PREPOSITION OF DIRECTION & PLACE

PREPOSITION OF DIRECTION

by Natasha Azani

​What is preposition of direction?

• ​To show movement from one place to another place.

• ​Often used with verb of motions and are found after the verb.

For example:

​I saw a fox went into the trap.

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​INTO:

entering something

Mr. Penguin willingly went into the box.

​TOWARDS:

in the direction of something

​The little kitten is walking toward the camera.

​OVER:

​go above something

​The dog's legs are too short that he unable to jump over the fence.

​THROUGH:

going to ONE place to another.

​Sally the dog successfully went through the space between the gate.

​AGAINST:

​touching a surface

Alina was leaning against the wall while speaking to her friend on the phone,

​ACROSS:

on the other side of something, or from one side to the other of something.

​He without any hesitation went across the river.

ALONG:

'in a line next to something long and thin', e.g. a road, a path

​Suzy and Tania love to walk along the beach every evening.

​UP:

​used to talk about position in or movement to a higher or more important place or degree.

​He is walking up the stairs.

Multiple Choice

The young lady was walking _____ her car.

• over

• towards

Multiple Choice

The two women went ____ the cafe for their lunch.

• into

• against

Multiple Choice

They love to walk _____ the woods as a pasttime.

• over

• through

Multiple Choice

They each threw the ball _____ the fence.

• into

• over

Multiple Choice

The girl who is wearing the red scarf is leaning ____ the tree while reading a book.

• over

• against

​Before we move on...

​Lets review the previous topic;

preposition of location/place & time

Multiple Select

What are the preposition of time? (choose 3)

• behind

• on

• at

• under

• in

Multiple Choice

When we want to show a position that is higher than the current level, we used___

• above

• below

• under

• on

Multiple Choice

The words below are the prepositions. which of these are the prepositions of location?

• next to

• in between

• on

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

We will return ____ 10 O'clock.

• in

• on

• at

Multiple Choice

Do we have to go to school ______ Monday?

• in

• on

• at

Multiple Choice

 

The library is ... the bookstore

• above

• behind

• next to

• opposite

Multiple Choice

The computer is ____ the desk.

• in

• behind

• on

• below