58206 prepositions of place

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
Exercise 1
Choose the correct preposition for each expression: in, at, on
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_____ a room
_____ a building
_____ a garden
_____ a park
_____ the water
_____ a row
_____ a line
_____ the bus-stop
_____ the cinema
_____ the end of the street

_____ the top of the page
_____ the seaside
_____ the ceiling
_____ the floor
_____ the left
_____ the right
_____ the outskirts

_____ the corner of a room
_____ the corner of a street
_____ the ground floor
_____ the suburbs
_____ the sky
_____ the list
_____ a dinner
_____ the Opera House
_____ this book
_____ the bottom of the page
_____ the back of the class
_____ the front of the class
_____ the front of a car
_____ the front of a piece of
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32. _____ the west coast
33. _____ the main road
34. _____ a wedding party
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Exercise 2
Use the correct preposition for each sentence.
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I live _____ an apartment building.
My apartment building is _____ the corner.
My apartment is _____ the fifth floor.
My friend lives _____ 27 Strong Street.
He lives _____ apartment 501.
I live _____ the top floor.
It’s the fifth floor _____ your left.
That apartment was _____ the basement.
I used to live _____ 12 Harrison Street.
The label is _____ the bottle.
Jack is waiting _____ the bottom of the stairs.
Our seats are _____ the third row.
Turn left _____ the lights.
He’s sitting _____ the chair next to the piano.
I met Jack _____ the street.
He has a lot of beautiful pictures _____ the wall.


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I live _____ the fifth floor of my apartment building.
We waited for an hour _____ the bus-stop.
Who is that woman _____ the photograph?
You will find an explanation _____ page 18.
Paris is _____ the river Seine.
The instructions are _____ the back of the box.
Can you see who is _____ the door?
She is _____ the bus-stop waiting for a bus.
The headline is _____ the top of the page.
The boys are playing football _____ the street.
She had a toothache so she’s _____ the dentist office.
I am _____ home all day on Friday.
Please turn right _____ the traffic light.
Shall we travel _____ your car or mine?
I didn’t see you _____ the party on Saturday. Where were you?
I wasn’t in when you phoned. I was _____ my sister’s house.
Is Tom _____ this photograph? I can’t find him.
It’s a very small village. You probably won’t find it _____ your map.
When I’m a passenger in a car, I prefer to sit _____ the front.
I wouldn’t like an office job. I couldn’t spend the whole day sitting
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