Prepositions: At, in, on – English Grammar Test for A1
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Wrong: I usually go to bed in midnight.
(a) I usually go to bed on midnight.
(b) I usually go to bed at midnight.
(c) I usually go to bed in the midnight.
2
Wrong: She was born on 2005.
(a) She was born in 2005.
(b) She was born at 2005.
(c) She was born on the 2005.
3
Wrong: They met in Monday morning.
(a) They met at Monday morning.
(b) They met on Monday morning.
(c) They met in the Monday morning.
4
Wrong: The meeting is in 3 o’clock.
(a) The meeting is on 3 o’clock.
(b) The meeting is at 3 o’clock.
(c) The meeting is in the 3 o’clock.
5
Wrong: We like swimming at summer.
(a) We like swimming in summer.
(b) We like swimming on summer.
(c) We like swimming at the summer.
6
Wrong: The picture is in the wall.
(a) The picture is on the wall.
(b) The picture is at the wall.
(c) The picture is in on the wall.
7
Wrong: She is waiting in the bus stop.
(a) She is waiting on the bus stop.
(b) She is waiting at the bus stop.
(c) She is waiting in on the bus stop.
8
Wrong: They are playing on the park.
(a) They are playing in the park.
(b) They are playing at the park.
(c) They are playing on in the park.
9
Wrong: There are many students on the classroom.
(a) There are many students in the classroom.
(b) There are many students at the classroom.
(c) There are many students on in the classroom.
10
Wrong: He arrived in the airport.
(a) He arrived on the airport.
(b) He arrived at the airport.
(c) He arrived in on the airport.
11
Wrong: We usually eat lunch in noon.
(a) We usually eat lunch at noon.
(b) We usually eat lunch on noon.
(c) We usually eat lunch in the noon.
12
Wrong: She goes shopping on the weekend (UK English).
(a) She goes shopping in the weekend.
(b) She goes shopping at the weekend.
(c) She goes shopping on in the weekend.
13
Wrong: He is standing in the corner of the street.
(a) He is standing on the corner of the street.
(b) He is standing at the corner of the street.
(c) He is standing in on the corner of the street.
14
Wrong: They are sitting in the sofa.
(a) They are sitting at the sofa.
(b) They are sitting on the sofa.
(c) They are sitting in on the sofa.
15
Wrong: My office is at Green Street.
(a) My office is on Green Street.
(b) My office is in Green Street.
(c) My office is at on Green Street.
16
Wrong: I saw him on the station yesterday.
(a) I saw him in the station yesterday.
(b) I saw him at the station yesterday.
(c) I saw him on at the station yesterday.
17
Wrong: She is sleeping in the bed.
(a) She is sleeping on the bed.
(b) She is sleeping at the bed.
(c) She is sleeping in on the bed.
18
Wrong: My grandparents live at the countryside.
(a) My grandparents live in the countryside.
(b) My grandparents live on the countryside.
(c) My grandparents live at on the countryside.
19
Wrong: The shop is in the corner of the street.
(a) The shop is on the corner of the street.
(b) The shop is at the corner of the street.
(c) The shop is in on the corner of the street.
20
Wrong: He is sitting in the desk.
(a) He is sitting on the desk.
(b) He is sitting at the desk.
(c) He is sitting in on the desk.
21
Wrong: We often travel on summer.
(a) We often travel in summer.
(b) We often travel at summer.
(c) We often travel on in summer.
22
Wrong: She usually studies at the library.
(a) She usually studies on the library.
(b) She usually studies in the library.
(c) She usually studies at in the library.
23
Wrong: They stayed at a small hotel.
(a) They stayed in a small hotel.
(b) They stayed on a small hotel.
(c) They stayed at on a small hotel.
24
Wrong: There are many flowers on the garden.
(a) There are many flowers at the garden.
(b) There are many flowers in the garden.
(c) There are many flowers on in the garden.
25
Wrong: We moved here at 2020.
(a) We moved here on 2020.
(b) We moved here in 2020.
(c) We moved here at in 2020.
26
Wrong: She called me in Christmas Day.
(a) She called me at Christmas Day.
(b) She called me on Christmas Day.
(c) She called me in on Christmas Day.
27
Wrong: The bus arrives in midnight.
(a) The bus arrives at midnight.
(b) The bus arrives on midnight.
(c) The bus arrives in on midnight.
28
Wrong: He is waiting on the door.
(a) He is waiting at the door.
(b) He is waiting in the door.
(c) He is waiting on at the door.
29
Wrong: We usually celebrate birthdays in home.
(a) We usually celebrate birthdays on home.
(b) We usually celebrate birthdays at home.
(c) We usually celebrate birthdays in at home.
30
Wrong: She goes to work in bus.
(a) She goes to work on the bus.
(b) She goes to work in the bus.
(c) She goes to work at the bus.
Answer
1 (b) at midnight – Correct collocation: at midnight.
2 (a) in 2005 – We use in with years.
3 (b) on Monday morning – We use on with days + parts of the day.
4 (b) at 3 o’clock – We use at with times.
5 (a) in summer – We use in with seasons.
6 (a) on the wall – Something hangs on the wall.
7 (b) at the bus stop – We wait at the bus stop.
8 (a) in the park – Children play in the park.
9 (a) in the classroom – We say in the classroom.
10 (b) at the airport – We arrive at the airport.
11 (a) at noon – Correct phrase: at noon.
12 (b) at the weekend – UK English: at the weekend.
13 (b) at the corner of the street – Correct collocation: at the corner.
14 (b) on the sofa – We sit on the sofa.
15 (a) on Green Street – We live/work on a street.
16 (b) at the station – We meet at the station.
17 (a) on the bed – We lie on the bed (but in bed without article is also correct).
18 (a) in the countryside – We live in the countryside.
19 (b) at the corner of the street – Correct expression.
20 (b) at the desk – We sit at a desk.
21 (a) in summer – We use in for seasons.
22 (b) in the library – We say in the library.
23 (a) in a small hotel – We stayed in a hotel.
24 (b) in the garden – Flowers grow in the garden.
25 (b) in 2020 – We use in with years.
26 (b) on Christmas Day – We use on with specific dates and days.
27 (a) at midnight – Correct: at midnight.
28 (a) at the door – We say wait at the door.
29 (b) at home – Correct phrase: at home.
30 (a) on the bus – We travel on the bus.