Prepositions

of Location

What is the correct

preposition of location for the
sentence? Try to remember
before going on to the next
card.
by Patricia Galien
http://pjgalien.wordpress.com/

I live _____
Palos Hills.

in

The
notebook is
_____ the
table.

on

There is a restaurant
____ the John
Hancock Building.
The view of the city
is beautiful.

at the top of
on (the) top of

When I go to the
market, I dont have to
go outside to get cash
because the bank is
_____ the store.

in
inside

The bridge
goes _____
the river.

over
across

Theres a good
film showing
_____ the movie
theater.

at

Chicago is
_____
Illinois.

in

Palos Hills is a
suburb of
Chicago. It is
_____ Chicago.

near

Mubarak is
_____ the
hospital. (He is
a patient.)

in

Mubarak is
_____ the
hospital. (He is
visiting.)

at

When my dog
wants to get in
bed, he stands
_____ the foot of
the bed and barks.

at

My cat doesnt
like to be very
warm, so she
sleeps _____ her
blanket.

on

When my
daughter gets
cold and scared,
she gets _____
bed with me.

in

The trash bin

is _____ the
corner of our
classroom.

in

The stop sign

_____ my
corner is
broken.

on
at

I waited _____
the corner for
fifteen
minutes.

on
at

The customer
is standing
_____ the
counter.

at

There is a
new student
_____
school.

at
in

There is a
coffee bar
_____ the
library.

in

My dinner is
_____ the
table.

on

I dont want my
car to get snow
on it tonight, so
its _____ the
garage.

in

My car has a
problem, so its
_____ the
garage being
fixed.

at

My cat is sitting
_____ the roof
of my house.

on

Yusuke is
studying _____
the library.

at
in

My cat is sitting
_____ the tree. I
will need to call
the fire
department to get
him.

in

My cat doesnt
like the sun, so he
is sitting _____
the tree.

under

There is a robber
_____ the bank.
He has been there
for three hours.

in

My mother is
_____ the bank.
She will be back
soon.

at

Why isnt the

quarterback _____
the field?

on

I put the closed

sign _____ the
window.

in

There is some
frost _____ the
window.

on

Get _____ the car.

We are going to
be late.

in

Yesterday when I
was _____ the
bus, I lost my cell
phone.

on

We had to wait
_____ the plane
for two hours
because of the
snowstorm.

on

When I go to a
restaurant alone, I
like to sit _____ the
bar, not _____ a
booth.

at
in

My baby is too
young to sit _____
the table.

at

I do not want my
cat to sit _____
the table because
hes dirty.

on

Where is she?
She is _____ the
restroom.

in

I received a phone
call when I was
_____ the train.

on

Kevin lives
_____ 647 West
Washington
Avenue.

at

Olfat lives _____

Randolph Street.

on

Two years ago,

Marta lived _____
Poland.

in

_____ Tokyo people

never hang pictures
_____ their beds
because of
earthquakes.

in
above

My grandmother
has a beautiful
chandelier hanging
_____ her dining
room table.

above / over

There is some
new graffiti _____
the wall next to
my apartment.

on

The dog is sitting

_____ the corner.

in

The woman is
sitting _____ the
umbrella.

under

The birds is
sitting _____ the
tree.

in

The airplane is
_____ the
buildings.

between

The horse is
_____ bars.

behind

The little boy is

sitting _____ the
table.

at

The picture is
_____ the sofa.

above

I am drinking
coffee _____ bed.

in

The End