By: DORYL SEQUENA CABIAO

IN

ON
AT
AT
PREPOSITION OF
PLACE

AT, IN, ON
PREPOSITION OF PLACE
AT is used with
addresses
Something as a point in space
Examples of “at”
At 135 Nathan Road
At 23 Queen’s Road East
At 72 Lockhart Road
 Examples of “at”

the airport
the bus stop
a shop
home
the top of the page
the end of the street
PREPOSITION OF PLACE

IN is used with
*countries, cities, districts ,
streets, roads, towns (examples)
* Large or enclosed spaces (examples)
* small modes of transportation
Examples of “in”
In Japan
In the USA
In Muscat
In Hong Kong
In Waterloo Road
In a car
 IN
We use in when we see a person or a thing
enclosed in or inside something larger.

the room
in the box
the building
the bag
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ON is used with
*locations that are not buildings
*surface
*bigger modes of transportation
Examples of “on”
On an island
On a boat
On the beach
On a ship
Examples of “on”

On the floor
On the ground
On the sofa
On the table
On the wall
EXERCISE
Complete the sentences with in, at or
on.
on
1.I like the picture hanging _________the wall.
in
2. There were a lot of people ________ the
shop.
on
3. Ann sat _____ the floor.
at
4. Who is that man standing ______ the bus
stop?
on
5. There is a dirty mark _______ your nose.
on
6.Karen lives ______ at
Hong Kong side, ______
124 Jordan Road.
in
7. Tom is going to spend his holiday ______
Japan.
 TO FROM
POINT OF
LOCATION

1. I am going to the mall.

2. I immediately went home from school.
3. I saw it changed from worm to
butterfly.
PREPOSITION + NOUN + OF
At the end of In the middle of
At the front of At the beginning of
In front of At the end of
At the back of At the bottom of

Ibrahim’s house is at the end of the road.

I saw him standing in front of the bank.
BYE BYE!!!