Life Beginner Unit 4a

Where is/are ...?: Prepositions of place (in, on, next to, under)

Man: Wheres the phone?

Woman: Its on the chair.
Man: Oh, thanks. Where are the car keys?
Woman: I dont know. Are they on the table?
Man: No, they arent.

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Yes/No questions Where questions Affirmative + preposition

Is it s the phone? Its

the chair? the chair.
on Where on
the table? the table.
Are they are the car keys? Theyre

TIP Use the (definite article) with both singular and plural nouns: the phone, the keys.

Prepositions of place

in on next to under

Key vocabulary Everyday objects: bag, book, camera, chair, keys, phone, pen, table, wallet

Exercises
1 Read the answers and look at the picture. Write the questions. Use Wheres the ? or
Where are the ?
1 Wheres the phone? Its on the table.
2 Its next to the chair.
3 Theyre under the chair.
4 Its next to the phone.
5 Theyre on the chair.
6 Its under the chair.
7 Its under the table.
8 Theyre in the bag.
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Exercises
2 Look at the picture in exercise 1 again. Correct the prepositions in the sentences.
Two are correct.
1 Two pens are in the chair. on
2 The keys and the wallet are under the chair.
3 The books are under the bag.
4 The bag is next to the table.
5 The camera is next to the phone.
6 The phone is under the table.
3  Complete the sentences. Use Its or Theyre and in, on, next to or under. Then listen and
check.

1 Its under the chair. 6 the bag.

2 Theyre in in the bag. 7 the chair.

3 the book. 8 the wallet.

4 the camera. 9 the phone.

5 the table. 10 the bag.

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