Exercise 1
Answer the questions about the pictures. Use in, at or on with the words below the pictures.
1 Where’s the label? On the bottle. …………………….
2 Where’s the fly? …………………….
3 Where is the car waiting? …………………….
4 a Where’s the notice? …………………….
b Where’s the key? …………………….
5 Where are the shelves? …………………….
6 Where’s the Eiffel Tower? …………………….
7 a Where’s the man standing? …………………….
b Where’s the bird? …………………….
8 Where are the children playing? …………………….
Answers
1
1 On the bottle
2 On his arm. or On the man’s arm.
3 At the traffic lights.
4 a On the door.
b In the door.
5 On the wall.
6 In Paris.
7 a At the gate.
b On the gate.
8 On the beach.
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences. Use in, at or on+ the following:
|
the window |
your coffee |
the mountains |
that tree |
|
my guitar |
the river |
the island |
the next petrol station |
1 Look at those people swimming …………………….
2 One of the strings ……………………. is broken.
3 There’s something wrong with the car. We’d better stop …………………….
4 Would you like sugar ……………………. ?
5 The leaves ……………………. are a beautiful colour.
6 Last year we had a wonderful skiing holiday …………………….
7 There’s nobody living ……………………. . It’s uninhabited.
8 He spends most of the day sitting ……………………. and looking outside.
Answers
2
1 in the river
2 on my guitar
3 at the next petrol station
4 in your coffee
5 on that tree
6 in the mountains
7 on the island
8 at the window
Exercise 3
Complete the sentences with in, at or on.
1 There was a long queue of people ……………………. the bus stop.
2 Nicola was wearing a silver ring ……………………. her little finger.
3 There was an accident ……………………. the crossroads this morning.
4 I wasn’t sure whether I had come to the right office. There was no name ……………………. the door.
5 There are some beautiful trees ……………………. the park.
6 You’ll find the sports results ……………………. the back page of the newspaper.
7 I wouldn’t like an office job. I couldn’t spend the whole day sitting ……………………. a computer.
8 My brother lives ……………………. a small village ……………………. the south-west of England.
9 The man the police are looking for has a scar ……………………. his right cheek.
10 The headquarters of the company are ……………………. Milan.
11 I like that picture hanging ……………………. the wall ……………………. the kitchen.
12 If you come here by bus, get off ……………………. the stop after the traffic lights.
Answers
3
1 at
2 on
3 at
4 on
5 in
6 on
7 at
8 in a small village in the south-west
9 on
10 in
11 on the wall in the kitchen
12 at
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