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Prepositions of Place
A person lives: Rebecca lives in the United States.
in In a country and in a city. She lives in New York City.
on On a street, avenue, road, etc. She lives on Pine Street.
at At a street address. She lives at 1089 Pine Street.

Directions: Complete the sentences with prepositions of place.

Write about Oscar.

1) Oscar lives Canada.
2) He lives Toronto.
3) He lives Main Street.
4) He lives 1423 Main Street. Oscar
1423 Main Street
Toronto, Canada
Write about Dr. Roberts
5) Dr. Roberts lives on . Dr. M.K. Roberts
6) He lives in . 118 State Street
7) He lives at . Miami, Florida

Write about yourself.

8) I live .
(name of country)
9) I live .
(name of city)
10) I live .
(name of street)
11) I live .
(street address)
Directions: Now make your own sentences using prepositions of place.

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2)
Prepositions of Place (a list)
above beside in back of in the middle of on
around between in the back of inside on top of
at far (away) from in front of near outside
behind in in the front of next to under
below
(a) The books are beside the cup. (d) The books are between two cups.
(b) The books are next to the cup.
(c) The books are near the cup.

(e) The books are far (away) from the (f) The cup is on the books.
cup. (g) The cup is on top of the books.

(h) The cup is (i) The cup is above the (j) The hands are
under the books. around the cup.
books.

(k) The man is in back of the bus. (m) The man is in the back of the bus.
(l) The man is behind the bus.

(n) The man is in front of the bus. (o) The man is in the front of the bus.

(p) The man is in the middle of the bus.

In (m), (o), and (p) the man is inside the bus.
Directions: Describe the pictures by completing the sentences with the correct
preposition of place. For each question, there may be more than one possible answer.

1) The apple is the plate.

2) The apple is the plate.

3) The apple is the plate.

4) The apple is the cup.

5) The apple isn’t close to the cup. It is the cup.

6) The apple is the cup.

7) The cup is two apples.

8) The hands are the cup.

9) The dog isn’t inside the car. The dog is

the car.

10) The dog is the car.

11) The dog is the car.

12) The dog is the car.

13) The dog is the car.