at, on, in + place 1

Question 1

Study these examples:

in a room
in a building
in a box
in a garden
in a town/city
in a country

Answer 1

1. There’s nobody in the room/in the building/ in the garden.
2. What have you got in your hand/in your mouth?
3. When we were in Italy, we spent a few days in Venice.
4. I have a friend who lives in a small village in the mountains.
5. Loot at those people swimming in the pool/in the sea/in the river.

Question 2

Study these examples:

at the bus stop - u neceho
at the door
at the window

at the top (of the page)
at the bottom (of the page)

at the end of the street

Answer 2

1 Who is that man standing at the bus stop/at the door/at the window?

2 Turn left at the traffic lights/ at the church/at the roundabout.

3 Write your name at the top/at the bottom of the page.

4 Angela’s house is the white one at the end of the street.

5 When you leave the hotel, please leave your key at reception.

Question 3

Study these examples:

On the ceiling
on the wall
on the door
on the table
on the floor

on her nose

on an island

Answer 3

1 I sat on the floor/on the grass/on a chair/ on the beach.

2 There’s a dirty mark on the wall/on the ceiling/on your nose/on your skin.

3 Have you seen the notice on the notice board/on the door?

4 You’ll find details of TV programmes on page seven ( of the newspaper).

Question 4

Compare in and at:

Answer 4

There were a lot of people in the shop. It was very crowded.
but
Go along this road, then turn left at the shop (somebody giving directions).

Question 5

Compare in and on:

Answer 5

There’s some water in the bottle.
but
There is a label on the bottle.

Question 6

Compare at and on:

Answer 6

There is somebody at the door. Shall I go and see who it is?
but
There is a notice on the door. It says “ Do not disturb”.

Question 7

Look at those people swimming ___ the river.

Answer 7

Look at those people swimming in the river.

Question 8

Write your name ___ the top of the page.

Answer 8

Write your name at the top of the page.

Question 9

I like that picture hanging ___ the wall ___ the kitchen.

Answer 9

I like that picture hanging on the wall in the kitchen.

Question 10

I wasn’t sure whether I had come to the right office. There was no name ___ the door.

Answer 10

I wasn’t sure whether I had come to the right office. There was no name on the door.

Question 11

___ the end of the street there is a path leading to the river.

Answer 11

At the end of the street there is a path leading to the river.

Question 12

I wouldn’t like an office job. I couldn’t spend the whole day sitting ___ a desk.

Answer 12

I wouldn’t like an office job. I couldn’t spend the whole day sitting at a desk.

Question 13

My brother lives ___ a small village ___ the south-west of England.

Answer 13

My brother lives in a small village in the south-west of England.

Question 14

The headquarters of the company are ___ Milan.

Answer 14

The headquarters of the company are in Milan.

Question 15

Nicola was wearing a silver ring ___ her little finger.

Answer 15

Nicola was wearing a silver ring on her little finger.

Question 16

Would you like sugar ___ your coffee?

Answer 16

Would you like sugar in your coffee?

Question 17

Last year we had a wonderful skiing holiday ___ the mountains.

Answer 17

Last year we had a wonderful skiing holiday in the mountains.

Question 18

There’s nobody living ___ the island. It is uninhabited.

Answer 18

There’s nobody living on the island. It is uninhabited.