Prepositions  at, in, on  on, under, in  above, over, under, below  of position / place  at, in, on  on, under, in  above, over, under, below  next to, beside, near  behind, in front of  opposite, between

Position / place at a place (a point) in a place on the beach / an island

Position / place 5A  I’m at school. My brother is at home.  I’m singing in the music room.  The music room is on the first floor.  Happy School is in Kowloon.

Position / place on the chair in the house under the chair

Position / place above  Above = in a higher position over below under  Above = in a higher position  Over = touching or covering something  Under = directly below something  Below = in a lower position

Position / place beside/next to near

Position / place Sally is on the left. Peter is on the right. Sally Mary Sam Peter left right Sally is on the left. Peter is on the right.

Position / place behind the book in front of the book

The mouse is between the two cats. Position / place The mouse is between the two cats.

Now you try. 1 The art shop is ______________ the toilets. next to / beside between and 2 The art library is ________ the gallery ____ the restaurant.

3 A woman is standing ______ a tree. 4 The train station is __________ the green flat. 5 The tree is _______ the road. 6 The purple flat is _____________ the green flat. under above / over beside beside / next to woman

7 Tom is __________ Sally. 8 The door is __________ the window. 9 I can see a shelf. It’s _____________. in front of opposite on the left Tom Sally Peter

10 Our classroom is _____ the fifth floor. 11 There are four children _____ the classroom. 12 The litter bin is _____________________ the cupboard. on in next to / beside / near Tom Sally Peter

13 Peter is _________ Sally. 14 Sally is _________ Tom and Peter. 15 There’s a litter bin. It’s ______________. behind between on the right Tom Sally Peter

16 There’s a ‘No smoking’ sign _______ the restaurant. 17 The MTR station is _________ the taxi stand. at opposite

18 The clothes shop is ______________ the restaurant. 19 A man is standing _________ the taxi stand. next to / beside beside / at

20 The ‘MTR’ sign is _______ the MTR station. 21 There’s an ‘Open’ sign _____ the door. above on