Prepositions of Place

in
A person lives:
Rebecca lives in the United States.

In a country and in a city.

She lives in New York City.

on
On a street, avenue, road, etc.
She lives on Pine Street.

at
At a street address.
She lives at 1089 Pine Street.

Directions: Complete the sentences with prepositions of place.

Write about Oscar.
Oscar lives ______ Canada.
He lives ______ Toronto.
He lives ______ Main Street.
4) He lives ______ 1423 Main Street.

Oscar

1423 Main Street

Toronto, Canada
Write about Dr. Roberts
5)
Dr. Roberts lives on ___________________.
Dr. M.K. Roberts

6)
He lives in ___________________.
118 State Street
7)
He lives at ___________________.
Miami, Florida
Write about yourself.
8) I live _____________________________.
(name of country)
9) I live _____________________________.
(name of city)
10) I live _____________________________.
(name of street)
11) I live _____________________________.
(street address)
Directions: Now make your own sentences using prepositions of place.
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Prepositions of Place (a list)

above
beside
in back of
in the middle of
on
around
between
in the back of
inside
on top of
at
far (away) from
in front of
near
outside
behind
in
in the front of
next to
under
below

(a) The books are beside the cup.

(d) The books are between two cups.

(b) The books are next to the cup.

(c) The books are near the cup.

_____
__
______________
______
_
__
_______

(e) The books are far (away) from the

(f) The cup is on the books.
cup.

(g) The cup is on top of the books.

___________________
___________
_______________

(h) The cup is

(i)
The cup is above the
(j) The hands are
under the

books.

around the cup.

books.

_____________
___
__________
____

(k) The man is in back of the bus.

(m) The man is in the back of the bus.
(l) The man is behind the bus.

_______
______________
___________
__________

(n) The man is in front of the bus.

(o) The man is in the front of the bus.
______
_______________
_______
______________

(p) The man is in the middle of the bus.

In (m), (o), and (p) the man is inside the bus.

___________
______________________________________

Directions: Describe the pictures by completing the sentences with the correct preposition of place.
For each question, there may be more than one possible answer.

The apple is __________________________ the plate.

The apple is __________________________ the plate.

The apple is __________________________ the plate.

4)

The apple is __________________________ the cup.

The apple isnt close to the cup. It is ______________________________ the cup.

The apple is __________________________ the cup.

7)

The cup is __________________________ two apples.

8)
The hands are __________________________ the cup.
9)
The dog isnt inside the car. The dog is
__________________________ the car.
10)
The dog is __________________________ the car.

11)
The dog is__________________________ the car.
12)
The dog is __________________________ the car.
13)
The dog is __________________________ the car.