OMAN COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
General Foundation Program
Level 1 Special Grammar Worksheet No. 9
Topic/s: Prepositions of place
Practice 1: Choose the correct prepositions of place.(in, on, at)
1 - I always keep some extra money __ my bag in case of emergencies. (at, on, in)
2 - I'll read it tonight ___ home.( at, in, on)
3 - Do you live ___ a house or an apartment? (on, at, in)
4 - Did you learn English ___ Malta? ( in, at, on)
5 - She grew up ___ a farm. (at, in, on)
6 - I read about it ___ the newspaper. (in, on, at)
7 - He went for a swim ___ the river. (at, in, on)
8 - The dog's sleeping ___ the carpet. (at, on, in)
9 - The information is ___ the top of the page. (in, on, at)
10 - Were you ___ the party too? (on, in, at)
http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/in-on-at-prepositions-place
Practice 2: Complete with the correct prepositions of Place (in, on, at)
1. He’s swimming ______ the river.
2. Where’s Julie? She’s ______ school.
3. The plant is ______ the table.
4. There is a spider ______ the bath.
5. Please put those apples ______ the bowl.
6. Frank is ______ holiday for three weeks.
7. There are two pockets ______ this bag.
8. I read the story ______ the newspaper.
9. The cat is sitting ______ the chair.
10. Lucy was standing ______ the bus stop.
11. I'll meet you ______ the cinema.
12. She hung a picture ______ the wall.
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13. John is ______ the garden.
14. There's nothing ______ TV tonight.
15. I stayed ______ home all weekend.
16. When I called Lucy, she was ______ the bus.
17. There was a spider ______ the ceiling.
18. Unfortunately, Mrs Brown is ______ hospital.
19. Don't sit ______ the table, sit ______ a chair.
20. There are four cushions ______ the sofa.
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/prepositions_of_place_1.pdf
Practice 3: Write the most suitable preposition (a, b or c) in the blank:
1 Don’t stand __________ the television. I can’t see!
a) on b) in front of c) above
2 Come and sit __________ me so that I can hear you better.
a) beside b) under c) on
3 From the plane we could see people in the fields __________ us.
a) beside b) below c) above
4 You’ll have to turn round to see it. It’s __________ you.
a) behind b) in front of c) over
5 The dead man was lying __________ the ground.
a) behind b) in front of c) on
6 Careful you don’t scratch the table! Better put a cloth __________ it.
a) above b) beside c) over
7 It’s dark where the road goes __________ a railway bridge.
a) on b) behind c) under
8 He looked up at the ceiling __________ him.
a) above b) under c) below
9 You can sit __________ that chair. Nobody is sitting there.
a) in front of b) on c) above
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10 The police car came first. The president was in the car __________ it.
a) behind b) on c) under
https://www.englishclub.com/esl-worksheets/vocabulary/EC_vocabularyprepositions-of-place.pdf
Practice 4: Use the picture to use the correct prepositions of place. ( in, on, at,
next to, beside, behind, above, under, below, in front of, across, near,
1) The cat is by _ the towel. (behind, by)
2) The toilet is __________ the sink. (next to, below)
3) The shampoo is __________ the conditioner. (beside, among)
4) The soap is __________ the things on the shelf. (among, above)
5) The books are __________ the soap. (above, under)
6) The soap is __________ the books. (above, below)
7) The toilet paper is __________ the toilet. (below, beside)
8) The toilet cleaner is __________ the toilet. (in front of, behind)
9) The cat is __________ the shower. (near, far from)
10) The mirror is __________ the sink. (above, in front of)
11) The cat is __________ the floor. (around, on)
12) The towel is __________ the sink. (under, next to)
13) The sink is __________ the toilet and the towel. (in front of, between)
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