. The ball is ______ the box.
  7. The ball is ______ the box.
  8. The ball is ______ the box.
  9. The ball is ______ the box.
  10. The ball is ______ the box.
  11. The ball is ______ the box.
  12. The ball is ______ the box.

Answer key

  1. above
  2. below
  3. beside
  4. beside
  5. below
  6. above
  7. next to
  8. above
  9. next to
  10. below
  11. next to
  12. below

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