10. Prepositions of direction

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Prepositions of direction

At the end of the lesson:

You know the prepositions of direction and can you use them in a correct way in a sentence

Notes:

across = naar de overkant

along = langs

after = achterna

around = rond / erom heen

alongside = gelijk op met

down = naar beneden

from = van

into = erin

Notes:

off = vanaf 

over = overheen

through = door

to = naar

up = op / omhoog

along = langs

onto = op

Notes:

out of = uit

past = voorbij

round = rond

towards = naar ... toe

up = naar boven

Practice

Fill in the correct preposition

Use your own name!

They cycled ..... the river for hours.

1. off
2. in
3. along
4. from

The bird flew .... my head

1. over
2. across
3. from
4. up

You have to climb ... the stairs

1. over
2. up
3. into
4. through

We wanted to get ... the river, but there was no bridge

1. off
2. from
3. across
4. in

We walked ... the building twice looking for the entrance

1. across
2. around
3. into
4. through

He climbed ... the stage and started singing

1. into
2. through
3. up
4. onto

He walked away ... the accident

1. off
2. from
3. into
4. across

Our dog jumped ... the fence and ran to the park

1. up
2. to
3. over
4. in

We went ... the cave to explore

1. along
2. up
3. around
4. into

How did it go?

Do the online exercise on the next slide.

Show Miss Jager how you did.

Done? Do exercises 12 and 13 on page 34

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What have you learnt?

You know the prepositions of direction and know how to use them.

Did we achieve that goal?