1. Prepositions of place: fill in the blanks

Write the correct preposition of place for each sentence.

1. He is a professor the University of Cambridge.

2. Your clothes are lying the floor.

3. The keys are my backpack.

4. The helicopter flew the building.

5. She lives Spain.

6. The kids are playing the garden.

7. He left his book the bed.

8. We’ll meet the entrance to the park.

9. There is a beautiful painting the wall.

10. This is the best spot to get a view the whole city.

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2. Multiple-choice questions

Look at the pictures and select the correct answer.

A boy cycling in front of a car
A

A. The boy is cycling the car.

Keys on a bed
B

B. The keys are the bed.

A woman sitting opposite a psychologist
C

C. Sarah is sitting the psychologist.

A boy sitting next to a dog
D

D. The boy is sitting the dog.

Books under a table
E

E. There are two books the table.

A little girl standing between her parents
F

F. The little girl is standing her parents.

A man walking along a river
G

G. The man is walking the river.

A cat inside a car
H

H. There is a cat the car.

A goldfish inside a plastic bag
I

I. There is a goldfish the plastic bag.

A helicopter flying above a city
J

J. The helicopter is flying the city.

3. Exercise 3

Identify the most suitable preposition to complete each sentence.

1. Place the flowers _______ the vase.

Place the flowers in the vase.

2. The cat jumped _______ the fence to go to the garden.

The cat jumped over the fence.

3. The restaurant is _______ the end of the street.

The restaurant is at the end of the street.

4. We found the letter _______ the stack of papers on his desk.

We found the letter among the papers.

5. The shop is _______ corner of High Street and Abbey Road.

The shop is at the corner of the two streets.

6. A beautiful girl sat _______ me at the cinema.

She sat beside me.

7. The thief hid _______ the bushes.

The thief hid in the bushes.

8. The kids are playing _______ the yard.

The kids are playing in the yard.

9. There is a crack _______ the wall of the house.

There is a crack in the wall.

10. I did not see you _______ the party last night.

I didn’t see you at the party.

4. Exercise 4

Choose the most suitable preposition to complete each sentence.

1. Place the flowers _______ the vase.

Place the flowers in the vase.

2. The cat jumped _______ the fence to go to the garden.

The cat jumped over the fence.

3. The restaurant is _______ the end of the street.

The restaurant is at the end of the street.

4. We found the letter _______ the stack of papers on his desk.

We found the letter among the papers.

5. The shop is _______ corner of High Street and Abbey Road.

The shop is at the corner of the two streets.

6. A beautiful girl sat _______ me at the cinema.

She sat beside me.

7. The thief hid _______ the bushes.

The thief hid in the bushes.

8. The kids are playing _______ the yard.

The kids are playing in the yard.

9. There is a crack _______ the wall of the house.

There is a crack in the wall.

10. I did not see you _______ the party last night.

I didn’t see you at the party.

5. Preposition of place worksheet

This preposition of place worksheet includes illustrated pictures and fill-in-the-blank exercises to help you construct sentences about the location of someone or something.

A preposition of place worksheet with illustrated pictures and fill-in-the-blank exercises
Preposition of place exercises
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  1. The baby is sitting on the floor.
  2. There is a computer on the table.
  3. Your toy is under the table.
  4. The bird is flying over the tree.
  5. The girl is sitting in front of the mirror.
  6. There is a beautiful painting hanging on the wall.
  7. A baby inside the womb is already a human being.