Prepositions Word Search
Prepositions, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the terms and ideas of a school subject sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: ABOUT, ABOVE, ACROSS, AFTER, AGAINST, ALONG, AMONG, AROUND, BEFORE, BEHIND, BELOW, BENEATH.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Prepositions word list, defined
- ABOUT /əˈbaʊt/ · adverb; preposition; adjective
- On the subject of or concerning something; approximately in number or amount; near to in place or time; or ready to do something. Related: regarding, concerning, roughly, nearly.
- ABOVE /əˈbʌv/ · preposition, adverb, adjective
- In or to a higher position than something else; also used figuratively to mean superior to, greater than, or beyond something in rank, quality, or moral standing. Related: over, higher, beyond, superior.
- ACROSS /əˈkrɒs/ (UK); /əˈkrɔːs/ (US) · preposition; adverb
- From one side of something to the other side, or extending over or spanning a space, surface, or area. As an adverb, it describes movement or position from one side to the other. Related: over, throughout, spanning, athwart.
- AFTER /ˈæf.tər/ · preposition
- Later in time than; following or next in order to. Also used to indicate pursuit, imitation, or the object of a search.
- AGAINST /əˈɡɛnst/ · preposition
- In opposition or conflict with someone or something; also indicating physical contact or support, as when something rests upon or presses toward another thing.
- ALONG /əˈlɒŋ/ · adverb / preposition
- As a preposition, along means following the length of something, moving from one end toward the other; as an adverb, it means forward or onward in company with someone or something. Related: onward, forward, aboard, beside.
- AMONG /əˈmʌŋ/ · preposition
- Surrounded by or in the company of; situated or included within a group of people or things. Related: amid, amidst, between, with.
- AROUND /əˈraʊnd/ · adverb; preposition
- In a circular movement or direction, or on all sides of something; also used to indicate approximate quantity, position in the vicinity of something, or the existence or availability of something. Related: approximately, roughly, nearby, about.
- BEFORE /bɪˈfɔːr/ · preposition, adverb, conjunction
- During the time earlier than a particular event or point; in front of someone or something in space, rank, or order. Related: prior to, earlier than, ahead of, in advance of.
- BEHIND /bɪˈhaɪnd/ · preposition; adverb; noun (informal)
- At or toward the rear of someone or something; in a position or place further back than another. As an adverb, it describes being in or to the rear, and figuratively it can mean lagging in progress or achievement. Related: rearward, back, after, at the back of.
- BELOW /bɪˈloʊ/ · adverb / preposition
- In a lower position or place than something else; at a later point in a text or on a page. Related: beneath, underneath, under, lower.
- BENEATH /bɪˈniːθ/ · preposition, adverb
- Beneath means under or below something, either in physical position or in a lower rank or status. It can also describe something hidden or concealed by a surface appearance. Related: under, below, underneath, lower than.
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