PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
Exercise 1: Choose
the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. The headquarters of the United Nations is ______ New York
A. in B. on C. at D. by
2. In the most countries people drive ______ the right.
2. In the most countries people drive ______ the right.
A. on B. by C. in D.
at
3. I usually buy a newspaper ______ my way to work.
3. I usually buy a newspaper ______ my way to work.
A. at B. by C. in D. on
4. Last year we had a lovely skiing holiday ______the Swiss Alps.
4. Last year we had a lovely skiing holiday ______the Swiss Alps.
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
5.San Francisco is ______ the west coast of the
United States
5.
A. in B. on C. at D. by
6. She spends most of the day sitting ______ the window.
6. She spends most of the day sitting ______ the window.
A. on B. by C. in D.
at
7. The report about the accident was ______ the front
page of the newspaper.
A. at B. from C. in D. on
8. In the theatre we had seats ______ the front row.
8. In the theatre we had seats ______ the front row.
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
9. Write the name and address ______ the front page of the envelope.
9. Write the name and address ______ the front page of the envelope.
A. in B. on C. at D. by
10. It's dangerous to play football ______ the
streets.
A. on B. by C. in D.
at
11. I'll meet you ______ the corner of the street at
10.
A. at B. by C. in D. on
12. We got stuck in a traffic jam ______ the way to
the airport.
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
13. Look at the horses ______ that field.
13. Look at the horses ______ that field.
A. in B. on C. at D. by
14. ______ the end of the street is a path to our house.
14. ______ the end of the street is a path to our house.
A. on B. by C. in D.
at
15. Do you want sugar ______ your coffee?
A. at B. from C. in D. on
16. Her brother lives ______ a small town ______ the
south coast of Spain
A. by /
at B. at / in C. in / on D. on / in
17. The sports results are ______ the back page of the paper.
17. The sports results are ______ the back page of the paper.
A. in B. on C. at D. by
18. They got married ______Birmingham
18. They got married ______
A. on B. by C. in D.
at
19. Vienna is ______
the river Danube .
A. at B. by C. on D. in
20. His office is ______ the third floor.
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
Exercise 2: Choose
the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. We decided not to go ______ car.
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
2. She studied ______Paris
2. She studied ______
A. in B. on C. at D. by
3. The exhibition ______ the art gallery finished last Sunday.
3. The exhibition ______ the art gallery finished last Sunday.
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
4. I saw Ken ______ Dave's wedding.
4. I saw Ken ______ Dave's wedding.
A. on B. by C. in D.
at
5. Linda is a student ______ Cambridge University
A. in B. from C. by D. at
6. After some years he arrived back ______ Scotland
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
7. The train arrives ______ platform 3.
A. in B. on C. at D. by
8. What time did you arrive ______ the hotel?
A. by B. in C. at D.
on
9. Turn left ______ the traffic lights.
A. at B. at C. in D. by
10. When are you going ______ Greece
A. at B. to C. in D. on
11. He was tired and went ______ bed
A. to B. by C. in D. at
12. The train stopped ______ every station.
A. in B. on C. at D. by
13. I saw Bill this morning. He was ______ a bus which
passed me.
A. on B. by C. in D.
at
14. I missed the bus and had to go ______ foot.
A. at B. by C. in D. on
15. The easiest way to go there is ______ underground.
A. at B. from C. by D. on
16. Tom is sitting ______ an armchair.
A. in B. on C. at D. by
17. The picture is ______ the wall.
17. The picture is ______ the wall.
A. on B. by C. in D.
at
18. We meet ______ the station at 7.
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
19. She was ill and stayed ______ bed.
19. She was ill and stayed ______ bed.
A. at B. from C. in D. on
20. Are there any good films ______ the cinema this
week?
A. with B. at C. in D.
on
Exercise 3: Choose
the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. I must go ______ the bank today to change money.
