Visual Guide to Prepositions of Place

Question 1

NEAR

Answer 1

I live near a bank.
The store is near the school.

Question 2

NEXT

Answer 2

My phone is next to my computer.
The box is next to the table.

Question 3

PAST

Answer 3

Walk past the restaurant and the store is on the right.
She ran past the park and turned left.

Question 4

ACROSS

Answer 4

She ran across the bridge.
Anna walked across the room and said hello to David.

Question 5

INSIDE

Answer 5

He works inside that office building.
My friend is inside the house now.

Question 6

OUTSIDE

Answer 6

Let’s play football outside.
She’s taking a walk outside at the moment

Question 7

UNDER

Answer 7

The books are under the table.
It’s raining! Let’s stand under the roof.

Question 8

OVER

Answer 8

The bird is flying over the tree.
She held her hand over the flame.

Question 9

IN FRONT

Answer 9

I stood in front of the shop and waited for Tom.
You can find the the boys in front of the library.

Question 10

BEHIND

Answer 10

The dog is behind the house in the back yard.
I put the chair behind the desk.

Question 11

BETWEEN

Answer 11

The telephone is between the computer and the printer.
I’m standing between Peter and John.

Question 12

AMONG

Answer 12

I’m sitting among my friends. I’m happy.
The letter is among those papers on the desk.

Question 13

INTO

Answer 13

He drove into the garage.

Jack jogged into the park.

Question 14

OUT

Answer 14

I started the car and drove out of the garage.
That’s Peter coming out of the elevator.

Question 15

TOWARDS

Answer 15

Walk towards that store over there.
I drove towards the parking lot

Question 16

AWAY

Answer 16

You should walk away from that boy.
Peter drove away from the parking lot.