Exploring Prepositions in English

What does a preposition describe in a sentence?

• Action performed

• Description of a noun

• Emotional state

• Time or place relation

Which preposition would you use to describe something inside a container?

• near

• inside

• under

• on

If something is directly next to something else, which preposition is appropriate?

• through

• beside

• below

• over

What preposition indicates movement from outside to inside?

• on

• around

• above

• into

Which preposition is used to describe something directly at the back of another object?

• in front of

• behind

• between

• through

What preposition would you use to describe the movement from one side to the other?

• through

• beside

• between

• across

Select the preposition that indicates something is directly over something without touching it.

• beside

• below

• above

• on

Which preposition describes the position directly below something?

• above

• on

• below

• beside

Which preposition would you use to describe the action of moving to the top of something?

• through

• over

• up

• down

If an object encircles another, which preposition best describes this?

• into

• through

• around

• above