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Prepositions of Movement in English – Into, Through, Across (A2)

Exercises:

Choose the correct preposition of movement. (e.g., The dog ran ___ the garden and hid under a bush. → into)

EXAMPLE: She walked across the road carefully, looking both ways before she stepped off the pavement.

The train went several tunnels before arriving at the mountain station.

He ran the stairs as fast as he could when he heard the alarm.

She drove the old house where she grew up. She always does when she is in the area.

They walked the river for an hour, enjoying the view and the fresh air.

The bird flew the rooftops and disappeared behind a chimney.

She came the meeting room looking very stressed. Something had gone wrong.

We walked the old city centre for three hours. There was so much to see.

He walked the exit but then changed his mind and sat back down.

The children ran the classroom and sat down quickly before the teacher arrived.

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She climbed the ladder slowly, holding tightly with both hands.

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Practice Questions & Answers

All A2 questions for “Prepositions of Movement in English – Into, Through, Across (A2)”, each with the correct answer and a short explanation. Try the interactive exercises above, then check your answers here.

Exercise 1: Prepositions of Movement – Choose the Right Preposition

1. She walked _____ the road carefully, looking both ways before she stepped off the pavement.
- A. across ✓
- B. through
- C. along
Answer: across
Across = from one side to the other of a flat surface (a road). Not through (that is for enclosed spaces).
2. The train went _____ several tunnels before arriving at the mountain station.
- A. through ✓
- B. across
- C. over
Answer: through
Through = moving inside and across an enclosed space (a tunnel).

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Exercise 2: Which Preposition of Movement Is Correct?

1. Which sentence is correct?
- A. She walked in the supermarket to buy milk.
- B. She walked into the supermarket to buy milk. ✓
- C. She walked to inside the supermarket.
- D. She walked through the supermarket entrance.
Answer: She walked into the supermarket to buy milk.
Into = entering an enclosed space (the supermarket). Not in (static position) or to inside.
2. Which sentence is correct?
- A. He swam through the English Channel.
- B. He swam across the English Channel. ✓
- C. He swam along the English Channel.
- D. He swam over the English Channel.
Answer: He swam across the English Channel.
Across = from one side to the other of a flat surface (the sea). Through is for enclosed spaces.
3. Which sentence is correct?
- A. We drove across the tunnel to get to France.
- B. We drove along the tunnel to get to France.
- C. We drove through the tunnel to get to France. ✓
- D. We drove over the tunnel to get to France.
Answer: We drove through the tunnel to get to France.
Through = moving inside and across an enclosed space (the Channel Tunnel).
4. Which sentence is correct?
- A. The cat jumped across the wall.
- B. The cat jumped over the wall. ✓
- C. The cat jumped through the wall.
- D. The cat jumped along the wall.
Answer: The cat jumped over the wall.
Over = moving above and to the other side of something (a wall).
5. Which sentence is correct?
- A. They walked along the beach collecting shells. ✓
- B. They walked through the beach collecting shells.
- C. They walked across the beach collecting shells.
- D. They walked over the beach collecting shells.
Answer: They walked along the beach collecting shells.
Along = moving in the same direction as something long (a beach). Both along and across can work with a beach, but along suggests following the length of it.
6. Which sentence is correct?
- A. She ran past the bakery and smell the bread.
- B. She ran past the bakery and could smell the bread. ✓
- C. She ran across the bakery and could smell the bread.
- D. She ran through the bakery and could smell the bread.
Answer: She ran past the bakery and could smell the bread.
Past = moving alongside something and going beyond it. She ran by the bakery without stopping.
7. Which sentence is correct?
- A. He walked out the office in a hurry.
- B. He walked out of the office in a hurry. ✓
- C. He walked from of the office in a hurry.
- D. He walked off the office in a hurry.
Answer: He walked out of the office in a hurry.
Out of = exiting an enclosed space. Always out of, not just out.
8. Which sentence is correct?
- A. She walked towards the window but did not open it. ✓
- B. She walked to the window but did not open it.
- C. She walked for the window but did not open it.
- D. She walked by the window but did not open it.
Answer: She walked towards the window but did not open it.
Towards = moving in the direction of something (she moved towards it but stopped). To would imply she reached it.
9. Which sentence is correct?
- A. He climbed down the tree carefully. ✓
- B. He climbed across the tree carefully.
- C. He climbed through the tree carefully.
- D. He climbed past the tree carefully.
Answer: He climbed down the tree carefully.
Down = moving to a lower position (coming down from a tree).
10. Which sentence is correct?
- A. We ran around the park three times. ✓
- B. We ran across the park three times.
- C. We ran along the park three times.
- D. We ran through the park three times.
Answer: We ran around the park three times.
Around = moving in a circular or curved path (running laps around a park).

Exercise 5: Speaking Practice – Describe Journeys and Routes

1. You are a friendly English tutor doing a structured speaking drill with an A2 student. The grammar focus is prepositions of movement: to (destination), into (entering), out of (exiting), through (enclosed space), across (flat surface), along (following length), up/down (higher/lower), over (above and other side), past (alongside and beyond), around (circular path), towards (direction without necessarily arriving). STRUCTURE: Ask exactly 6 questions, one at a time. Wait for the student's full answer. QUESTIONS TO ASK (in this order): 1. 'Let us start with your daily journey! Describe how you get to work or school. Use at least three different prepositions of movement.' (Target: I walk along the main street. I go through the park. I walk up some stairs. I go into the building. Check: movement verbs + correct prepositions.) 2. 'Good! Now think about a time you drove or travelled somewhere. Tell me what you went past, through, or across on the way.' (Target: We drove past the old castle. We went through a long tunnel. We drove across a big bridge. Check: past = alongside and beyond, through = enclosed, across = flat surface.) 3. 'I will describe an action - you complete it with the right preposition. Ready? A swimmer starts on one side of a lake and finishes on the other side. What did she swim?' (Target: She swam across the lake. Check: across for flat surface from one side to the other. Flag through the lake.) 4. 'Now you describe: where in your city or town do people walk along, and where do they go through?' (Target: People walk along the riverbank. People go through the shopping centre. People walk along the main boulevard. Check: along = length of something, through = 3D/enclosed space.) 5. 'Tell me about climbing or going up or down something. Use up or down with a movement verb.' (Target: I climb up the stairs every morning. I ran down the hill as fast as I could. I walked up to the top floor. Check: up/down + movement verb.) 6. 'Final one! Imagine you are giving someone directions to your home from a local landmark. Use into, past, along, and across.' (Target: Walk along the main road. Go past the pharmacy. Cross across the small square. Then go into the building on the left. Check all four prepositions used correctly.) FEEDBACK RULES: - Never explain the rule. Recast errors naturally. - If student says through the river (for crossing): recast - So she swam across the river! That sounds challenging. - If student says in the building (for entering): recast - Yes, she went into the building! What did she find inside? - If student says across the tunnel: recast - They drove through the tunnel! How long was it? - Keep language at A2 level. - After all 6 questions, give one genuine specific compliment and say goodbye.

Prepositions of Movement in English – Into, Through, Across (A2)

Prepositions of Movement in English – Into, Through, Across (A2)

Practice Questions & Answers

Exercise 1: Prepositions of Movement – Choose the Right Preposition

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