Preposi
tions of
movem
ent
Grammar Focus
Exercise
Go straight ahead/along
Go across the road
Go up/down
Go into/out of
Turn right/left
Cross the street
Go past the……
It’s on your right/left
Go to…
Through the tunnel
Over the bridge
Go around
School
restaurant
Sports
center
Museum
Hotel
Swimming
pool
Oxford street
Hospital
1) I moved _______________ Germany in 1998.
2) The train went _______________ the tunnel.
3) She sailed _______________ the river.
4) He's going _______________ the room.
5) They walked _______________ the bridge.
6) He ran _______________the mountain.
7) The car came _______________ the garage.
8) Go _______________ the stairs, a gift shop is on the
first floor.
9) He went ___________ the road and turned
____________.
10) I went _________________ in the playground.
Speaking: You have to give directions to a
stranger in your city. Look at the city plan
and tell him the way:
Art Gallery
supermarket
Fill in the gaps with a correct preposition.
Exercise 2
University
Cinema
1
Church
Toys
shop
1. From hospital to the sports center.
2. From swimming pool to Oxford street.
3. How to find a supermarket – he’s in the park.
4. Explain the way to the cinema form a toys
shop.
5. Where is the park (he is in the sports center)?
6. How to find The Museum of National History
going from church?
7. Where is The Modern Art Gallery? (He is in
University)
8. From Hotel to the nearest Local restaurant.
Exercise 3
Fill in the blanks with a correct preposition of movement.
1. I jumped __________the swimming pool. 2. Every morning I go jogging ________ the beach. 3. I ran _________
the beach and ________ the sea. 4. I went ________ the bath when I'd finished washing. 5. The burglar jumped
________ the garden fence. 6. The road was closed so we couldn't drive through the town centre, we had to go
_________ it.7. I went ________ the kitchen to make a sandwich. 8. He climbed ________ the ladder to clean the
second floor windows. 9. We drove __________ Newcastle on the way to Edinburgh. 10. When I was a student I
travelled _________ Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. 11. After 6 hours of walking, we decided to go back
__________ the mountain.