Exercise 1
Answer the questions about the pictures. Use in, at or on with the words below the pictures.
1 Where does Sue work? …………………….
2 Sue lives in this building. Where’s her flat exactly? …………………….
3 Where is the woman standing? …………………….
4 Where is the man standing? …………………….
5 Where’s the cat? …………………….
6 Where’s the dog? …………………….
7 Liz is in this group of people. Where is she? …………………….
8 Where’s the post office? …………………….
9 Gary is at the cinema. Where is he sitting? …………………….
10 Where does Kate work? …………………….
Answers
1
1 In the sales department
2 On the second floor.
3 At/On the corner.
4 In the corner.
5 At the top of the stairs.
6 In the back of the car.
7 At the front.
8 On the left.
9 In the back row.
10 On a farm.
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences. Use in, at or on + the following:
|
the west coast |
the world |
the back of the class |
the sky |
|
the front row |
the right |
the back of this card |
the way to work |
1 It was a lovely day. There wasn’t a cloud …………………….
2 In most countries people drive …………………….
3 What is the tallest building ……………………. ?
4 I usually buy a newspaper ……………………. in the morning.
5 San Francisco is ……………………. of the United States.
6 We went to the theatre last night. We had seats …………………….
7 I couldn’t hear the teacher. She spoke quietly and I was sitting …………………….
8 I don’t have your address. Could you write it ……………………. ?
Answers
2
1 in the sky
2 on the right
3 in the world
4 on the way to work
5 on the west coast
6 in the front row
7 at the back of the class
6 on the back of this card
Exercise 3
Complete the sentences with in, at or on.
1 Write your name ……………………. the top of the page.
2 Is your sister ……………………. this photograph? I don’t recognise her.
3 I didn’t feel very well when I woke up, so I stayed ……………………. bed.
4 We normally use the front entrance to the building, but there’s another one ……………………. the back.
5 Is there anything interesting ……………………. the paper today?
6 There was a list of names, but my name wasn’t ……………………. the list.
7 ……………………. the end of the street, there is a path leading to the river.
8 I love to look up at the stars ……………………. the sky at night.
9 When I’m a passenger in a car, I prefer to sit ……………………. the front.
10 I live in a very small village. You probably won’t find it ……………………. your map.
11 Joe works ……………………. the furniture department of a large store.
12 Paris is ……………………. the river Seine.
13 I don’t like cities. I’d much prefer to live ……………………. the country.
14 My office is ……………………. the top floor. It’s ……………………. the left as you come out of the lift.
Answers
3
1 at 8 in
2 in 9 in
3 in 10 on
4 at 11 in
5 in 12 on
6 on 13 in
7 At 14 on … on
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