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This deck has 24 cards at level A1, each with pronunciation audio and an example sentence.

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Prepositions of place

Learn the English prepositions used to describe where things are.

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Terms in this deck

in
inside a place or container
on
touching the top surface of something
under
below something else
above
higher than something, but not touching it
behind
at the back of something
in front of
in a position facing the front of something
next to
right beside something
between
in the space that separates two things
around
on all or most sides of something
opposite
on the other side, facing something
near
a short distance from something
far from
a long distance from something
inside
in the interior part of something
outside
not inside a place or building
through
moving from one side of something to the other
over
above and across something
across from
on the other side of something, facing it
along
following the length of something
below
in a lower position than something else
beside
right next to something
among
surrounded by or in the middle of a group of three or more things
onto
moving to a position on top of a surface
past
moving from one side of something to the other side and beyond it
beyond
on the far side of something

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How to study this deck

Prepositions of place say where something is in relation to something else. Learn the basic ones first (in, on, under, next to, between) and use objects in your room to practice: "The phone is on the table", "The cat is under the bed". Drawing a scene and describing it aloud is one of the best ways to fix them.

The trickiest words

in / on / at: in is inside a space ("in the room"), on is on a surface ("on the table") and at is an exact point ("at the door").
opposite / in front of: opposite means facing across ("the bank is opposite the school"); in front of means ahead ("the car in front of me").
between / among: between is for two things; among is for three or more ("among the trees").

Examples in context

The cat is in the box.
The picture hangs above the sofa.
He sat next to his friend.
The bank is opposite the park.
They stayed inside during the storm.
The plane flew over the city.
The basement is below the kitchen.
The cat jumped onto the table.

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A: Where is my phone?
B: It is on the table, next to the lamp.
A: And my keys?
B: Under the sofa, behind the pillow.

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