Prepositions of Movement Practice
Prepositions of Movement Practice
Prepositions of Movement Practice
Exercise 1
1 I flew from San Francisco __________ Zurich with Swiss International Air Lines.
a) from b) to c) into
3 The cat was on the table; then it jumped __________ the table.
a) off b) down c) out of
6 The elevator didn't work and we had to walk __________ the stairs to the 15th floor.
a) up b) over c) past
9 The robber broke his leg when he tried to jump __________ a wall.
a) through b) towards c) over
Exercise 2
4 Many people risk their lives to travel _____ the Mexico-United States border.
a. over
b. past
c. across
5 He threw the ball _____ the fence and it landed on the roof of a car.
a. over
b. up
c. into
7 I'm coming _____ the hospital. The doctor has prescribed me some pills.
a. to
b. off
c. from
8 He went _____ the room, walked _____ the big table and turned on the TV.
a. on/across
b. out of/over
c. into/around
Exercise 3
across along down from into off out of over to towards through up
EXAMPLE: When they saw the bull, they got really scared and they ran down the hill really fast.
1 He jumped from one side of the rock to the other side of the rock. ⇒ He jumped over the rock.
2 They ran from one side of the street to the other side of the street. ⇒ They ran acrossthe street.
3 The car was going in the direction of the bridge. ⇒ The car was going towards the bridge.
4 They ran in the trees, from one end to the other end. ⇒ They ran through the trees.
5 He took a towel and went inside the bathroom. ⇒ He took a towel and went into the bathroom.
6 We walked following the line of the main street. ⇒ We walked along the main street.
7 We rode our bikes from a lower position to a higher position on the mountain. ⇒ We rode our bikes
up the mountain.
8 He was on the stage and then he went away from the stage. ⇒ He went off the stage.
9 When she came from the interior of the office to the exterior of the office, she looked upset. ⇒ When
she came out of he office, she looked upset.
10 The place where I'm going to start walking is the gym and my destination is work. ⇒ I'm going to walk
from the gym to work.