A. by B. at C. in D.
to
2. He has just returned ______ France
A. to B. on C. at D. in
3. She arrived ______ the airport at 6.
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
4. Have you ever been ______ Ireland
A. on B. by C. in D.
to
5. They got ______ the car and drove off.
A. on B. from C. into D. at
6. We drove _______ the party ______ Tom's car.
A. by / into B. to / at C. to / in D.
to / on
7. Get ______ the train. It's going to leave.
A. in B. on C. at D. by
8. The man chased by the police ran ______ the shop.
A. by B. at C. into D.
on
9. The bird flew ______ the room through the window.
A. in B. on C. at D. into
10. He has never been ______ a football match.
A. to B. by C. from D. in
11. We usually go to work ______ car.
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
12. We drove ______the cinema ______ a taxi.
A. on /
in B. by / in C. to / in D. to / at
13. They like to travel ______ plane.
A. on B. by C. in D.
at
14. Does the train stop ______ York
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
15. What time did you arrive ______ school?
A. in B. on C. at D. by
16. We went to see a play ______ the National Theatre.
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
17. She is still ______ hospital and recovers from her
holiday.
A. in B. on C. at D. by
18. We were ______ sea for ten weeks.
A. on B. by C. in D.
at
19. Because of delay we had to wait for three hours
______ the airport.
A. from B. in C. on D.
at
20. I didn't see her ______ the party.
A. with B. at C. in D.
on
Exercise 4: Choose
the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. Jane is waiting for you ______ the bus stop.
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
2. The shop is ______ the end of the street.
A. on B. by C. in D.
at
3. My plane stopped at Dubai
and Hanoi and arrived ______ Bangkok
A. in B. on C. at D. by
4. When will you arrive______ the office?
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
5. Do you work ______ an office?
A. on B. by C. in D.
at
6. I have a meeting ______ New York
A. in B. on C. at D. by
7. Do you live ______ Japan
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
8. Jupiter is______
the Solar System.
A. at B. to C. in D. on
9. The author's name is ______the cover of the book.
A. on B. by C. in D.
at
10. There are no prices ______ this menu.
A. in B. on C. at D. by
11. You are standing ______ my foot.
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
12. There was a "no smoking" sign ______ the
wall.
A. on B. by C. in D.
at
13. I live on the 7th floor ______ 21 Oxford Street London
A. in B. on C. at D. by
14. I am______work.
A. with B. at C. in D.
on
15. We are sitting______the park. It is a nice day.
A. by B. at C. in D.
with
16. My car is parked______the parking lot.
A. at B. to C. in D. on
17. Our house is______the end of the street.
A. in /
on B. at / on C. at / in D. by / at
18. My sister lives______the 6th floor.
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
19. The books are______the bag.
A. on B. by C. in D.
at
20. The books are______the table.
A. at B. to C. in D. on
Exercise 5: Choose
the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. The house is ______ the left of the lake.
A. from B. at C. in D.
on
2. The table is ______ the middle of the room.
A. on B. by C. in D.
at
3. There are many people waiting______ the bus stop.
A. at B. to C. in D. on
4. The children are playing ______ the park.
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
5. She works ______ the bank.
A. from B. at C. in D.
on
6. I will meet you _______ the corner _______ the
street.
A. on /
by B. by / to C. in / of D.
at / of
7. We come _______ school _______foot.
A. at /
to B. to / on C. in / to D. on / to
8. There are a lot of books______the library.
A. in B. on C. at D. by
9. I called their house, but nobody is______home.
A. on B. by C. in D.
at
10. There is a beautiful picture______the wall.
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
11. The clock fell______ floor. I have to pick it up.
A. in B. on C. at D. by
12. Come sit______the table. It is time to eat.
A. at B. to C. in D. on
13. There is a lot of food______the refrigerator.
A. on B. by C. in D.
at
14. The cookies are______the top shelf.
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
15. The computer is______the table.
A. from B. at C. in D.
on
16. The horse is______the stables.
A. on B. by C. in D.
at
17. Is your name______the mailbox?
A. at B. to C. in D. on
18. Are your children______the 2nd grade?
A. in B. on C. at D. by
19. Are your children______their grandmother's house.
A. at B. to C. in D. on
20. Is someone going to wait for me______the door?
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
Exercise 6: Choose
the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. They live _______ the country, but we live _______
the seaside.
A. in / by B. at / in C. in / at D.
on / in
2. He was standing _______ the middle of the room.
A. from B. at C. in D.
on
3. Please write your name _______ the top of the page
A. at B. to C. in D. on
4. Where were you yesterday? -
_______ the cinema.
A. On B. By C. In D.
At
5. The meeting took place _______ the headquarters.
A. at B. to C. in D. on
6. We were _______ Bill's house last Thursday.
A. in B. at C. on D. by
7. We stopped _______ a very nice village.
A. on B. by C. at D.
with
8. She spent her holiday _______ a small island.
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
9. London
is _______ the river Thames .
