Prepositions of Place

In English, prepositions of place help tell the position of an object in relation to other things.

In

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Examples:

• I am in the car.
• She is in school.
• The toys are in the box.

On

Definition: an object is above something else and touching it.

Examples:

• The food is on the table.
• The check is on your desk.
• The dog is sitting on the couch.

Under

Definition: an object is lower than another object while being covered by it.

Examples:

• I am under the covers.
• The car is under the snow.
• My shoes are under the bed.

Above

Definition: an object is higher than another object but not directly over it.

Examples:

• There are clouds above our heads.
• The birds are flying above us.
• The plane was flying above us.

Below

Definition: an object is lower than another object.

Examples:

• The planes flew below the clouds.
• I was below him in rank.

In front of

Definition: further in front of something/someone else.

Examples:

• She was in front of me in the line.
• I was talking to the person in front of me.
• He parked the car in front of the store.

Behind

Definition: an object at the back of another object.

Examples:

• I parked my car behind the store.
• Please stay behind me.
• She hid behind her friend.

Between

Definition: an object in the space between two other objects.

Examples:

• I had to sit between two large people on the plane.
• I live between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
• I parked my car between the two stores.

Among

Definition: an object is in the middle of a group of other objects.

Examples:

• I placed my pencil among my other things.
• I am among a group of people.

Next to

Definition: an object is not far away from another object.

Examples:

• I live next to the store.
• Please sit next to me.
• The movie theater is next to the restaurant.

Near

Definition: an object is not far away from another object.

Examples:

• I live near the high school.
• She lives near the ocean.

Far from

Definition: an object is not close to another object.

Examples:

• I live far from the store.
• The dog is far from the house.

Practice Exercises

Answer True or False for each question about the picture below.