All Right Y3: Toets U1 -Prepositions of direction + place & time

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

Prepositions of direction, place & time

Prepositions of place & direction

Prepositions of direction

across = over --> I'm walking across the road

around = rond/omheen --> She's running around the classroom

away from = weg van --> We ran away from him

walk down = lopen langs --> we walked down the road

from = vanaf --> He came from the other side of the road

into = erin --> He walked into a building

off = vanaf / af --> He jumped off the building

over = over(heen) --> the cat jumped over the fence

through = door(heen) --> the plane flew through the clouds

to = naar --> We are going to school today

Prepositions of place

in

gesloten ruimtes, geografische locaties

on

oppervlaktes, openbaar vervoer

at

specifieke plek, instanties, bij...

next to / beside

naast

between

tussen (2)

among

tussen (>2)

behind

achter

in front of

voor

above

boven (hoger dan)

over

(recht) boven

near / close to

dichtbij

below

lager dan

under 

(recht) onder

from

vandaan

Prepositions of time

in

seizoenen, jaartallen, eeuwen, dagdelen, lange periodes

on

dagen, datums

at

kloktijden, feestdagen, night, the weekend

since

sinds

from

vanaf

in front of

voor

above

boven (hoger dan)

over

(recht) boven

near / close to

dichtbij

below

lager dan

under 

(recht) onder

from

vandaan

Let's meet __ the morning __ Saturday.

1. in, in
2. on, on
3. at, at
4. in, on

The manager isn't here __ present, but she'll be back __ half an hour.

1. at, in
2. in, in
3. on, at
4. on, on

You won't be working __ night __ the future, will you?

1. in, on
2. at, in
3. on, in
4. in, at

While they were hiking ___ the forest to the waterfall, Luke saw a lion.

1. over
2. through
3. across
4. to

We walked __ the river looking for a way to get __ it, but there was no bridge

1. into, over
2. across, over
3. along, over
4. through, through

The lions walked in a circle __ the baby giraffe before they attacked.

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

The train passed ___ nine tunnels on the way __ Denver.

1. through, to
2. under, into
3. along, in
4. through, in

Fill in the missing preposition

Type only the correct English preposition.

They walked (langs) the shore.

The plane flew (boven) the Grand Canyon.

We walked (naar binnen) the building.

The ship passed (onder) the bridge as it left the bay.

He was skiing (omlaag) the hill.

The boat sailed (uit) the river.

To get to the other side you have to drive (door) the desert.

Exercise

Choose the correct preposition

I flew from San Fransico __ Zurich.

1. from
2. to
3. into

Every morning I get ___ my bicycle and go to school.

1. in
2. on
3. over

The cat was on the table; then it jumped __ the table.

1. down
2. out of
3. off

We got __ the car and ran __ the building.

1. out of, across
2. down, into
3. down, across
4. out of, into

He fell __ his motorbike when he was riding very fast.

1. off
2. below
3. down

The elevator didn't work and we had to walk __ the stairs to the 15th floor.

1. over
2. up
3. past

He escaped __ a door in the back of the building.

1. through
2. into
3. across

We took a boat __ the river.

1. across
2. through
3. towards

The robber broke his leg when he tried to jump a wall.

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

He took the phone and threw it __ the water.

1. under
2. through
3. on
4. into

Exercise

Do the gap fill WordWall

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Extra practise

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