Illustrated Prepositions of Movement
Common prepositions of movement. You can download this image as an A4/A3 wall poster from our free ESL posters page.
Description of images
Below, you see these prepositions of movement describing the above images, in order from top to bottom:- into: The mouse is going into the box.
- out of: The mouse is going out of the box.
- around: The cat is walking around the box.
- away: The bird is flying away from the box.
- toward: The birds are flying toward the box.
- past: The bird is flying past the box.
- on to/onto: The frog is going to jump onto the box.
- off: The frog is going to jump off the box.
- over: The frog is going to jump over the box.
- under: The snake is going under the wall.
- through: The snake is going to go through the pipe.
- across: The snake is moving across the bridge.
- up: The boy is walking up the stairs.
- down: The girl is walking down the stairs.
Vocabulary in context
Below, you see these prepositions of movement used in example sentences, in alphabetical order:- across: Alice walked across the road.
- around: We walked around the lake looking at the ducks.
- away: Sam was walking away from the school.
- down: I went down the stairs and into the kitchen.
- into: I opened the door and walked into the shop.
- off: I jumped off the board and into the swimming pool.
- on to/onto: The cat jumped on to my bed.
- out of: I opened the gate and walked out of the garden.
- over: The children climbed over the fence to get into the garden.
- past: I walk past the church every day on my way to school.
- through: We drove through the tunnel and onto the motorway.
- toward: Charles is walking toward the school.
- under: The boat went under the bridge.
- up: I walked up the stairs and into my bedroom.