Prepositions of Movement

Prepositions of Movement

Prepositions of movement show movement from one place to another place. 

The most common preposition of movement is the preposition to, which describes movement in the direction of something, for example:

• How do you go to work?

• He drove to London in five hours.

• Nobody came to the party

Across: movement from one side to the other side of something:

• It took us three days to drive across the desert.

• The dog ran across the road and nearly got hit by a car.

Across: movement from one side to the other side of something:

• The dog ran across the road and nearly got hit by a car.

• It took us three days to drive across the desert.

Around: movement passing something in a curved route, not going through it

• A big dog was sleeping on the floor so she had to walk around it.

• They walked around the town for an hour.

Down: movement from a higher point to a lower point of something:

• They ran down the hill to the stream below.

• He climbed down the ladder to the bottom of the well.

From: indicating the point where a movement begins:

• We flew from Bangkok to London.

• The police took my driving licence from me.

Into: movement to an enclosed space; movement resulting in physical contact:

• He got into the car and closed the door.

• The car crashed into the wall.

Over: movement above and across the top or top surface of something:

• We are flying over the mountains.

• The cat jumped over the wall.

Through: movement in one side and out of the other side of something:

• The train goes through a tunnel under the hill.

• The ball goes through the ring.

Under: movement directly below something:

• The mouse ran under the chair.

• Submarines can travel under water.

Up: movement from a lower point to a higher point of something:

• Jack and Jill ran up the hill.

• The boat takes two hours going up the river and one hour coming down.

Multiple Choice

The airplanes are flying ____________ the hills

• under

• over

• on

• beyond

Multiple Choice

Those airplanes are flying ____________ the city

• above

• on

• for

• toward

Multiple Choice

Planets orbit __________ the sun

• toward

• around

• through

• on

Multiple Choice

He is jumping ___________ the table

• through

• toward

• to

• over

Multiple Choice

The airplane is flying ____________ the buildings

• over

• around

• on

• toward

Multiple Choice

The boys are running ________ the swimming pool

• around

• between

• toward

• through