Home›Lesson Plans›World Languages›Bengali · Grade 12

Bengali Postpositions

Twelfth graders learn a feature that mirrors English — Bengali uses POSTpositions: the little location word comes AFTER the noun, not before. English says “on the table”; Bengali says “table-the on” (tebil-er upore). They learn upore (উপরে, on), niche (নিচে, under), moddhe (মধ্যে, in), kache (কাছে, near), shonge (সঙ্গে, with), and match each to its meaning.

Grade 12Postpositions50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
Start the Lesson
Assign or share this lesson
Share to Google Classroom Share to Microsoft Teams

Copy link works with Canvas, Schoology, Moodle and any other LMS — paste it in as a resource or assignment.

Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Learn postpositions.
  • ✓See they come after the noun.
  • ✓Match each to its meaning.
  • ✓Say where things are.
Essential Question

tebil-er UPORE — why does Bengali put the location word AFTER the noun?

0
Lesson Phases
0
Vocabulary Terms
0
Standards Aligned
0
Interactive Task
Match It · Interactive

Match the Postposition

Project this and match each Bengali postposition to its meaning — tap the word, then tap the meaning.

📍 Match each postposition to its meaningTry it
Postposition
Meaning (AFTER the noun)
Now tap the meaning!
The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — Where Is It?

6 min

How does Bengali say “on the table”?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Put a book on a table.
  • Ask the word order.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
2

Present — Postpositions

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Match the Postposition.
  • Match each one.
  • Note it comes AFTER the noun.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Say.
  • Note it.
3

Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “tebil-er upore” (on the table).
  • Place an object & describe it.
  • Use niche & moddhe.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Place.
  • Use them.
4

Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Describe where 3 objects are.
  • Use 3 postpositions.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Describe.
  • Use them.
  • Ask.
5

Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a postposition.
  • Say where one object is.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Mid).

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare postpositions vs prepositions.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand location phrases.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: say where things are.

ACTFL
Communication 1.4

Recognize postpositions.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Postposition cards with a picture.
  • Place real objects.
  • Model word order.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with upore & niche.
  • Match one pair at a time.
  • Use objects.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add pore (after), age (before).
  • Describe a whole scene.
  • Compare to English prepositions.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 📍Postposition cards
  • 💻Match the Postposition
  • 🧸Objects to place
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

onushorgo (অনুসর্গ)postpositionupore (উপরে)on / aboveniche (নিচে)under / belowmoddhe (মধ্যে)in / insidekache (কাছে)nearshonge (সঙ্গে)withpore (পরে)afterage (আগে)before
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
Where does a Bengali postposition go — before or after the noun?
After the noun (tebil-er upore = on the table).
QUESTION 2
How do you say “under / below” in Bengali?
niche (নিচে).
QUESTION 3
What does “shonge” mean?
With.

Reflect: postpositions.

Have students describe where two objects are in Bengali using postpositions (upore / niche). A printable Bengali postposition sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

🃏 Bengali PostpositionsFlip
Card 1
Term
Tap to flip →
Meaning
0

Nice work!

Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

📝 Bengali PostpositionsQuiz
Score: 0
1 / 6
Question 1
0%

Nice work!

Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Bengali PostpositionsPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: age (আগে), kache (কাছে), moddhe (মধ্যে), niche (নিচে), onushorgo (অনুসর্গ), pore (পরে), shonge (সঙ্গে), upore (উপরে)
  1. under / below
  2. before
  3. on / above
  4. with
  5. after
  6. in / inside
  7. postposition
  8. near

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Where does a Bengali postposition go — before or after the noun?
  2. How do you say “under / below” in Bengali?
  3. What does “shonge” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) niche (নিচে) · 2) age (আগে) · 3) upore (উপরে) · 4) shonge (সঙ্গে) · 5) pore (পরে) · 6) moddhe (মধ্যে) · 7) onushorgo (অনুসর্গ) · 8) kache (কাছে)
Part B: 1) After the noun (tebil-er upore = on the table). 2) niche (নিচে). 3) With.