In

Phần đỉnh của phễu là giành cho giới từ in - chỉ những thứ lớn nhất, chung chung nhất. Với thời
gian, "in" dùng trước những từ chỉ thời gian khái quát nhất như "century" (thế kỷ) cho đến
"week" (tuần). Ví dụ: in the 20th century, in the 1980’s, in March, in the third week of
April, in the future.
Ngoại lệ: in + buổi: in the morning, in the evening, in the afternoon
Về địa điểm, "in" dùng cho những địa điểm lớn như country (quốc gia), cho đến village,
neighborhoods (làng, vùng). Ví dụ: in the United States, in Miami, in my neighborhood.
"In" dùng thời gian từ chung nhất cho đến week (tuần), địa điểm từ chung nhất cho đến thị trấn ,
làng xóm ngoại trừ in the morning, afternoon, evening.

Chiếc phễu lọc dần các cụm từ chỉ thời gian, địa điểm giúp bạn sử dụng
chính xác các trạng từ "in", "on", "at".
On
Phần giữa của phễu giành cho "on", tương ứng với địa điểm cụ thể hơn, thời gian chi tiết hơn so
với ""in".
Về thời gian, "on" dùng cho ngày cụ thể, hoặc một dịp nào đó. Ví dụ: on my
birthday, on Saturday, on the weekend (United States), on June 8th, .
Ngoại lệ: on my lunch break.
Về địa điểm, "on" dùng cho một vùng tương đối dài, rộng như đường phố, bãi biển... Ví dụ:
on Broadway Street, on the beach, on my street .
Như vậy, "on" dùng cho mốc thời gian nhỏ hơn week cho đến ngày, dịp; địa điểm là các vùng.
At
Phần chóp phễu, tương ứng với thời gian địa điểm cụ thể nhất, giành cho giới từ "at".
 Về thời gian, "at" dùng cho mốc thời gian cụ thể, thời điểm, khoảnh khắc. Ví dụ: at 9:00
PM, at lunch, at dinner, at the start of the party, at sunrise, at the start of the movie, at the
moment. Ngoại lệ: at night.
Về địa điểm, "at" dùng cho địa chỉ, địa điểm cụ thể. Ví dụ: at 345 broadway street, at the store, at
my house.
Như vậy, cách dùng giới từ về thời gian, địa điểm của ba giới từ "in", "on", "at" tuân theo quy tắc
hình phễu, ngoại trừ một vài ngoại lệ như trên.
BÀI TẬP LUYỆN TẬP
Điền giới từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống.
1. Does your father work ..in............ Hanoi?
2. What do you do ......in.......your free time?
3. Lan'll have a party ......on................ Friday evening.
4. David is good ....in................ Math.
5. Are you interested .....in.........sports?.
6. There's a good film ......at........ ......... the moment.
7. Would you like to come ..........my house ............lunch?
8. Thanks ........... your letter.
9. I'll see my mom and dad ................. their farm.
10. We have to work hard ..........home and................school.
11. She takes care .............her family.
12. He works ..........a factory.
13. We always go to Ha Long Bay ..........vacation.
14. Tell me more ...........your family.
15. Can you send me a photo ...........your family?
16. She works .........a local supermarket.
17. He goes ..........the city ............his wife.
18. It takes 18 hours to get .........Hanoi ..........coach.
19. We write ..........each other twice a week.
20. My mother works...............the field.............my father.
21. We'll visit her ..........Christmas.
22. Are you tired ..............watching TV?
23. She often brings them ............... school.
24. He is the president ......................our club.
25. She spends most ...............the time .............the couch ..........front .......the TV.
26. What do you usually do .............school?
27. Why don't you come ..............?
28. They swap cards ..........their friends.
29. Will you play a game .................catch?
30. What do you do ................. recess?
31. They usually have portable CD player ................small earphones.
32. I'll take part................your club.
33. They read or study .............the same time.
34. We enjoy all ..................... our classes.
35. .............school we study many things.
36. ..............history, we study past and present events...........Vietnam and .........the world.
37. ..............physics, we learn ............how things work.
38. She learns how to use a computer ...........her Computer Science class.
39. Newspapers are ..........the racks ................the middle.
40. Math books are .................the shelves ...........the left.
41. The largest library is ..................Washington D.C, the capital ..........the USA.
42. Those books ..........the back ............the libraries are .........English.
43. Now, come and look ...............the kitchen.
44. My uncle is ..............work now.
45. Can I see the rest .........the house?
46. She'll have a party ...........her birthday.
BÀI TẬP GIỚI TỪ CHỈ NƠI CHỐN IN ON AT
1. Did you learn something ___________school?
2. Don't put all your eggs_____________ one basket.
3. Eric is studying____________the university.
4. I live _______________12 Columbus Street.
5. Is John still______________bed?
6. I've read it____________a book.
7. James met us___________the door.
8. Janet is _____________home right now.
9. I was stuck_________that traffic jam for hours!
10. She fell asleep __________the armchair.
11. Let's take the bus____________ Columbus Street.
12. Look,____________ the water!
13. There were no clouds ____________the sky.
14. Matthew was______________ work when I called.
15. Megan will be_____________the office from nine to four.
16. Mirror, mirror ___________the wall, ...
17. Rachel is ___________her desk.
18. There will be many new people ______________the party.
19. Kelly took us for a ride _______________her new car.
20. She looked _____________herself in the mirror.
21. She stood ___________the center of the stage.
22. There is always lots of action ___________Times Square.
23. The books were _______________the shelf.
24. The diagram is ____________page 12.
25. The dinner will be _______________Mark's.
26. The eggs are ________________the box.
27. The food is ____________the table.
28. The keys were not ____________his pocket.
29. The taxi will be waiting _____________the hotel.
30. There is a beautiful garden _________the back of the house.
31. She was standing all by herself________ the bus stop.
32. He was sitting_________the top of the stairs.
33. There is such a mess ___________the kitchen!
34. There were many beautiful flowers_________ the garden.
35. We had dinner ____________a very nice restaurant.
36. They are dancing _____________the street!
37. We used to live ___________the third floor.
38. They live ___________France.
39. Toni will meet us ____________the corner of the street.
40. Times Square is ___________New York.
41. We agreed to meet ____________the airport.
42. There is a lot to see ______________Texas.
43. We met _____________a wedding.
44. Where is he? He's ___________prison.
45. She put my shirts___________ the closet.