This presentation is intended for students who are studying English as a second language. It reviews prepositions of location.

1. Prepositions of Location

2. What is the correct preposition of location for the sentence? Try to remember before going on to the next card. by Patricia Galien http://pjgalien.wordpress.com/

3. I live _____ Palos Hills.

4. in

5. The notebook is _____ the table.

6. on

7. There is a restaurant ____ the John Hancock Building. The view of the city is beautiful.

8. at the top of on (the) top of

9. When I go to the market, I don’t have to go outside to get cash because the bank is _____ the store.

10. in inside

11. The bridge goes _____ the river.

12. over across

13. There’s a good film showing _____ the movie theater.

14. at

15. Chicago is _____ Illinois.

16. in

17. Palos Hills is a suburb of Chicago. It is _____ Chicago.

18. near

19. Mubarak is _____ the hospital. (He is a patient.)

20. in

21. Mubarak is _____ the hospital. (He is visiting.)

22. at

23. When my dog wants to get in bed, he stands _____ the foot of the bed and barks.

24. at

25. My cat doesn’t like to be very warm, so she sleeps _____ her blanket.

26. on

27. When my daughter gets cold and scared, she gets _____ bed with me.

28. in

29. The trash bin is _____ the corner of our classroom.

30. in

31. The stop sign _____ my corner is broken.

32. on at

33. I waited _____ the corner for fifteen minutes.

34. on at

35. The customer is standing _____ the counter.

36. at

37. There is a new student _____ school.

38. at in

39. There is a coffee bar _____ the library.

40. in

41. My dinner is _____ the table.

42. on

43. I don’t want my car to get snow on it tonight, so it’s _____ the garage.

44. in

45. My car has a problem, so it’s _____ the garage being fixed.

46. at

47. My cat is sitting _____ the roof of my house.

48. on

49. Yusuke is studying _____ the library.

50. at in

51. My cat is sitting _____ the tree. I will need to call the fire department to get him.

52. in

53. My cat doesn’t like the sun, so he is sitting _____ the tree.

54. under

55. There is a robber _____ the bank. He has been there for three hours.

56. in

57. My mother is _____ the bank. She will be back soon.

58. at

59. Why isn’t the quarterback _____ the field?

60. on

61. I put the “closed” sign _____ the window.

62. in

63. There is some frost _____ the window.

64. on

65. Get _____ the car. We are going to be late.

66. in

67. Yesterday when I was _____ the bus, I lost my cell phone.

68. on

69. We had to wait _____ the plane for two hours because of the snowstorm.

70. on

71. When I go to a restaurant alone, I like to sit _____ the bar, not _____ a booth.

72. at in

73. My baby is too young to sit _____ the table.

74. at

75. I do not want my cat to sit _____ the table because he’s dirty.

76. on

77. Where is she? She is _____ the restroom.

78. in

79. I received a phone call when I was _____ the train.

80. on

81. Kevin lives _____ 647 West Washington Avenue.

82. at

83. Olfat lives _____ Randolph Street.

84. on

85. Two years ago, Marta lived _____ Poland.

86. in

87. _____ Tokyo people never hang pictures _____ their beds because of earthquakes.

88. in above

89. My grandmother has a beautiful chandelier hanging _____ her dining room table.

90. above / over

91. There is some new graffiti _____ the wall next to my apartment.

92. on

93. The dog is sitting _____ the corner.

94. in

95. The woman is sitting _____ the umbrella.

96. under

97. The birds is sitting _____ the tree.

98. in

99. The airplane is _____ the buildings.

100. between

101. The horse is _____ bars.

102. behind

103. The little boy is sitting _____ the table.

104. at

105. The picture is _____ the sofa.

106. above

107. I am drinking coffee _____ bed.

108. in

109. The End