Prepositions of Movement Card Game
Prepositions of movement are prepositions that indicate how one thing is moving in relation to another. This can be contrasted to
prepositions of place, which indicate how one thing is situated in relation to another.
Some common prepositions of movement are:
onto, into, through, across, past, off of, away from, toward, under, over, along and around.
A good game for practicing these prepositions of movement is Go Fish. In this game of fish,
there are three cases:
Possibility 1 (Student A doesn't get a point)
A: Are you walking?
B: No, I'm not. Go fish.
Possibility 2 (Student A doesn't get a point)
A: Are you walking?
B: Yes, I am.
A: Are you walking onto a ship?
B: No, I'm not. Go fish.
Possibility 3 (Student A gets a point)
A: Are you walking?
B: Yes, I am.
A: Are you walking onto a ship?
B: Yes, I am. Here you are.
