Prepositions of Place
The book is ______ the table. (It is touching the surface.)
On
She is walking ______ the door.
Toward
The cat is in the table.
The cat is under the table.
Act: Walk ______ the door but do not touch it.
Toward
The shoes are ______ the bed. (They are below it.)
Under
He ran ______ the classroom and sat down.
Into
She walked on the classroom.
She walked into the classroom.
Act: Move ______ your chair and stand.
Behind / Next to
The teacher is standing ______ the students and the board.
between
The cat jumped ______ the table. (Movement to the top.)
Onto
The book is between the desk.
The book is on the desk.
Act: Walk ______ the classroom and stop at the front.
Across
The dog is hiding ______ the house. (You cannot see it from the front.)
behind
We walked ______ the street to get to the other side.
Across
He ran across the building. (He entered it.)
He ran into the building.
Act: Pretend to jump ______ a box and then jump ______ it.
into / Out of
The picture is ______ the couch. (Higher than the couch on the wall.)
Above
They drove ______ the tunnel.
Through
The picture is below the wall.
The picture is on the wall.
Act: Walk ______ a desk and come back to your seat.
Around