Spatial Positioning Activity Sheet

1. To ask where something is • En bas • En haut • À gauche de • À droite de • Au fond de • Au bout de • En face de • Downstairs • Upstairs • To the left of • to the right of • At the end of • At the end of • Across from

2. To ask where something is • Sur • Sous • Dans • Devant • Derrière • À côté de • On • Under • In • In front of • Behind • Next to

3. To ask where something is • Dehors • Dedans • Tout droit • Outside • Inside • Straight ahead

4. Additional prepositionsadd these to your handout • Près de • Loin de • Autour de • Avec • Chez • Envers • Avant • après • Near • Far (from) • Around • With • At the house of • Towards • Before • after

5. Handout answers. • Where is your living room located? • Where is your kitchen located? • Where is your car? • Where is your armchair?

6. It’s on the fourth floor. • It’s on the ninth floor. • It’s upstairs. • It’s downstairs.

7. It’s to the right of the kitchen. • It’s to the left of the living room. • It’s at the end of the hallway. • It’s at the end of the hallway.

8. It’s across from the dining room. • It’s across from the bedroom. • The book is on the bookshelf. • The lamp is on the dresser. • The cat is under the bed. • The bag is under the coffee table.

9. Check up activity answers. • The manager’s apartment is on the ground floor. • My bedroom is upstairs. • The kitchen is downstairs. • The bookshelf is to the left on my bed. • The wardrobe/closet is to the right of my night stand.

10. The powder room is at the end of the hallway/corridor. • The living room is across from the dining room. • The painting in on the wall. • The car is in the garage. • The cat is under the sofa. • The armchair is next to the door.