Preposition: In on at use and exercise

GIỚI TỪ - PREPOSITION
A/. Giới từ nơi chốn:
1. IN ( trong):
- Chỉ một người hoặc một vật ỡ trong một nơi nào đó.
+ in a box / room / building / park / garden / bag / pocket / kitchen / cinema / restaurant /
book / newspaper / picture / world / line.....
EX: My mother is cooking in the kitchen.
- Với danh từ không có mạo từ để diển tả một người đang ở tại đó: in bed / hospital / prison...
EX: Tom hasn't got up yet . He's still in bed
- Trước đất nước, thành phố, phương hướng.
+ in Vietnam / England / France / Hanoi / London / the east / west / south.....
EX: Ho Chi Minh City is in the south of Vietnam.
2. ON ( trên):
- Chỉ vị trí bên trên và tiếp xúc với bề mặt của một vật gì đó.
+ on the door / floor / wall / ceilling / river / beach... on / in the street, on a page...
EX: I sat on the beach.
The picture you're looking for is on page 7.
- Với phương tiện đi lại cộng cộng hoặc cá nhân( xe đạp, hon đa).
+ on a bus / train / ship / plane / bycicle / horse...
EX: There were too many people on the bus.
Mary passed me on her bycicle.
3. AT (ở):
- Để diển tả một vị trí được xác định trong không gian hoặc số nhà.
+ at the door / bus stop / traffic lights / party / meeting / desk... at 69 Tran Hung Dao Street
EX: Someone is standing at the door.
She live at 69 Tran Hung Dao street.
- Để tạo thành cụm từ chỉ nơi chốn.
+ at home / school / college/ university / work..., at the top / bottom of(the page), at the end
of( the street...), at the front / back of(the line...), at / on the corner of the street
EX: Peter's house in at the end of the street.
The garden is at the back of the building.

B/. Giới từ chỉ thời gian:
1. IN:


- Để chỉ buổi trong ngày nói chung, tháng, năm, mùa, thập niên, thế kỷ, thiên niên kỷ,
+ in the morning / afternoon / evening, in February, in 1999, in(the) spring / summer /
autumn / winter / in the 1990s, in the 21st century, in the 3rd millennium.
- Trong một số cụm tử để chỉ thời gian trong tương lai.
+ in a few minutes, in an hour, in a day / week / month...
EX: Daisy has gone away. She'll be back in a week.
- Trong cụm từ in the end với nghĩa cuối cùng ( finally, at last), in time với nghĩa kịp lúc.
EX: Peter got very angry. In the end, he walk out of the room.
Will you be home in time for dinner?
2. ON:
- Để chỉ thứ trong tuần, ngày trong tháng: on Monday, on 5th March, on this / that day
EX: I was born on 27th June, 1983.
- Để chỉ buổi trong ngày cụ thể hoặc một ngày cụ thể.
+ on Friday morning / Christmas Day / New Year's Day / my birthday...
EX: See you on Friday morning.
3. AT:
- Để chỉ thời gian, các bữa ăn trong ngày
+ at 5 a.m, at sunrise / sunset / dawn / noon / twilight / night, at breakfast / lunch / dinner /
supper...
EX: I get up at 5 o'clock every morning.
- Để chỉ một dịp lể hội, một thời khắc nào đó.
+ at the weekend, at christmas / Easter, at present / the moment / the same time / this( that)
time...
EX: Mr. Brown is busy at the moment.
- Để tạo thành các cụm giới từ.
+ at the end / beginning of, at the age of, at frist / last...

EX: He came to live in London at the age of 25.
@ LƯU Ý: KHÔNG DÙNG IN, ON, AT trước all, every, this month / year, next, last, tomorrow,
yesterday, today.
EX: He has worked hard all morning.( in all morning )
I hope to see you next Friday.( on next Friday)

Bài tập 1: Điền vào giới từ thích hợp bằng in, at, on


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...... the afternoon
...... February
...... Christmas
...... 1991
...... Tuesday morning
...... Tet
...... the moment
...... sunrise

Bài tập 2: Điền vào chỗ trống với giới từ in on at
1.
......1600 Pennsylvania Ave

2.
......the gym
3.
......the farm
4.
......the airport
5.
......Ho Chi Minh city
6.
......the bus

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...... April
...... the future
...... spring
...... birthday party
...... Sunday
...... breakfast
...... 2nd September 1945
...... 10th January

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......the table
......the party
......London
......school
......the bathroom
......page 100

Bài tập giới từ 3: Hoàn thành các câu sau với in, on, at.
1. Mary wants to live and work.........New York.
2. My mother is working.........the farm.
3. I am standing.........the crossroad. I don’t know whether to turn left, turn right or go straight on.
4. .........university, he was an excellent student.
5. My grandparents live.........456 Mountain Street.........Australia.
6. There is a funny cartoon.........TV now.
7. At present, I am.........home while my friends are.........school.
8. Everyone, open your book.........page 123 and we start the lesson.
Bài tập giới từ 4: Hoàn thành đoạn văn sau với giới từ in on at
This is Jenny’s room. It is very nice and clean. She often spends a lot of time (1).........her bedroom
but now she is not (2).........home. (3).........this room, she puts her bed (4).........the left, the sofa
(5).........the right and the yellow carpet (6).........the center. She studies (7).........her table, between
the bed and the sofa. (8).........this table, there is a laptop and a phone. She stores her study materials
(9).........the laptop but she also uses it to watch films and listen to music. (10).........the wall, she
hangs a clock, a picture and a shelf. It looks so great!
Bài tập 5: Hoàn thành các câu sau với giới từ in on at

1. I was born June 16th. I was born.........1949. I am a . I work.........a big hospital. I go to
work.........5:00 a.m.
2. Hi, I am an . I go to work.........the morning. I start work 11:00 a.m. I was born.........April 10th.
3. Howdy! I was born.........July 2nd, 1978. I am a . I work.........the farm everyday. I milk the
cows.........the morning. I milk the cows.........6:00 a.m.
4. Hey, I am a . I was born.........August 1st. I was born.........1991. I go to practice.........7:00 a.m.
5. I was born.........1992. I go to work.........night. I go to work 10:00 p.m. I work at night because I
like to take pictures of the stars.