preposition of places

- 1 - http://www.english-4u.de/prep_of_place.htm I. Fill in at, on or in 1. The headquarters of the United Nations is ______ New York. 2. In the most countries people drive ______the right. 3. I usually buy a newspaper ______my way to work. 4. Last year we had a lovely skiing holiday ______ the Swiss Alps. 5. San Francisco is ______ the west coast of the United States. 6. She spends most of the day sitting ______ the window. 7. The report about the accident was ______ the front page of the newspaper. 8. In the theatre we had seats ______ the front row. 9. Write the name and address ______ the front page of the envelope. 10. It's dangerous to play football ______ the streets. 11. I'll meet you ______ the corner of the street at 10. 12. We got stuck in a traffic jam ______ the way to the airport. 13. Look at the horses ______ that field. 14. ______ the end of the street is a path to our house. 15. Do you want sugar ______ your coffee? II. Fill in at, on or in 1. Her brother lives in a small town ______ the south coast of Spain. 2. The sports results are ______ the back page of the paper. 3. They got married ______ Birmingham. 4. Vienna is ______ the river Danube. 5. His office is ______ the third floor. 6. Tom is sitting ______ an armchair. 7. The picture is ______ the wall. 8. We meet ______ the station at 7. 9. She was ill and stayed ______ bed. 10. Are there any good films ______ the cinema this week? 11. We went to see a play ______ the National Theatre. 12. She is still ______hospital and recovers from her holiday. 13. We were ______ sea for ten weeks. 14. Because of delay we had to wait for three hours ______ the airport. 15. I didn't see her ______ the party. III. Fill in at, on, in, to or by 1. We decided not to go ______ car. 2. She studied ______ Paris for two weeks. 3. The exhibition ______ the art gallery finished last Sunday. 4. I saw Ken ______ Dave's wedding. 5. Linda is a student ______Cambridge University. 6. After some years he arrived back ______ Scotland. 7. The train arrives ______ platform 3. 8. What time did you arrive ______ the hotel? 9. Turn left ______the traffic lights. - 2 - 10. When are you going ______ Greece? 11. He was tired and went ______ bed 12. The train stopped at every station. 13. I saw Bill this morning. He was ______ a bus which passed me. 14. I missed the bus and had to go ______ foot. 15. The easiest way to go there is ______ underground. IV. Fill in at, on, in, to, into or by 1. I must go ______ the bank today to change money. 2. He has just returned ______ France. 3. She arrived ______ the airport at 6. 4. Have you ever been ______ Ireland? 5. They got ______ the car and drove off. 6. We drove to the party ______ Tom's car. 7. Get ______ the train. It's going to leave. 8. The man chased by the police ran ______ the shop. 9. The bird flew ______ the room through the window. 10. He has never been ______ a football match. 11. We usually go ______ work by car. 12. We drove ______ the cinema ______ a taxi. 13. They like to travel ______ plane. 14. Does the train stop ______York? 15. What time did you arrive ______ school? - 3 - ANSWER KEY I. Fill in at, on or in 1. The headquarters of the United Nations is in New York. 2. In the most countries people drive on the right. 3. I usually buy a newspaper on my way to work. 4. Last year we had a lovely skiing holiday in the Swiss Alps. 5. San Francisco is on the west coast of the United States. 6. She spends most of the day sitting at the window. 7. The report about the accident was on the front page of the newspaper. 8. In the theatre we had seats in the front row. 9. Write the name and address on the front page of the envelope. 10. It's dangerous to play football in the streets. 11. I'll meet you at the corner of the street at 10. 12. We got stuck in a traffic jam on the way to the airport. 13. Look at the horses in that field. 14. at the end of the street is a path to our house. 15. Do you want sugar in your coffee? II. Fill in at, on or in 1. Her brother lives in a small town on the south coast of Spain. 2. The sports results are on the back page of the paper. 3. They got married in Birmingham. 4. Vienna is on the river Danube. 5. His office is on the third floor. 6. Tom is sitting in an armchair. 7. The picture is on the wall. 8. We meet at the station at 7. 9. She was ill and stayed in bed. 10. Are there any good films at the cinema this week? 11. We went to see a play at the National Theatre. 12. She is still in hospital and recovers from her holiday. 13. We were at sea for ten weeks. 14. Because of delay we had to wait for three hours at the airport. 15. I didn't see her at the party. III. Fill in at, on, in, to or by 1. We decided not to go by car. 2. She studied in Paris for two weeks. 3. The exhibition at the art gallery finished last Sunday. 4. I saw Ken at Dave's wedding. 5. Linda is a student at Cambridge University. 6. After some years he arrived back in Scotland. 7. The train arrives at platform 3. 8. What time did you arrive at the hotel? - 4 - 9. Turn left at the traffic lights. 10. When are you going to Greece? 11. He was tired and went to bed 12. The train stopped at every station. 13. I saw Bill this morning. He was on a bus which passed me. 14. I missed the bus and had to go on foot. 15. The easiest way to go there is by underground. IV. Fill in at, on, in, to, into or by 1. I must go to the bank today to change money. 2. He has just returned to France. 3. She arrived at the airport at 6. 4. Have you ever been to Ireland? 5. They got into the car and drove off. 6. We drove to the party in Tom's car. 7. Get on the train. It's going to leave. 8. The man chased by the police ran into the shop. 9. The bird flew into the room through the window. 10. He has never been to a football match. 11. We usually go to work by car. 12. We drove to the cinema in a taxi. 13. They like to travel by plane. 14. Does the train stop at York? 15. What time did you arrive at school? . is ______ the west coast of the United States. 6. She spends most of the day sitting ______ the window. 7. The report about the accident was ______ the front page of the newspaper. 8. In the. ______ the end of the street is a path to our house. 15. Do you want sugar ______ your coffee? II. Fill in at, on or in 1. Her brother lives in a small town ______ the south coast of Spain. 2 Francisco is on the west coast of the United States. 6. She spends most of the day sitting at the window. 7. The report about the accident was on the front page of the newspaper. 8. In the theatre