Transcript Prepositions of Place

Prepositions of
Place
at, in, on
Use
at
in
on
POINT
ENCLOSED
SPACE
SURFACE
at the corner
in the garden
on the wall
at the bus
stop
in London
on the ceiling
at the door
in France
on the door
at the top of
the page
in a box
on the cover
at the end of
the road
in my pocket
on the floor
at the
entrance
in my wallet
on the carpet
at the
crossroads
in a building
on the menu
at the front
desk
in a car
on a page
Examples:
Jane is waiting for you at the
bus stop.
The shop is at the end of the
street.
My plane stopped at Dubai
and Hanoi and
arrived in Bangkok two hours
late.
When will you arrive at the
office?
Do you work in an office?
I have a meeting in New York.
More Examples…
Do you live in Japan?
Jupiter is in the Solar System.
The author's name is on the cover
of the book.
There are no prices on this menu.
You are standing on my foot.
There was a "no smoking"
sign on the wall.
I live on the 7th floor at 21 Oxford
Street in London.
Notice the use of the prepositions of
place at, in and on in these standard
expressions:
at
in
on
at home
in a car
on a bus
at work
in a taxi
on a train
at school
in a helicopter on a plane
at university
in a boat
on a ship
at college
in a lift
(elevator)
on a bicycle,
on a
motorbike
at the top
in the
newspaper
on a horse, on
an elephant
at the bottom
in the sky
on the radio,
on television
at the side
in a row
on the left, on
the right
at reception
in Oxford
Street
on the way
Other important Prepositions
by, next to, beside
•under
•below
•over
•above
•across
•left or right of somebody
or something
•on the ground, lower
than (or covered by)
something else
•lower than something
else but above ground
•covered by something
else
•meaning more than
•getting to the other side
(also across)
•overcoming an obstacle
•Jane is standing by /
next to / beside the car.
•the bag is under the
table
•the fish are below the
surface
•put a jacket over your
shirt
•over 16 years of age
•walk over the bridge
•climb over the wall
•higher than something •a path above the lake
else, but not directly over
it
•getting to the other side •walk across the bridge
(also over)
•swim across the lake
•getting to the other side
•through
•to
•into
•towards
•onto
•from
•something
with limits on
top, bottom
and the sides
•movement to
person or
building
•movement to
a place or
country
•for bed
•enter a room /
a building
•drive through
the tunnel
•go to the
cinema
•go to London /
Ireland
•go to bed
•go into the
kitchen / the
house
•movement in •go 5 steps
the direction of towards the
something (but house
not directly to
it)
•movement to •jump onto the
the top of
table
something
•in the sense •a flower from
of where from the garden
•from
•who gave it
•a present from Jane
•of
•who/what does it belong to •a page of the book
•what does it show
•the picture of a palace
•by
•who made it
•on
•walking or riding on
•on foot, on horseback
horseback
•get on the bus
•entering a public transport
vehicle
•in
•entering a car / Taxi
•a book by Mark Twain
•get in the car
•off
•leaving a public transport
vehicle
•get off the train
•leaving a car / Taxi
•get out of the taxi
•by
•rise or fall of something
•travelling (other than
walking or horseriding)
•prices have risen by 10
percent
•by car, by bus
•at
•for age
•she learned Russian at 45
•for topics, meaning what
about
•we were talking about you
•out of
•about
EXERCISES
Complete the exercise according to
the picture.
 _ the picture, I can see a
woman.
on
at
 The woman is
sitting __ a table.
 She is sitting __ a chair.
 There is another
chair ____ the woman.
 Her feet are ___ the
table.
in
Complete the exercise according to
the picture.
 In the picture, I can see
a woman.
 The woman is sitting _ a
table.
up
at
 She is sitting __ a chair.
 There is another
chair _____ the woman.
 Her feet are ____ the
table.
in
Complete the exercise according to
the picture.
 In the picture, I can see
a woman.
 The woman is sitting at a
table.
 She is sitting __ a chair.
up
 There is another
chair ____ the woman.
 Her feet are ____ the
table.
in
on
Complete the exercise according to
the picture.
 In the picture, I can see a
woman.
 The woman is sitting at a
table.
 She is sitting on a chair.
 There is another
chair _____ the woman.
opposite
 Her feet are ____ the table.
in
under
Complete the exercise according to
the picture.
 In the picture, I can see
a woman.
 The woman is sitting at a
table.
 She is sitting on a chair.
 There is another
chair opposite the
woman.
 Her feet are ____ the
table.
up
in
under
Complete the exercise according to
the picture.
 In the picture, I can see
a woman.
 The woman is sitting at a
table.
 She is sitting on a chair.
 There is another
chair opposite the
woman.
 Her feet are under the
table.
Bibliography
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions-at-in-onplace.htm
http://www.englishgrammar.org/category/prepositions/
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cramup/grammar/prepositions/exercises?08