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How to use prepositions of place
Prepositions of Place (at / in / on)
In
• countries: in France, in China
• cities: in London, in Madrid, in the city, in a town
• continents: in Asia, in South America
• buildings, when we really mean inside: in the house, in a school, in a shop, in a bank
• rooms: in the kitchen, in the bedroom
• containers: in a bottle, in a bag, in a cup
• areas of land: in the garden, in a field, in the mountains, in the countryside, in the street
• water, when we mean getting wet: in the river, in the sea
• compass points: in the north, in the west
• in a car, in a taxi
• in a book, in the newspaper, in a photo, in bed
On
• flat horizontal things: on the table, on the floor, on a plate, on the page, on the ceiling, on the
grass, on the roof
• vertical things: on the wall, on the side of the building, on the window, on my face, on a t-shirt
• things that you’re on top of: on the sofa, on a chair, on a bike
• on a bus, on a train, on a boat, on a horse, on a plane
• on the radio, on TV, on the Internet, on Facebook, on Twitter, on Instagram, on a blog, on
Netflix, on the phone
• on the first floor, on the third floor
• on foot
At
• institutions, when we’re not talking about the building: at university, at school, at the library
• entertainment, when we’re not talking about the building: at the cinema, at the theatre, at the
gym
• at the top, at the bottom, at the front, at the back
• when we really mean ‘beside’: at the table, at the window, at the sea, at the bus stop, at the
traffic lights
• at home, at work
No Preposition
• there, here
Exercise
Prepositions of Place 1
Choose ‘in’ or ‘on’.
- There was nothing _______ the desk.
- John was lying _______ the sofa.
- She lives _______ a town.
- Your jumper is _______ the floor.
- I saw her _______ a motorbike.
- I heard the news _______ the radio.
- They are _______ Finland.
- I think Lucy is _______ the living room.
- The light is broken _______ the bathroom.
- He’s probably _______ the plane now.
- Newcastle is _______ the north of England.
- The sun rises _______ the east.
- The children are playing _______ the garden.
- He would love to live _______ the countryside.
- _______ the South, people eat later.
- We are spending time _______ Spain.
- I saw him _______ TV.
- Maria studies _______ Rome.
- The children are _______ bed.
- She was sitting _______ the carpet.
Prepositions of Place 2
Choose ‘in’ or ‘on’.
- They lay down ________ the grass.
- He was reading ________ the train.
- Our flat is ________ the first floor.
- She carries her dog ________ her bike!
- Do you work ________ the city centre?
- Lucy searched for information ________ the internet.
- She stayed ________ her car because it was raining.
- Lucy is ________ the phone at the moment.
- She put the food ________ the table.
- David likes living ________ Europe.
- She met her husband ________ Barcelona.
- She is ________ the bus now.
- He doesn’t like being ________ the city.
- My cousin likes travelling ________ Africa.
- We put some pictures ________ the wall.
- Did you come ________ foot?
- She came ________ a taxi.
- We are friends ________ Facebook.
- They have a house ________ the country
- The cat was ________ a chair
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Answers: Prepositions of Place 1
- There was nothing on the desk.
- John was lying on the sofa.
- She lives in a town.
- Your jumper is on the floor.
- I saw her on a motorbike.
- I heard the news on the radio.
- They are in Finland.
- I think Lucy is in the living room.
- The light is broken in the bathroom.
- He’s probably on the plane now.
- Newcastle is in the north of England.
- The sun rises in the east.
- The children are playing in the garden.
- He would love to live in the countryside.
- In the South, people eat later.
- We are spending time in Spain.
- I saw him on TV.
- Maria studies in Rome.
- The children are in bed.
- She was sitting on the carpe
Answers: Prepositions of Place 2
- They lay down on the grass.
- He was reading on the train.
- Our flat is on the first floor.
- She carries her dog on her bike!
- Do you work in the city centre?
- Lucy searched for information on the Internet.
- She stayed in her car because it was raining.
- Lucy is on the phone at the moment.
- She put the food on the table.
- David likes living in Europe.
- She met her husband in Barcelona.
- She is on the bus now.
- He doesn’t like being in the city.
- My cousin likes travelling in Africa.
- We put some pictures on the wall.
- Did you come on foot?
- She came in a taxi.
- We are friends on Facebook.
- They have a house in the country.
- The cat was on a chair.