This document discusses various prepositions of place in English. It defines and provides examples for common prepositions indicating spatial relationships, including above, at, behind, below, beside/next to, between, beyond, far, in, in front of, on, over, near, and under. For each preposition, the document gives the opposite preposition and explains the basic meaning through examples of how it is used.

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2. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place

3. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
Above
At
Behind
Below
Beside, Next to
Between
Beyond
Far
In
In front of
On
Over
Near
Under

4. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
Above
The bridge is ABOVE the water
The opposite of ABOVE is below
ABOVE means higher than
ABOVE and OVER are almost the same

5. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
At
AT is not exact
I am AT work
Where?
I am in the office
I am in the lunch room AT
I am in the bathroom
I am sitting outside talking to my friend

6. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
At
AT work
AT the corner

7. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
Behind
The opposite of BEHIND is in front of
BEHIND means at the back of
The girl is BEHIND the tree

8. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
Behind
The opposite of BEHIND is in front of
BEHIND means at the back of
The girl is BEHIND the tree
If you fall behind or are left behind you
are not doing as well as your friends

9. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
Behind
The opposite of BEHIND is in front of
BEHIND means at the back of
The girl is BEHIND the tree
If you fall BEHIND or are left BEHIND
you are not doing as well as your friends
Sometimes, BEHIND can mean bottom

10. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
Below
80% of an iceberg is below the waterline
The opposite of BELOW is above
BELOW means lower than
BELOW and under are almost the same

11. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
Below
80% of an iceberg is below the waterline
The opposite of BELOW is above
BELOW means lower than
BELOW and under are almost the same
Eight BELOW means the temperature is
eight degrees BELOW zero (- 8 C)

12. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
Beside (UK), Next to (USA)
The man is standing BESIDE the dog
BESIDE, NEXT TO mean at the side of
The boy is sitting NEXT TO the horse

13. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
Beside is very different from besides
The man is standing BESIDE the dog

14. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
Between
The dog is BETWEEN two bunnies
BETWEEN means in the space which separates 2 things
The bench is BETWEEN the two trees

15. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
Beyond
On the other side of something
If you live in Bangkok, Chiang Rai is beyond Chiang Mai
From Earth Jupiter is beyond Mars

16. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
Far
Far or far away
They mean distant, in the distance
Far is a long way away

17. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
In
The cat is IN the box
The opposite of IN is out
IN means inside something with sides all around
The student is in the desk

18. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
In
Sometimes IN can be used in strange ways
I live in Chiang Mai, in Thailand, in Asia, on the Earth
I sit in a car, van and truck but on a bus,
train, airplane, motorcycle and boat
The girl is in a picture of herself holding a picture
with her in it
The baby can see himself in the mirror

19. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
In front of
IN FRONT OF
The opposite of IN FRONT OF is behind
IN FRONT OF means before, ahead of

20. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
On
The opposite of ON is under
On means to be on a surface
The man is ON the moon

21. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
On
But ON can be used in many ways
Switch ON the light, I want to see what is ON tv and not see the picture ON the wall

22. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
Over – touching or very high above
The opposite of OVER is under
The cloth is OVER the chair The moon is OVER the ocean
The balloon is above the table

23. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
Near
The opposite of NEAR is far
Near means to be close to
The ball is near, close to the hole

24. Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
Under
The opposite of UNDER is over
Under is very close to below
Under is used when something is directly under something else
The rabbit is under the table The chair is under the cat
The mat is below the cat