Some prepositions
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Task 1: Look at picture and the words in red here. |
| The glass is on the table | The chair is next to the table |
| The ball is under the table | The water is in the glass |
| The light is over the glass | The light is above the glass |
All these sentences are right. These sentences are wrong:
| The glass is onto the table |
| The ball is into the table |
Why? Click here when you have the answer.
onto and into can ONLY be used for moving things.
These sentences are all right:
| I put the glass on the table | I put the chair next to the table |
| I put the glass onto the table | I put the chair beside the table |
| I put the ball under the table | I put the water into the glass |
| I put the water in the glass | I put glass under the light |
| I put the light on the table | I put the light above the glass |
Some prepositions are OK for position and movement. Some can ONLY be used for movement.
Here are some more examples of prepositions:
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The glass is between the bottle and the fruit. The bottle is next to the glass. The glass is next to the fruit. The fruit is in the bowl. |
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Pour the wine into the glass. There is wine in the glass. The wine comes out of the bottle. |
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The mirror is over the table. The vase is on the table. The table is between two chairs. The table is under the mirror. I put the table between the chairs. |
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Task 2: Can you put the right prepositions in the
boxes? Click on
the table when you have done the task. Choose from: in, on, above, into, under, between, onto, off, away from, over, below |
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Task 3: For more examples of prepositions, watch this short video. |
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Task 4: For some more examples of prepositions for you to learn, watch this next short video. |