Prepositions of movement in English
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This chapter will discuss the prepositions of movement in English. The preposition of movement is used to show movement of one place to another.
The English prepositions of movement are used to express a movement, displacement or direction. These prepositions are usually used with verbs such as:
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The table below shows the different prepositions of movement with examples and their usage.
Preposition of movement | Use | Example |
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Across | Moving from one side to another |
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Along | Moving continuously beside something |
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Around | Moving in a circular way |
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Away from | Moving from any given place |
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Back to | Returning to a location where you have previously been |
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Down | Moving from high to low |
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Into | Entering a location |
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Off | Moving from a place or position |
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Onto | Moving on top of something |
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Out of | Leaving one location to another |
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Over | Crossing from one end to the other |
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Past | Moving by something |
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Round | Moving around something |
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Through | Entering something from one side and go out at another |
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To | Moving from one place to another |
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Towards | Moving in the direction of something |
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Under | Moving below something |
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Up | Moving from low to high |
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Fill in the correct English preposition of movement, choosing from the ones behind brackets.
She walked the road to go to the supermarket. (across, along, into)
The singer ran stage because he was nervous. (off, onto, down)
They walked school because she forgot her jacket. (along, away from, back to)
The hamster ran the pipe. (through, across, off)
She went really fast the hill on her skateboard. (down, up, round)
The children ran the park. (under, round, over)
We walked the theatre. (out of, round, across)
I walked the restaurant, where my family was. (into, out of, onto)
I ran the bus stop. (towards, through, along)
She came with the elevator. (down, away from, around)
Fill in the correct English preposition of movement, choosing from the ones behind brackets.
She walked the road to go to the supermarket. (across, along, into)
The singer ran stage because he was nervous. (off, onto, down)
They walked school because she forgot her jacket. (along, away from, back to)
The hamster ran the pipe. (through, across, off)
She went really fast the hill on her skateboard. (down, up, round)
The children ran the park. (under, round, over)
We walked the theatre. (out of, round, across)
I walked the restaurant, where my family was. (into, out of, onto)
I ran the bus stop. (towards, through, along)
She came with the elevator. (down, away from, around)
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