This English as a second language/English as a foreign language handout uses shapes to explain prepositions of location. It is from ESL Helpful Handouts at http://sites.google.com/site/eslhelpfulhandouts

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Shapes And Places
Prepositions Of Location
The can is on the cube. The triangle is in the circle. The star is next to the sun.
The smiley face is in front of the square. The smiley face is behind the square.
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The diamond is under the square. The circle is above the square.
The diamond is below the square. The circle is over the square.
The hexagon is between the parallelogram and the trapezoid.
This handout has been downloaded from http://sites.google.com/sites/eslhelpfulhandouts. Written by S.
Watson.

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Fill in the blank with a preposition of location.
The circle is ____________________ the sun.
The triangle is _______________ the square.
The hexagon is _____________________ the smiley face.
The smiley face is ____________________ the hexagon.
The star is ____________________ the parallelogram.
The sun is ____________________ the diamond and the trapezoid.
The can is ____________________ the cube.
The cube is ____________________ the can.
This handout has been downloaded from http://sites.google.com/sites/eslhelpfulhandouts. Written by S.
Watson.

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Vocabulary And Spelling Practice.
Use the letters in each shape to spell the name of the shape. Write the name below each shape.
Example:
buce resuaq zieportda
___cube________ _______________ _______________
lrceci legrtain ddmiano
_______________ _______________ _______________
hxegano aomagrpllarel usn
_______________ ________________ _______________
nac rats yelims ecaf
_______________ _______________ _______________
This handout has been downloaded from http://sites.google.com/sites/eslhelpfulhandouts. Written by S.
Watson.