

This Class 3 worksheet on the Difference Between Prepositions and Adverbs helps students clearly understand how these two parts of speech function differently in sentences. Through structured practice, learners identify whether a word shows position (preposition) or describes action (adverb). With MCQs, pair-based choices, matching, error correction, and paragraph completion, this worksheet strengthens grammar accuracy in meaningful contexts.
Children often confuse prepositions and adverbs because some words (like “inside,” “outside,” “up,” “down”) can act as both. This topic is important in Grade 3 because:
1. It teaches how prepositions connect nouns to other words.
2. It shows how adverbs describe actions (how, when, where).
3. It improves sentence clarity and structure.
4. It prevents common mistakes like using adverbs in place of prepositions.
This worksheet includes five engaging grammar exercises that build clarity step by step:
🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students choose a), b), or c) to select the correct preposition or adverb that completes each sentence.
✏️ Exercise 2 – Choose the Correct Word from the Pair
Learners select the correct preposition or adverb from two given options based on sentence meaning.
📋 Exercise 3 – Match the Following
Students match each sentence with the correct preposition or adverb such as under, between, quickly, or happily.
📝 Exercise 4 – Underline the Wrong Word
Children identify and underline the incorrectly used preposition or adverb in each sentence.
📖 Exercise 5 – Paragraph Completion
Students complete a short library-themed paragraph using suitable prepositions and adverbs in context.
Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
1. over
2. high
3. under
4. outside
5. through
6. up
7. inside
8. happily
9. down
10. peacefully
Exercise 2 – Choose the Correct Word
1. into
2. near
3. behind
4. on
5. back
6. over
7. slowly
8. under
9. left
10. on
Exercise 3 – Match the Following
1 – under
2 – between
3 – through
4 – beside
5 – yesterday
6 – soon
7 – here
8 – upstairs
9 – happily
10 – quickly
Exercise 4 – Underline the Wrong Word
1. yesterday
2. quickly
3. under
4. there
5. through
6. between
7. soon
8. here
9. upstairs
10. beside
Exercise 5 – Paragraph Completion (Sample Answers – Students may vary)
on
inside
under
up
on
quietly
inside
at
near
outside
Help your child clearly understand when a word shows position and when it describes action through structured, real-life grammar practice.
Prepositions show the relationship between a noun and another word, while adverbs describe verbs in English grammar worksheets.
These words can act as both prepositions and adverbs depending on sentence structure, so grammar worksheet practice clarifies usage.
Students can check if the word is followed by a noun to confirm it functions as a preposition in a Class 3 worksheet.