PREPOSITIONS OF MOVEMENT

Prepositions of movement usually go with verbs of movement:

Which is a verb of movement?

• BE

• GO

• DO

Choose the correct preposition:

The Earth goes _______ the sun once a year.

• around

• up

• across

My cat was lying on the sofa, so I yelled, "Get ______ !"

• out of

• from

• off

Which is correct? "The bus is going ______ a river."

• under

• over

• across

Which one is NOT correct about the picture?

• these cars are going through a door

• these cars are going through a house

• these cars are going through a tunnel

They flew _______ the French border.

• over

• across

• under

To score in soccer, you have to get the ball _______ the goalkeeper and into the net.

• through

• across

• past

We usually feel the most exhausted after running _______ a hill.

• down

• up

• into

Which one is correct about the picture?

• the children swim up the lake

• the children swim down the lake

• the children swim across the lake

which one is NOT correct about the picture?

• Jason is sitting next the car

• Jason is getting into his car

• Jason is pushing the car