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EXERCISING PREPOSITIONS
(Supplementary Material for Beta Lower, Intermediate and Upper Modules) TO FROM To indicate destination. To indicate origin. TO AT IN To indicate where you are in a general way . To indicate where you are in a more specific way. *With means of transport we say: in a car, in a boat, in a helicopter. FROM

These prepositions emphasize the movement: INTO

OUT OF

BEHIND IN FRONT OF

behind

in front of These pairs of prepositions are very similar. The difference is that: OVER / UNDER Describe a vertical relationship.
The truck is going over the bridge

The boat is going under the bridge

ABOVE / BELOW

Describe the relative position of two things when one is higher or lower than another.

Picture 1 is above Picture 2 Picture 2 is below Picture 1

The tower is above the hut The hut is below the tower

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Other examples:
Her skirt is below her knees

The sun is sinking below the horizon

La Paz is above sea-level Amsterdam is below sea-level

Above/below cero

Her skirt is above her knees

The stool is under the table

under the bridge

He is leaning over the wall

The girl is under 10 her mother is over 30

The helicopter is flying over the city

ON

It describes where the object/person is in relation to a surface. *In relation to means of transport we say: on a bus, on a train, on a ship, on a plane, on a motorcycle and on a horse.

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The flower pot is on the table

NEAR

In the same general area. It is the opposite of far.

The girl is standing near the boy

NEXT TO

Side by side in the same line.

They are sitting next to each other

BETWEEN

It indicates position in relation to two things.

The triangle is between the rectangle and the circle

AMONG

It indicates position in relation to more than two objects.

The girl is among her friends

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EXERCISE I. Where are the people in the photograph? Complete the sentences using the correct preposition. Sam is standing ..........................................................Tim. Bob is sitting ..................................................................... Sue is sitting ..................................................................... Bob is sitting ............................................................. Pete. Pete is standing ........................................................ Pam. Pam is .......................................................... her relatives. They are ................................................... a Photo Studio. They are sitting .................................................... a bench. The photographer is .............................................. of them.
SAM PAM PETE

TIM

SUE

BOB

EXERCISE II. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Match the sentences and the drawings. A.

B.

___ The Town Hall is opposite the station. ___ Shes at the airport. ___ There are two shoes under the bed. ___ The cupboard is above the sink. ___ Mother is standing in front of the sofa. ___ The switch is below the window. ___ The stars are in the sky. ___ There is a tree behind my house. ___ Theyre going into the church. ___ The boy is jumping over the fence. I. J. G. H. E. F. C. D.

EXERCISE III.

Complete these sentences with the prepositions below. Use them only once: NEAR, IN, UNDER, FROM, NEXT TO, OUT OF, INTO, AT

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

The cat is jumping .......................... the fish bowl. She is .......................... the hospital talking to a doctor. The boat is sailing .......................... the bridge. Come and sit .......................... me. Im waiting for my children. They are coming .......................... school. They are living .......................... an old house. The movie finished. People are going .......................... the cinema. Im walking to work. I live very .......................... my office. 3

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KEY CHECK. EXERCISING PREPOSITIONS EXERCISE I. Sam is standing behind Tim. Bob is sitting next to Sue. Sue is sitting between Tim and Bob. Bob is sitting in front of Pete. Pete is standing next to Pam. Pam is among her relatives. They are in a Photo Studio. They are sitting on a bench. The photographer is in front of them. EXERCISE II. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. D. G. C. E. B. F. J. A. H. I. The Town Hall is *opposite the station. Shes at the airport. There are two shoes under the bed. The cupboard is above the sink. Mother is standing in front of the sofa. The switch is below the window. The stars are in the sky. There is a tree behind my house. Theyre going into the church. The boy is jumping over the fence.

EXERCISE III. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. The cat is jumping INTO the fish bowl. She is AT the hospital talking to a doctor The boat is sailing UNDER the bridge. Come and sit NEXT TO me. Im waiting for my children. They are coming FROM school. They are living IN an old house. The movie finished. People are going OUT OF the cinema. Im walking to work. I live very NEAR my office.

(*) Opposite: Facing each other.