Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. Choose your answers from the options given in the brackets.
1The boy ran ............... the street.
Wrong!
Use "across" for movement from one side of a street to the other.
2He walked ............... the building.
Wrong!
Use "around" for movement in a circle or along the outside of a building.
3The train goes ............... a tunnel.
Wrong!
Use "through" for movement inside something from one side to the other.
4I walked ............... the river bank.
Wrong!
Use "along" for movement following the line of the river bank.
5Who is standing ............... the gate?
Wrong!
Use "at" for a specific point or place such as a gate.
6Your glasses are ............... your nose.
Wrong!
Use "on" when something rests on the surface of your nose.
7The cat is hiding ............... the door.
Wrong!
Use "behind" when something is at the back of another object and hidden by it.
8Come and stand ............... me, Jane.
Wrong!
Use "in front of" when someone is positioned before another person and facing the same general area.
9The dog came running ............... its master, wagging its tail.
Wrong!
Use "to" for movement in the direction of a person or place as the destination.
10They walked ............... each other.
Wrong!
Use "towards" for movement in the direction of another person or thing.
Answers
- The boy ran across the street.
- He walked around the building.
- The train goes through a tunnel.
- I walked along the river bank.
- Who is standing at the gate?
- Your glasses are on your nose.
- The cat is hiding behind the door.
- Come and stand in front of me, Jane.
- The dog came running to its master, wagging its tail.
- They walked towards each other.
