In front of

A band plays their music in front of an audience.

The teacher stands in front of the students.
The man standing in the line in front of me smells bad.

Behind
Behind is the opposite of In front of. It means at the back
(part) of something.
When the teacher writes on the whiteboard, the
students are behind him (or her).
Who is that person behind the mask?

Between
Between normally refers to something in the middle of
two objects or things (or places).
There are mountains between Chile and Argentina.
The number 5 is between the number 4 and 6.

Across From / Opposite

It usually refers to something being in front of something
else BUT there is normally something between them like
a street or table.
I live across from a supermarket.
(= it is on the other side of the road)
The chess players sat opposite each other before they
began their game.
(= They are in front of each other and there is
a table between them)

Next to / Beside
Next to and Beside mean the same thing. It usually refers
to a thing (or person) that is at the side of another thing.
At a wedding, the bride stands next to the groom.
Guards stand next to the entrance of the bank.
He walked beside me as we went down the street.

Near / Close to
Near and Close to mean the same thing. It is similar
to next to / beside but there is more of a distance
between the two things.
The receptionist is near the front door.
This building is near a subway station.
We couldn't park the car close to the store.
Our house is close to a supermarket.
On

On means that something is in a position that is physically

touching, covering or attached to something.

The clock on the wall is slow.

He put the food on the table.
I can see a spider on the ceiling.
We were told not to walk on the grass.

Above / Over
Above and Over have a similar meaning. Both mean "at a
higher position than X" but above normally refers to being
directly (vertically) above you.
Planes normally fly above the clouds.
There is a ceiling above you.
There is a halo over my head. ;)
Over can also mean: physically covering the surface of
something and is often used with the word All as in All
over.
Look at the picture and complete sentences with “under,
behind, in front of, on, over, in, between”
1. The bag is ________________ the chair.
2. The clock is ________________ the pink desk.
3. The vase is ________________ the cupboard.
4. The flowers are ________________ the vase.
5. The cupboard is ________________ the door
and the shelf.
6. The apple is ________________ on the book.
7. The television is ________________ the board.
8. The chair is _______________ the teacher’s desk.
9. The board is ________________ the wall.

There water all over the floor. Prepositions of Place – My Bedroom

I accidentally spilled red wine all over the new carpet. Look at the picture and complete the sentences.
Over is often used as a Preposition of Movement too.

Under / Below

Under and Below have a similar meaning. They mean at a

lower level. (Something is above it).

Your legs are under the table.

Monsters live under your bed.
A river flows under a bridge.
How long can you stay under the water?
Miners work below the surface of the Earth.

Sometimes we use the word underneath instead

of under and beneath instead of below. There is no
difference in meaning those they are less common 1. There are three books _____ the bed.
nowadays. 2. There is a nice teddy bear _________the boy.
3. There is a big kite _________ a toy car and a book.
Under is often used as a Preposition of Movement too. 4. There is a lamp _________ light table.
5. _________ to the lamp, there is a clock.
6. There are some pens ________ the picture.
7. I can see a boat ______ picture _______ the wall.
8. There is a big pillow ______ a ball.
9. The clown is _______ the floor.
10. The small ball is ________ the boy.
11. The car is _________ the small ball and the kite.
12. The lamp is _______ the picture _______ the wall.
13. The pillow is ____________ the book.
14. The teddy bear is _________the bed.
In the living room: where are they? Look at the shelves and complete the sentences below
with the correct preposition of place:

above / at the top of / at the bottom of / below /

between / in / next to / on the right of / on the left of

1. The piggy bank is _____________ the toy digger

and the submarine.
2. There’s an old lamp ____________ the bookcase.
3. How many coins are there ____________ the jar?
4. ______________ the books there is a teddy bear.
5. There is a rubber duck __________ the third shelf.
Put the correct position word (preposition) into the
It is _____________ a coffee pot.
space:
6. You can see a helmet ____________________
1. The black kitten is ____________ the two purple the bookcase. There is a pair of scissors
cushions ____________ the sofa. __________ the shelf ___________ it.
2. The red roses are ____________ the pink vase 7. The radio is _______________ the bookcase and
and the vase is __________ the coffee table. ______________ the lamp.
3. The little mouse is ____________ the coffee table. 8. We don’t know what is ____________ the basket.
4. The striped (tabby) cat is ____________ the
9. The clock is ______________ the books and the
bookshelf.
5. The plant is ___________ the corner of the room headphones.
and it is ___________ the sofa.. 10. The watering can and the Wellington boots have a
6. The bookshelf is ____________ the tabby cat. basket on the shelf ________________ them.
7. The teddy bear is ____________ the plant, and 11. The shopping bag that is _____________ the
they are ____________ the bookshelf. helmet is from London.
8. The green lamp is ____________ the coffee table.
12. The toy ___________________ the submarine
9. The picture of a lake is ____________ the wall,
___________ the sofa. is a minion.
10. In that picture, the boat is ___________ the lake.
11. There is a pile of books and magazines
____________ the armchair and the bookshelf.
12. The newspaper is partly ___________ the sofa.
13. There is a toy truck ____________ the coffee
table and the tabby cat.
14. The red clock is ____________ a shelf,
____________ some books.
Complete as lacunas com as preposições: in, on ou at. Prepositions of Place

1. I was born ______ Monday.

a) on b) in c) at

2. Rousseau was born ______ June 28, 1712, and died

______ July, 1778.
a) on – in b) at – on c) on - on

3. I love São Paulo ______ night.

a) in b) on c) at

4. We are going to Brazil ______the summer.

a) on b) in c) at

5. The car leaves _____ 10 o’clock.

a) on b) in c) at

Complete the sentences with the correct preposition:

Observe the map and choose the correct preposition.

in into over above beside on at

front under inside between below

1. The bike is ______ the wall ______ the basement.

2. The sun is ______ the house ______ Main Street
______ Ridgetown.
3. The people are ______ the table ______ the
dining room.
4. The stairs are ______ the bathroom ______ the
second floor.
5. The bedroom is _____ the attic ____ the third floor.
6. The washing machine is ______ the dryer.
1. The music store is ____________ Santos Dumont 7. The steps are in ______ of the door.
Street and Rosa e Silva Avenue. 8. The tools are ______ the peg board.
2. The hospital is ____________ the pet shop. 9. The peg board is ______ the basement.
3. The toy store is ____________ the music store 10. The basement is ______ the house.
11. The shower curtain is ______ the tub.
and the restaurant. 12. The cupboards are ______ the counter.
4. The supermarket is ____________ the restaurant. 13. The roof is ______ the house.
5. The fast-food restaurant is ________ Amélia Street. 14. The books are ______ the bookcase.
6. The bookstore is ____________ the supermarket. 15. The woman is putting something ______ the oven.
16. The dresser is ______ the mirror.
7. The bank is on Santos Dumont Street _______ the 17. The shelf is ______ the washing machine and table.
flower shop. 18. The box is ______ the table ______ the basement.
8. The school is ____________ Amélia Street and 19. The dishes are ______ the China cabinet ______
Rosa e Silva Avenue. the dining room.
20. The kitchen is ______ the first floor ______ the
9. The pet shop is ____________ Amélia Street. house.
10. The flower shop is _______ Santos Dumont Stree.t. 21. The computer is ______ the room ______ the
third floor ______ the attic.