Prepositions of Movement

Reference

Common mistakes

1. She went in the room. → She went into the room.
   movement inside → into
2. He got in the bus. → He got on the bus.
   board transport → get on
3. We drove through the bridge. → We drove across the bridge.
   across = surface/span · through = enclosed space
4. She walked to the tunnel. → She walked through the tunnel.
   through = entering and exiting

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 — Movement towards a place → to.
2. into — Going inside → into.
3. out of — Leaving the inside → out of.
4. across — From one side to the other over a surface → across.
5. through — In one end and out the other of an enclosed space → through.
6. along — Following the length → along.
7. over — Above and across → over.
8. — — home takes no preposition after go: go home.

Fill in the preposition

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