Prepositions, as annoying and frustrating as they can be, are essential for the construction of grammatically correct sentences. In my blogpost, I focused on the prepositions in, on, and at when they are used to describes times and locations.
Let’s practise them now.
TEST 1
TIME FOR THE TIME
Choose from at, in and on in the following sentences:
In Ireland, we eat turkey at in on Christmas Day.
I usually have lunch at in on 1pm.
I have a beer at in on the evening, before dinner.
I was still at university at in on 1994.
My birthday is at in on July.
We usually go to the beach at in on Easter.
I always go abroad at in on Summer.
She likes to dress up at in on Halloween.
My partner and I have a romantic dinner at in on Valentine’s Day.
I usually catch the train at in on midday.
She said that she would be here at in on July 17.
We don’t know if it will arrive at in on the day you need it.
We will go to Santander at in on September or October.
Can you tell me if the train leaves at in on 11.30?
TEST 2
WHERE IN THE WORLD
Write the correct preposition of place into the following sentences:
1. She lives ____________ Beresford Street, ________ Dublin 7.
2. My aunt and uncle spend the whole winter _________ the Canary Islands.
3. You can the workshop _____ the following address: Unit 2, 1 Market Street, Cork.
4. Are you really sure the restaurant is _____ Parliament Street?
5. Have you ever been ____ Bratislava or Nitra _____ Slovakia?
6. My friends live _________ Market Square, but I haven’t been there for a while.
7. Can you buy fireworks _____ Ireland?
8. No, but you can buy them _____ Northern Ireland.
9. Oh. Have you ever been ____ Belfast? I would like to go.
10. Yes. I have. I have been ____ the Falls Road and _____ other famous neighbourhoods _____ the city.
11. When we were ______ Sarajevo, ____ Bosnia-Herzegovina, we stayed _____ the Bascarsija neighbourhood.
12. If you are ______ Gran Via, you need to take a left and then the first left _____ Hortaleza Street.
13. Do you know if there are good wifi connections _____ Minsk?
14. Oh. I have never been ____ Belarus, so I don’t know.
15. Yes. I have never been ____ that part of Europe.
TEST 3
SPOT AND CORRECT THE MISTAKES
1. She said she would be back on March.
2. I’ll take the last train, which leaves at 9pm in the night.
3. I’m not quite sure where the National Museum is. Maybe in Kildare Street.
4. Be in the museum at 11am, and no later.
5. We sometimes go for a swim at Mountcharles Pier in Christmas Day.
6. Mountcharles Pier? Is that at Donegal?
7. Yes. We go there in the weekend to walk by the sea and to have picnics.
8. Oh! In December 2, we have an important meeting here.
9. There have been a lot of cases of Covid19 at the south of Spain.
10. She is in the beach.
TEST 4
PREPOSITION MUESLI
AT, ON, IN?
_______ 12.20, ______ Tuesday, I have a very important appointment.
I don’t want to be late. ___________ days like this, I set my alarm
clock. _________ December, I had a meeting ____ Doncaster Street, _____ London ___________ 9am and I had to wake up __________ 05.30am. My flight was _________ 7.00am.
I don’t like flying ___________ the morning. I prefer to fly ___________ night or ________ the evening. The weather _____ England is horrible _____ winter, however, London is very nice ___ December, especially, if you stay ____ Chelsea. __________ Christmas, all the shops ____ Oxford Street are decorated and there are lots of Christmas trees. I think they turn ____ the Christmas lights _______ November. I was there ___________ December 2nd and all the lights were turned ___. I had a meeting ____ the Tate Modern Museum and later I had dinner ____ Circolo Popolare, _____ the Fitzrovia neighbourhood.
In Madrid, I think we turn ___ the Christmas lights ___________ December 2nd or ______ the second week of December. They turn ___ the lights ___________ 9pm, that is, ___________ night, so that it is dark. I’m going to stop writing now, because I have to go to bed. As I said ___ the start, I have to wake up very early ________ the morning.
A*N*S*W*E*R K*E*Y
TEST 1
TIME FOR THE TIME
Write the correct preposition of place into the following sentences
In Ireland, we eat turkey on Christmas Day.
I usually have lunch at 1pm.
I have a beer in the evening, before dinner.
I was still at university in 1994.
My birthday is in July.
We usually go to the beach at Easter.
I always go abroad in Summer.
She likes to dress up at Halloween.
My partner and I have a romantic dinner on Valentine’s Day.
I usually catch the train at midday.
She said that she would be here on July 17.
We don’t know if it will arrive on the day you need it.
We will go to Santander in September or October.
Can you tell me if the train leaves at 11.30?
TEST 2
at in on
Write the correct preposition of place into the following sentences
1. She lives on Beresford Street, in Dublin 7.
2. My aunt and uncle spend the whole winter in the Canary Islands.
3. You can the workshop at the following address: Unit 2, 1 Market Street, Cork.
4. Are you really sure the restaurant is on Parliament Street?
5. Have you ever been in Bratislava or Nitra in Slovakia?
6. My friends live on Market Square, but I haven’t been there for a while.
7. Can you buy fireworks in Ireland?
8. No, but you can buy them in Northern Ireland.
9. Oh. Have you ever been in Belfast? I would like to go.
10. Yes. I have. I have been on the Falls Road and on the Titanic Museum.
11. When we were in Sarajevo, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, we stayed in the Bascarsija neighbourhood.
12. If you are on Gran Via, you need to take a left and then the first left on Hortaleza Street.
13. Do you know if there are good wifi connections in Minsk?
14. Oh. I have never been in Belarus, so I don’t know.
15. Yes. I have never been in that part of Europe.
TEST 3
1. She said she would be back in March.
2. I’ll take the last train, which leaves at 9pm at night.
3. I’m not quite sure where the National Museum is. Maybe on Kildare Street.
4. Be at the museum at 11am, and no later.
5. We sometimes go for a swim at Mountcharles Pier on Christmas Day.
6. Mountcharles Pier? Is that in Donegal?
7. Yes. We go there at the weekend to walk by the sea and to have picnics.
8. Oh! On December 2, we have an important meeting here.
9. There have been a lot of cases of Covid19 in the south of Spain.
10. She is at the beach.
TEST 4
AT, ON, IN
At 12.20, on Tuesday, I have a very important appointment.
I don’t want to be late. On days like this, I set my alarm
clock. In December, I had a meeting on Doncaster Street, in London at 9am and I had to wake up at 05.30 am. My flight was at 7 am.
I don’t like flying in the morning. I prefer to fly at night or in the evening. The weather in England is horrible in winter, however, London is very nice in December, especially, if you stay in Chelsea. At Christmas, all the shops on Oxford Street are decorated and there are lots of Christmas trees. I think they turn on the Christmas lights in November. I was there on December 2nd and all the lights were turned on. I had a meeting at the Tate Modern Museum and later I had dinner at Circolo Popolare, in the Fitzrovia neighbourhood.
In Madrid, I think we turn on the Christmas lights on December 2nd or in the second week of December. They turn on the lights at 9pm, that is, at night, so that it is dark. I’m going to stop writing now, because I have to go to bed. As I said at the start, I have to wake up very early in the morning.
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