Prepositions of Place

A preposition is a word that connects one thing with another, showing how they are related.

Some prepositions tell you about position or place.

For example:

"There is a big balloon in the sky."

"Jane is jumping into the pool."

Put the following prepositions in the spaces below:

off, in, near, on, over, under

Lesson by Amanda, EC Cape Town English school

• 1. The books fell the shelf.
• 2. Dad always keeps his wallet the drawer.
• 3. There is a long mirror the wall.
• 4. The school is the park.
• 5. There is an old castle the hill.
• 6. The horse jumped the hurdle.
• 7. The pan is the stove.
• 8. I am getting the train in London.
• 9. The baby crawled the table.
• 10. There is a cup the fridge.