At, On, In | Prepositions Exercise

Fill in the blanks with at, on or in.

Use at to talk about position at a point.

Use on to talk about position on a line (e.g. road, river etc.)

Use in to talk about position inside large areas or three dimensional spaces.

1. I met her ……………………. the club. (at / in / on)

2. They live ………………………. Florida. (in / at / on)

3. There is a restaurant ………………………… that corner. (in / at / on)

4. I enjoy watching films …………………………. the cinema. (in / on / at)

5. I met some old friends …………………………. the theatre. (in / on / at)

6. He works ………………………… a shopping mall. (in / at / on)

7. She works ……………………….. TCS. (in / at / on)

8. He is a student ………………………… IIT Bombay. (in / at / on)

9. There are some beautiful hill stations ………………………… the way from Mumbai to Pune. (in / on / at)

10. There is an infographic ………………………… page 36. (in / on / at)

11. He put the hat ………………………… the table. (in / on / at)

12. Why are you wearing your wedding ring …………………………. the index finger? (in / on / at)

Answers

1. I met her at the club.

2. They live in Florida.

3. There is a restaurant at that corner.

4. I enjoy watching films at the cinema.

5. I met some old friends at the theatre. (Use at for meeting points.)

6. He works in a shopping mall.

7. She works at TCS. (Use at with proper nouns.)

8. He is a student at IIT Bombay.

9. There are some beautiful hill stations on the way from Mumbai to Pune.

10. There is an infographic on page 36.

11. He put the hat on the table.

12. Why are you wearing your wedding ring on the index finger?

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