Prepositions of Movement

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Prepositions of Movement

Grammar Reference

Form Example
In/outinto · out ofThe cat is in the box.
Surfaceonto · offHe is on the bus.
Pathacross · through · along · pastThe cat jumped into the box.
Directiontowards · away from · up · down · aroundShe got onto the bus.

Prepositions of Movement — Exercises

Choose the correct preposition

  1. I'm going _____ the park.
    (to / at / in) 
  2. She walked _____ the room. (entering)
    (into / in / to) 
  3. He came _____ the building. (leaving)
    (out of / out / off) 
  4. We walked _____ the bridge.
    (across / through / along) 
  5. The train goes _____ the tunnel.
    (through / across / over) 
  6. Let's walk _____ the river. (follow length)
    (along / across / through) 
  7. Jump _____ the fence!
    (over / through / along) 
  8. I go _____ home now. (NO preposition needed)
    (— / to / at) 

Fill in the preposition

  1. She drove the city centre.
  2. The cat jumped the box. (entered)
  3. We walked the beach. (followed the length)
  4. The bird flew the open window. (passed inside)

Prepositions of Movement — Answer Key

Choose the correct preposition

  1. to
  2. into
  3. out of
  4. across
  5. through
  6. along
  7. over

Fill in the preposition

  1. to
  2. into
  3. along
  4. through