PREPOSITIONS

IN INSIDE ON
UNDER
OFF
ONTO
INTO
ON TO
BENEATH BELOW
UNDERNEATH

OUTSIDE BETWEEN
BESIDE
NEXT TO
BY
OUT AMONG
AROUND
THROUGH
ABOVE
UP OVER
ACROSS

SURROUNDED
ALONG
DOWN PAST
IN FRONT OF BEHIND OPPOSITE

ALONE adjective or adverb

Going UP/DOWN the stairs
UPSTAIRS (on a higher floor)
Adj.: never before a noun
I was alone when I did it
DOWNSTAIRS (on a lower floor) Adv.: He alone will do it.
WITHOUT a friend LONELY (adj.) = sad + alone
LONESOME (noun & adj.):
WITH a friend American English
= LONELY + away from home