A. on B. in C. at D.
by
10. Portsmouth
is _______ the south coast of England
A. at B. to C. on D. in
11. He opened the door and
went _______ the room.
A. into B. in C. at D.
by
12. Last year we flew _______ London
A. by B. at C. in D.
to
13. We went _______ work at seven.
A. on B. by C. to D.
with
14. We went _______ Paris
A. in /
with B. to / by C. on / by D. by / in
15. He's swimming ________the
river.
A. from B. at C. in D.
on
16. Where's Julie? She's
________school.
A. at B. to C. in D. on
17. The plant is ________the
table.
A. at B. to C. on D. in
18. There is a spider
________the bath.
A. in B. on C. at D. by
19. Please put those apples ________the
bowl.
A. on B. by C. in D.
at
20. Frank is ________holiday for three weeks.
A. by B. at C. in D.
on
Exercise 7: Choose
the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. There are two pockets ________this bag.
A. on B. in C. at D.
to
2. I read the story ________the newspaper.
A. at B. on C. in D. by
3.The cat is sitting
________the chair.
A. on B. by C. at D.
in
4. Lucy was standing
________the bus stop.
A. in B. at C. by D. to
5. I'll meet you
________the cinema.
A. by B. at C. to D.
in
6. She hung a picture
________the wall.
A. on B. in C. at D.
to
7. John is
________the garden.
A. at B. on C. in D. by
8. There's nothing
________TV tonight.
A. on B. by C. at D.
in
9. I stayed
________home all weekend.
A. on B. in C. at D.
to
10. When I called Lucy, she was ________ the bus.
A. on B. in C. by D.
to
11. There was a spider ________the ceiling.
A. by B. at C. to D.
on
12. Unfortunately, Mr Brown is ________hospital.
A. in B. on C. by D. to
13. Don't sit ________the table! Sit ________a chair.
A. by
/on B. on /on C. to / on D. in /on
14. There are four cushions ________the sofa.
A. on B. by C. at D.
in
15. We live ________ London
A. at B. on C. in D. by
16. Would you like to go _______ the cinema tonight?
A. on B. in C. at D.
to
17. No, thanks. I was ________ the cinema yesterday.
A. by B. at C. to D.
in
18. We are going ________ holiday next week.
A. on B. at C. by D.
to
19. There is a bridge ________ the river. It is easy
for inhabitants to travel.
A. on B. across C. between D. along
20. The flight ________Paris ________ London
A. on /
to B. from / in C. at / to D. from / to
Exercise 8: Choose
the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. ________ my wall, there are many picture postcards.
A. On B. In C. At D.
To
2. Who is the person ________ this picture?
A. by B. at C. to D.
in
3. Come ________the sitting room, we want to watch TV.
A. into B. at C. by D.
to
4. Stockhomes lies 530 meters ________ sea level.
A.
between B. by C. above D. up
5. I get ________work
at six thirty every morning.
A. on B. in C. at D.
to
6. We arrived ________ work at nine this morning.
A. at B. on C. in D. by
7. She arrived ________ Paris
A. by B. at C. to D.
in
8. Lan likes to stay ________ bed all Sunday morning.
A. at B. on C. in D. by
9. Matha is a nurse, she works ________ the hospital.
A. on B. by C. at D.
in
10. Minh was ill so she is now ________ the hospital.
A. in B. at C. by D. to
11. They have lunch ________ school.
A. at B. on C. in D. by
12. I don't have a high-speed ADSL connection ________ home.
A. on B. by C. at D.
in
13. The kids are learning about the Civil War _______ their history class ______ school.
A. in /
at B. at / in C. by / on D. to / at
14. Toby had a motorcycle accident _______ the freeway last week.
A. by B. at C. to D.
on
15. Jane and Debbie saw dolphins _______ the ocean.
A. on B. in C. at D.
to
16. Fred loves to go camping ________ the desert.
A. by B. at C. to D.
in
17. The conference was held ________ a ski resort in Toronto
A. in B. at C. by D. to
18. You can buy stamps _________ the post office on Delancy Street
A. on B. by C. at D.
in
19. They have a small house near a lake _________
A. at B. on C. in D. by
20. I always love to sit _______ the shore and watch the kids swimming ______the lake.
A. on /
on B. in / in C. at / at D. on / in
