PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE WORKSHEET
Part 1: Complete the sentences with in, on, or at.
1. here are beautiful paintings ______ the walls of the gallery.
2. The children are playing ______ the playground.
3. Does this bus stop ______ the city center?
4. I live ______ a house ______ the second floor.
5. Brazil is ______ South America; it lies ______ the equator.
6. There is a large clock ______ the wall.
7. My brother lives ______ New York.
8. The cat is sleeping ______ the sofa.
9. We had lunch ______ a small restaurant.
10. He is waiting for me ______ the station.
11. The keys are ______ the drawer.
12. We met ______ the airport before the flight.
13. There is a mirror ______ the bathroom wall.
14. The kids are playing ______ the backyard.
15. The books are ______ the table.
16. He arrived ______ the office early.
17. They had dinner ______ a fancy restaurant.
18. There was a fly ______ the ceiling.
19. The meeting is ______ the conference room.
20. We went hiking ______ the mountains.
Part 2: Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with the correct prepositions of
place.
1. There is some pizza __________ the box.
2. There is a guitar __________ the lamp and the plant.
3. There are two dogs __________ the table.
4. There is a window __________ the sofa.
5. There is a rug __________ the sofa.
6. There is a racket __________ the bag.
7. There is some cheese __________ the plate.
8. There is a lamp __________ the shelf.
9. There is a trophy __________ the books.
10. There is a picture __________ the wall.
11. There is a bird flying __________ the trees.
12. There are two fish __________ the bowl.
Part 3: Choose a preposition to complete the sentences.
above opposite between at
in in front of on near
1. There is a tall man sitting ______ me. I can’t see the film.
2. The bookstore is ______ the hairdresser’s and the bakery.
3. Jenny wore a beautiful dress ______ her birthday party.
4. The cinema is ______ the bank.
5. There is a poster ______ the wall ______ my desk.
6. Brenda walks to her office because it is ______ her home.
7. The Statue of Liberty is ______ New York City.
8. There is a painting ______ the sofa.
Part 4:
Part 5: Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition of place from the box.
in in front of between at
under behind on next to
I was waiting for my friend (1) _______ the bus stop when I saw a cat hiding (2) _______ a tree.
The cat suddenly ran and sat (3) _______ a bench, right (4) _______ two people who were
reading books. Nearby, there was a small table (5) _______ the café, with a cup of coffee (6)
_______ it. A bicycle was parked (7) _______ the café wall, and a little boy was standing (8)
_______ it, looking at his phone.
Answers:
Part 1:
1. on 11. in
2. in 12. at
3. at 13. on
4. in, on 14. in
5. in, on 15. on
6. on 16. at
7. in 17. at
8. on 18. on
9. at 19. in
10. at 20. in
Part 2:
1. There is some pizza in the box.
2. There is a guitar between the lamp and the plant.
3. There are two dogs under the table.
4. There is a window behind the sofa.
5. There is a rug on the sofa.
6. There is a racket in the bag.
7. There is some cheese on the plate.
8. There is a lamp on the shelf.
9. There is a trophy between the books.
10. There is a picture on the wall.
11. There is a bird flying over the trees.
12. There are two fish in the bowl.
Part 3:
1. in front of
2. between
3. at
4. opposite
5. on, above
6. near
7. in
Part 5:
1. at
2. behind
3. under
4. between
5. in front of
6. on
7. next to
8. in
