Prepositions of Movement

Most of the furniture was left to the neighbours or distributed ____ friends.

• among

• between

• alongside

• amidst

The boys swam ____ the lake.

• behind

• around

• across

• above

_Around_ them the darkness was absolute, the silence oppressive.

• Incorrect

• Correct

He hurt his head by running ____ a wall

• underneath

• beside

• against

• near

The moon has risen ____ the horizon

• above

• within

• alongside

• around

It is a district of small houses set ____ winding lanes, quite cut off from the world.

• toward

• amidst

• underneath

• above

She came ____ to give me a book. Then she drew ahead.

• within

• through

• into

• alongside

Don't try to run ____ you can walk

• before

• toward

• over

• upon

The sun went down ____ the horizon.

• above

• below

• between

• across

He is a good friend that speaks well of us ____ our backs

• behind

• upon

• among

• beneath