Prepositions of place 1 on, at, in

Exercises
1. Fill the gaps with one of in/at/on:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)

The book is ____ the shelf.

Who was ____ the door?
There is a ruler ____ the pencil case.
Garry was ____ France for two weeks.
I am sitting ____ a bench at the moment.
Ken was ____ the supermarket when I rang him.
The magazine is ____ top of the box.
I wasnt ____ home when Jack came over to visit.

2. Answer the following questions, as in the example:

Where is the newspaper? (shelf)
The newspaper is on the shelf.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)

Where is the car? (garage)

Where is Jane? (home)
Where is Berlin? (Germany)
Where is the tree? (garden)
Where is the chicken? (plate)
Where is his signature? (the bottom of the page)
Where is the carpet? (floor)
Where is the butter? (fridge)
Where is his house? (the end of the street)
Where are the cows? (the field)

3 Correct the following sentences where necessary:

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

Jim is at home.
The clock is in the wall.
The donkey is on the field.
I am sitting at a chair.
The parrot is on the table.
The ashtray is in the drawer.

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Answers
1. Fill the gaps with one of in/at/on:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)

The book is on the shelf.

Who was at the door?
There is a ruler in the pencil case.
Garry was in France for two weeks.
I am sitting on a bench at the moment.
Ken was in the supermarket when I rang him.
The magazine is on top of the box.
I wasnt at home when Jack came over to visit.

2. Answer the following questions, as in the example:

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)

The car is in the garage.

Jane is at home.
Berlin is in Germany.
The tree is in the garden.
The chicken is on the plate.
His signature is at the bottom of the page.
The carpet is on the floor.
The butter is in the fridge.
His house is at the end of the street.
The cows are in the field.

3. Correct the following sentences where necessary:

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

Jim is at home.
The clock is in on the wall.
The donkey is on in the field.
I am sitting at on a chair.
The parrot is on the table.
The ashtray is in the drawer.

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