Prepositions of spatial relationships
across
among
around
at
behind
below
beside
close to
over
through
toward
up
down
between
by
inside/in
near
next to
on
off
past
under
Example
above
Please sign your name above the line.
across
Draw a line across the map from point A to point B.
against
He leaned his bike against the tree.
ahead of
The black car is ahead of the white car.
along
There is a fringe along the edge of the jacket hem.
among
We walked among the apple trees in the orchard.
around
Draw a circle around the correct answer.
behind
We walked behind the crowd.
below
Write the sum below the line.
beneath
The dogs rested in the shade beneath the willow tree.
beside
The car is beside the building.
between
I put the orange paint between the red and the yellow.
from
The cows came in from the field.
in
The cat is in the box.
in front of
The Irish runner is in front of the Scottish one.
in the middle
The girl is in the middle of the two boys holding the jump rope.
inside
The food is inside the house on the kitchen counter.
near
There is a mall near her house.
next to
The red car is next to the blue car.
on
The flower vase is on the table.
opposite
The player is opposite the goal.
off
He took his coat off.
out of
The chickens came out of their coop.
through
We went through the door into the concert hall.
to the left of
Draw a house to the left of the tree.
to the right of
Draw a flower to the right of the tree.
under
We put the presents under the tree.
within
She only colored within the lines.