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Prepositions in Space

Prepositions show how a person, place, or thing relates to another. Read each sentence carefully: a preposition may show location, direction, or movement. Complete the space-language mission. For questions with more than one possible answer, follow the clue in the question.

Find the preposition

Choose the word that shows where or how something is positioned.

1.The satellite drifted behind the space station. Which word is the preposition?

satellite
drifted
behind
station

2.In the sentence “The astronaut floated through the open hatch,” which phrase tells the direction of movement?

3.Complete the sentence with a preposition meaning “in a position lower than”: The Moon appeared Earth in the astronaut’s window.

Choose the right relationship

Use the meaning of each sentence to guide your answer.

4.The astronaut moved ______ the airlock and entered the spacecraft. Choose the preposition that shows movement from one side to the other.

across
inside
beside
under

5.Match each sentence beginning to the ending that makes sense.

The rover parked beside
The probe traveled toward
The flag stood in front of

the distant planet.
the landing craft.
the lunar base.

6.True or false: In “The comet streaked past the observatory,” the word past is a preposition showing movement.

7.Rewrite this sentence by replacing under with a preposition that means “in a position higher than”: The small moon passed under the spacecraft.

Create and edit

Use precise prepositions to make your own space report.

8.Write one sentence about a spacecraft using the preposition around to show movement. Your sentence must include the word Earth.

9.Which sentence uses a preposition to show location, not movement?

The capsule moved toward the station.
The astronaut is inside the capsule.
The rocket flew over the clouds.
The probe traveled past Mars.

10.A space report says, “The tool drifted the astronaut.” Add one preposition to make the sentence clear: The tool drifted the astronaut. Give a preposition that shows the tool was nearby, but not touching.

Draw a spacecraft, a planet, and an astronaut in different positions. Then write two sentences describing where they are, using different prepositions. Example prepositions: above, beside, between, inside, near.