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Prepositions of Place 1
Notice how the following prepositions show the relationship between a
person or thing and a place.

They are walking to the train station.

the train station.

He is walking home from

John is sitting in the chair.

They are sitting
around the table. Tom is sitting on the table.
They are eating at a party.
Mary is standing beside the table.
The dog is lying near the table.
Dire
irections
ons: fill in the spaces with the
the corre
rrect preposit
position
ion

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

They went
to
The plates are
He walked
I am driving home
Keep the dog
(in, off)
6) The people are
7) John is sitting
8) Mary is sitting
9) The man is sitting
10) Their feet are
11) The guests are sitting
table. (at, above)
12) The dog is lying

_ the party. (at, to)

the table. (in, on)
the park. (for, to)
the bank. (at, from)
the furniture!
a party. (in, at)
a chair. (in, on)
John. (at, near)
the woman. (beside, to)
the table. (through, under)
the
the floor. (at, on)

Study the picture and answer the questions.

Dire
irections
ons: use the
the pictur
ture to fill in the
the spaces wit
with
the corre
rrect pre
preposition
1) The cat is

by

2) The toilet is
3) The shampoo is
4) The soap is
5) The books are
6) The soap is
7) The toilet paper is
8) The toilet

_ the towel. (behind, by)

the sink. (next to, below)
the conditioner. (beside, among)
the things on the shelf. (among, above)
the soap. (above, under)
the books. (above, below)
the toilet. (below, beside)
the toilet. (in front of, behind)

cleaner is
9) The cat is
10) The mirror is
11) The cat is
12) The towel is
13) The sink is
between)

the shower. (near, far from)

the sink. (above, in front of)
the floor. (around, on)
the sink. (under, next to)
the toilet and the towel. (in front of,

Notice how the following prepositions show the direction or movement

of a person in a place.
Image courtesy of Azar, Betty; Understanding and Using English Grammar

A. He is walking toward the

stream. B. He is walking
away from the
stream.
C. He walked into the
stream. D. He walked out
of the stream

E. He is walking along the

stream.
F. He is walking through the
stream. G. He is walking up
the stream.
H. He is walking down the
stream. I. He is walking
across the steam.

Dire
irections
ons: fill in the spaces with the
the
corre
rrect preposit
position
ion
1) Please put the pot

on

2) There is a bus stop

_ the stove. (on, up)

the post office. (in front of, to)

3) Can you go

the bank this afternoon? (at, to)

4) My wallet is

my pocket. (between, in)

5) She put the letter

the two books. (between, in)

6) The river is flowing

the bridge. (through, under)

7) May I hang my coat

his? (between, on top of)

8) The children are running

us. (away from, through)

9) Whos that man walking

the house? (at, toward)

10) Would you like to walk

the park? (on, through)

11) You can read books _

the library. (at, on)

12) I was walking

out)

the door when you called. (across,

13) The sink is

14) They ran

the mirror. (at, below)

the hill. (in, up)

15) The picture is

the sofa. (above, among)

16) The bank is

the street. (across, through)

17) They walked

the road. (down, out)

18) We came here

the doctors ofice. (at, from)

19) Get the dog

the kitchen table! (off, on)

20) There is a lamp hanging

(over, under)
21) We ran
22) The table is
23) Your letter is
between)
24) Theres a mouse
25) My shoes are
26) The dresser is
27) The necklace is
28) Theres a man sitting

the dining room table.

the house. (into, up)

the bed. (beside, through)
the things on my desk. (among,
the refrigerator. (across, behind)
the closet. (in, on)
the mirror. (at, below)
my neck. (around, at)
the bus. (in, on)