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Exercises on prepositions of direction

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1. Select the correct preposition of direction to complete each sentence

1. A man attacked her as she was walking _______ the street of Heidelberg.

2. Somebody threw a stone _______ our window last night.

3. The boy waved goodbye and ran _______ school.

4. There is a group of soldier walking _______ the hill.

5. Did you hear the rumble of feet clambering _______ the stairs?

6. He lives _______ the river.

7. The government is actively working _______ a long-term solution to poaching.

8. We went _______ a rainforest during a Costa Rica tour.

9. A dog jumped _______ the river.

10. Many leaves fall _______ the sidewalk during the autumn.

2. Choose the preposition that best completes each sentence

1. Can you toss the ball _______ the fence?

2. We have to go _______ the forest to go to the lake.

3. Go _______ the lake and take the first left.

4. I fell _______ my bike yesterday.

5. His cat walked _______ him.

6. The police shot the suspect and the bullet went _______ his chest.

7. The police ordered him to come _______ the house.

8. She walked _______ me without saying hello.

9. Kids! Please stop running _______ the house.

10. He pulled a gun _______ his pocket.

3. Complete each sentence with 'into' or 'onto'

1. Can you climb the roof to fix the antenna?

2. He does not want to jump the water.

3. The puppy ran the house to get a shelter.

4. The police ordered him to go the vehicle quickly.

5. My phone fell the floor yesterday.

6. Can we move something else?

7. Somebody moved the house next door yesterday.

8. The enemies walked our trap as I had planned it.

9. He suddenly fainted and fell the ground.

10. The party continued late the night.

4. Prepositions of movement worksheet

Preposition of direction exercises with 14 sentences to be filled in
Preposition of direction exercises
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  1. How do you go to school?
  2. We have to drive through a long tunnel to go there.
  3. A dog jumped into a river, and a crocodile ate it.
  4. Please take your hand off my shoulder.
  5. I think you missed your stop. You should have got off the bus a few minutes ago.
  6. Please go up the stairs and ring the first door on your left.
  7. What did you pull out of your pockets?
  8. I’m so tired. I’ll go to bed.
  9. If I were rich, I would travel across the globe.
  10. She took her clothes off and jumped into the river.
  11. We flew from Paris to Barcelona.
  12. I wish I were rich enough to make a trip around the world.
  13. The Magellan spacecraft went into orbit around Venus in 1990.
  14. How long does it take for Earth to rotate on its axis?
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