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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. He is walking home from the train station.

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.

Directions: fill in the spaces with the correct preposition

1) They went to _ the party. (at, to) in

7) John is sitting __________ a chair. (in, on)
In on the table. (in,
2) The plates are __________ near
8) Mary is sitting __________ John. (at, near)
on) beside
9) The man is sitting __________ the woman.
to
3) He walked __________ the park. (for, to) (beside, to)
from
4) I am driving home __________ the bank. under
10) Their feet are __________ the table.
(at, from) (through, under)
in off the furniture!
5) Keep the dog __________ above at the
11) The guests are sitting __________
(in, off) table. (at, above)
at
6) The people are __________ a party. (in, on
12) The dog is lying __________ the floor. (at,
at) on)
Directions: use the picture to fill in the spaces with the correct preposition

1) The cat is by _ the towel. (behind, by)

next to
2) The toilet is __________ the sink. (next to, below)
beside
3) The shampoo is __________ the conditioner. (beside, among)
among
4) The soap is __________ the things on the shelf. (among, above)
under
5) The books are __________ the soap. (above, under)
below
6) The soap is __________ the books. (above, below)
beside
7) The toilet paper is __________ the toilet. (below, beside)
behind
8) The toilet cleaner is __________ the toilet. (in front of, behind)
near
9) The cat is __________ the shower. (near, far from)
above
10) The mirror is __________ the sink. (above, in front of)
on
11) The cat is __________ the floor. (around, on)
next to
12) The towel is __________ the sink. (under, next to)
between the toilet and the towel. (in front of, between)
13) The sink is __________

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. E. He is walking along the stream.

B. He is walking away from the F. He is walking through the stream.
stream. G. He is walking up the stream.
C. He walked into the stream. H. He is walking down the stream.
D. He walked out of the stream I. He is walking across the steam.
Directions: fill in the spaces with the correct preposition

1) Please put the pot on _ the stove. (on, up)

in front of the post office. (in front of, to)
2) There is a bus stop __________
at
3) Can you go __________ the bank this afternoon? (at, to)
in
4) My wallet is __________ my pocket. (between, in)
between the two books. (between, in)
5) She put the letter __________
under
6) The river is flowing __________ the bridge. (through, under)
on top of his? (between, on top of)
7) May I hang my coat __________
away from us. (away from, through)
8) The children are running __________
toward the house? (at, toward)
9) Who’s that man walking __________
on
10) Would you like to walk __________ the park? (on, through)
at
11) You can read books __________ the library. (at, on)
out
12) I was walking __________ the door when you called. (across, out)
below the mirror. (at, below)
13) The sink is __________
up
14) They ran __________ the hill. (in, up)
above
15) The picture is __________ the sofa. (above, among)
across
16) The bank is __________ the street. (across, through)
down
17) They walked __________ the road. (down, out)
from
18) We came here __________ the doctor’s office. (at, from)
off
19) Get the dog __________ the kitchen table! (off, on)
over
20) There is a lamp hanging __________ the dining room table. (over, under)
into
21) We ran __________ the house. (into, up)
beside the bed. (beside, through)
22) The table is __________
among the things on my desk. (among, between)
23) Your letter is __________
behind the refrigerator. (across, behind)
24) There’s a mouse __________
in
25) My shoes are __________ the closet. (in, on)
below the mirror. (at, below)
26) The dresser is __________
around
at
27) The necklace is __________ my neck. (around, at)
in
28) There’s a man sitting __________ the bus. (in, on)