Preposition Practice

1. Choose the correct preposition

Complete the sentences with the correct preposition:

down / along / up / through / around / across / off / over

1. The boy is running ______ the bridge
2. She walked ______ the tunnel because it was raining
3. They cycled ______ the lake twice
4. The cat jumped ______ the wall
5. He ran ______ the hill very fast
6. The ball rolled ______ the stairs
7. The skateboarder went ______ the road without stopping
8. The child fell ______ the chair

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2. Match the sentence halves

Match the beginnings and endings:

1. He’s walking along
2. She’s cycling up
3. They’re running around
4. The dog jumped over
5. He went through
6. The boy fell off
7. She ran across
8. The ball rolled down

a. the hill
b. the playground
c. the pavement
d. the stairs
e. the fence
f. the bike
g. the tunnel
h. the road

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3. Spot the mistake

Each sentence has one mistake. Correct it.

1. He’s skating through the road
2. She’s walking up the pavement
3. They’re cycling over the track
4. He fell along the skateboard
5. The cat jumped across the wall
6. She ran around the tunnel
7. The boy went off the hill
8. The ball rolled through the stairs

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4. Describe the picture from memory

Look at the list of prepositions and write one sentence with each one:

• down
• along
• up
• through
• around
• across
• off
• over

Example:
The girl is walking along the beach

This is excellent because they must produce the structure, not only recognise it.

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5. Mini drawing dictation

Read these instructions aloud and students draw quickly:

1. Draw a boy on a bike
2. Now draw him going up a hill
3. Draw a dog running across the road
4. Draw a girl skating along the pavement
5. Draw a tunnel and a car going through it
6. Draw a cat jumping over a fence
7. Draw a ball rolling down the stairs
8. Draw two children running around a tree

Then they compare drawings in pairs and describe them.

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6. True or false

Say whether the sentences are true or false.

1. If you go up a hill, you go to a higher place
2. If you go through a tunnel, you go around it
3. If something falls off a table, it moves from the table to the floor
4. If you walk along a road, you cross from one side to the other
5. If you jump over a wall, you pass above it
6. If you run around a park, you stay in one straight line
7. If you go across the street, you move from one side to the other
8. If something rolls down the stairs, it goes upwards

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7. Pair speaking activity

Student A asks, Student B answers in full sentences.

Questions:

1. How do you go from one side of the street to the other?
2. What do you do if there is a tunnel?
3. What happens when a child falls from a bike?
4. What does a person do if they walk next to the sea on a path?
5. What does a dog do if it jumps above a gate?
6. What do runners do in a park when they make circles?

Encourage answers like:

• You go across the street
• You go through the tunnel
• He falls off the bike

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8. Gap fill in a short text

Complete the text with the correct prepositions:

Tom is at the skate park with his friends. First, he rides his bike ______ the hill. Then he goes ______ a small tunnel near the park. After that, he skates ______ the pavement and jumps ______ a low box. Suddenly, his friend throws a ball and it rolls ______ the steps. Later, they run ______ the park and finally they go ______ the road to buy some water.

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9. Personalisation

Students answer with real-life examples:

1. Have you ever walked through a very long tunnel?
2. Do you usually walk along the beach or around town?
3. Have you ever fallen off a bike?
4. Do you like going up hills or do you prefer flat roads?
5. Have you ever jumped over something when doing sport?

Personalisation helps memory a lot more than mechanical drilling.