Racing to English

Pairs - opposite prepositions

TEACHERS NOTES

CONTENTS

• Set of 12 pairs of adjective cards (total 24 cards), for example:

over

under

• Worksheet

ACTIVITY 1 - MATCHING

Give a group of two/three pupils/students the set of cards and ask them to match them.

ACTIVITY 2 - VISIBLE PAIRS (a game for two to four players)

1. Spread out the cards face down on the table.

2. Players take it in turn to turn over ONE of the cards leaving them face up.

3. If any two of the cards match then the player who has just turned over a card can take those two cards.

4. The player with the most cards at the end is the winner.

NOTE

You may need to choose only some of the cards rather than all of them especially for younger children.

far away	close to
before	after
first	last
early	late

up	down
forwards	backwards
over	under
towards	away from

into	out of
inside	outside
bottom	top
left	right

Racing to English Worksheet

Opposite Prepositions

Write the sentences:

Before Bottom Early Far away First Forwards Inside Into Left Over Towards Up

is the opposite of

after. away from. backwards. close to. down. last. late. out of. outside. right. top. under.

Racing to English

© Gordon Ward 2010. Photocopiable only for use in the purchasing institution. Step 16: Pairs - opposite prepositions

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