Fill in the blanks with an appropriate place preposition.
1. I noticed that something was moving …………………. the curtain.
2. The cat was hiding …………………… the bed.
We say under the bed, not below the bed.
3. We walked …………………… the tunnel.
We use through for movement in three dimensional spaces.
4. There is light …………………. the end of the tunnel.
At indicates position at a point.
5. The boys swam ………………….. the river.
6. Is there anything …………………… the box?
7. Let’s meet ………………….. the library.
8. We walked ………………….. the desert.
Across is similar to on. It shows movement in two dimensional spaces. Through is similar to in.
9. I have a few friends …………………… the border.
Across means on or to the other side of a river, road etc.
10. They live in a nice cottage ………………….. the lake.
Over cannot be used when there is no contact between two objects.
11. As the child was shivering, the mother put a blanket …………………… her.
12. Budapest is ………………….. river Danube.
On indicates position on a river or road.
Answers
1. I noticed that something was moving behind the curtain.
2. The cat was hiding under the bed.
3. We walked through the tunnel.
4. There is light at the end of the tunnel.
5. The boys swam in the river.
6. Is there anything in / inside the box?
7. Let’s meet outside the library.
8. We walked across the desert.
9. I have a few friends across the border.
10. They live in a nice cottage above the lake.
11. As the child was shivering, the mother put a blanket over her.
12. Budapest is on river Danube.
