Lesson 5

Prepositions of place

Prepositions of Place are used to show the position or location of one thing with
another. It answers the question, Where? Below we have some more examples of
Prepositions of Place:

Excersice 2: Fill in the gabs with the right preposition.

In front of
Between

Next to
Behind

Opposite
Below

Above
On

Under
Over

1) A band plays their music ___________ an audience.

2) Who is that person __________ the mask?
3) There are mountains ____________ Chile and Argentina.
4) The chess players sat _________ each other before they began their game.
5) Guards stand ____________ the entrance of the bank.
6) The clock ____ the wall is slow.
7) Monsters live __________ your bed.
8) Miners work __________ the surface of the Earth.
9) Planes normally fly _________ the clouds.
10) We put a sun umbrella __________ the table so we wouldn't get so hot.

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Prepositions of place

Exercise 3: look at the pictures and answer the questions using prepsiciones of
place.

a) Where is my cellphone?
Oh, your cellphone is _______ the table.

b) Where is my pencil?
Your pencil is ___________ the computer.

c) Where is my note book?

Your note book is ________the chair.

d) Where is the sun?

It is _____________ the mountain.

e) Where is the blackboard?

The blackboard is _______ the wall.

f) Where is my bag?
Your bag is ____ the desk.

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Prepositions of place

Exercise 4: Decide which preposition needs to be used.

1 - I always keep some extra money __ my bag in case of emergencies.
a) in
b) on
c) at
2 - I'll read it tonight ___ home.
a) on
b) at
c) in
3 - Do you live ___ a house or an apartment?
a) on
b) in
c) at
4 - Did you learn English ___ Malta?
a) in
b) at
c) on
5 - She grew up ___ a farm.
a) in
b) on
c) at
6 - I read about it ___ the newspaper.
a) on
b) in
c) at
7 - He went for a swim ___ the river.
a) in
b) on
c) at
8 - The dog's sleeping ___ the carpet.
a) on
b) at
c) in

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Prepositions of place

9 - The information is ___ the top of the page.

a) on
b) in
c) at

Heriberto Mendoza Fernandez