PREPOSITIONS Lesson: Prepositions of place Behind the box In (or inside) the box Over (or above) the box In front of the box by (or next to) the box between the blue box and the red box PREPOSITIONS Under (or below) the table on (or on top of) the table To help you undestand what these common prepositions of place mean, here they are translated into Swedish: English: Swedish: Behind bakom In front of framför In i Inside inne By vid Next to bredvid Over över Above ovanför On top of utöver On på Between mellan Under under Below nedanför PREPOSITIONS Now that we have gone through some new prepositions of place, it is time for us to practice using them Fill in the gaps with what you think would be the best preposition to use: The plane had reached altitude and we were flying the clouds I stood two pillars outside the Greek temple When baking a cake, you place the strawberries the icing The wasp was hovering _ my head! Rabbits make their burrows the ground When I am standing my brother I look quite tall Yestarday, the whole family had a picnic a lake I saw a photograph of a man in China standing a tank to stop it moving forwards Susan got scared when Paul jumped out from the door and shouted “Boo!” 10 Our cat, Jess, likes to sit my lap and go to sleep 11 When I was snorkelling in Australia, I dipped my head the surface of the water and saw hundreds of small fish 12 Every week I go horse riding When I am sitting my horse I am smiling all of the time 13 If you look the box you will find your birthday present 14 Take your chair and sit _ John 15 I was reaching _ the TV when there was a loud burst of thunder! 16 If I look upwards, I can see the birds flying 17 Every New Years Eve, my dog Harry runs and hides _ the kitchen table as he gets very scared 18 I hate it when someone pushes when you are waiting in a queue 19 The vase was placed _ the table in the lounge 20 It is good advice to go stand a tree when it is a storm