Prepositions with Pictures and Examples
At
Meaning: Used to say exactly where something or someone is
Example: I saw a cat
at the window.
Above
Meaning: Higher than something else, but not directly over it
Example: There’s a cat
above the dog.
Below
Meaning: Lower than something else
Example: The dog lies
below the cat.
On
Meaning: Touching a surface or being supported by a surface
Example: A dog lies
on the rug.
Under
Meaning: Lower than (or covered by) something else
Example: There is a dog
under the desk.
On top of
Meaning: On the highest surface of something
Example: There was a cat
on top of the table.
In front of
Meaning: Further forward than someone or something else
Example: The cat was
in front of the fireplace.
Between
Meaning: Something in the middle of two objects or things (or places)
Example: There is a mouse
between the cats.
In
Meaning: Into a container, place etc
Example: You’ll find a mouse
in the drawer.
Next to
Meaning: Further forward than someone or something else.
Example: The dog came and sat
next to the boy.
Behind
Meaning: At the back (part) of something
Example: This dog still sat
behind the chair.
Prepositions for Kids: Prepositions of Movement
Down – It’s easier to run down the hill than go up.
Up – She doesn’t like riding her bike up these hills.
Out of – He jumped out of the window.
Into – Don’t put new wine into old bottles.
Toward – She was carrying a suitcase and walking towards.
Away – Dinah was crying as she drove slowly away.
Past – You drive past the stadium on your way to work, don’t you?
Over – The hotel is over the bridge.
Onto – I slipped as I stepped onto the platform.
Off – I must be off now.
Around – Her hair whipped around her face in the wind.
Under – The pen fell under the desk.
Along – We went for a walk along the beach at twilight.
Across – The boys swam across the lake.
Through – The Charles River flows through Boston.
