Scratch

I'd like to make multiple copies of a particular sprite, and modify their locations. I searched the forums but there seem to be many references to duplication and cloning, but it still seems like those examples are referencing sprites with straight line code. I'd like to be able make multiple copies of a particular sprite as a new named sprite (with a code generated name) and modify its location. Something like "set spritenum=1", "copy sprite as sprite<spritenum>", "set x1 to 5", "set y1 to 9", "move sprite1 to x1,y1", "increment spritenum", (make and move sprite2, sprite3, etc.). Is there a basic way to do this? It seems rather low-tech to make up 10 sprites manually beforehand, and then reference them in a program. I would appreciate some recommended terms/topics to further search for, although some actual code wouldn't hurt. Thanks for any guidance.