Prepositions: At, in, on – English Grammar Test for A1
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(a) in
(b) at
(c) on
2 We usually visit our grandparents ___ summer holidays.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) at
3 The conference is ___ Monday afternoon.
(a) on
(b) at
(c) in
4 She was born ___ March 12th, 1999.
(a) in
(b) at
(c) on
5 Wrong: The bus leaves in 9 o’clock. → Correct?
(a) on 9 o’clock
(b) at 9 o’clock
(c) in 9 o’clock
6 They moved to this city ___ 2018.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) at
7 He usually studies English ___ the evening.
(a) at
(b) in
(c) on
8 The store opens ___ 10 o’clock every morning.
(a) on
(b) at
(c) in
9 We will travel abroad ___ July.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) at
10 I usually go jogging ___ Sunday mornings.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) at
11 She called me ___ Christmas Day.
(a) on
(b) in
(c) at
12 I’ll see you ___ the weekend. (UK English)
(a) at
(b) on
(c) in
13 The train arrived ___ midnight.
(a) on
(b) in
(c) at
14 Wrong: He was born at 2002. → Correct?
(a) in 2002
(b) on 2002
(c) at 2002
15 They got married ___ spring.
(a) at
(b) on
(c) in
16 The exam is ___ Friday at 9 o’clock.
(a) on
(b) in
(c) at
17 We stayed in Rome ___ the summer of 2022.
(a) at
(b) on
(c) in
18 The bell rang ___ noon.
(a) at
(b) in
(c) on
19 My grandmother was born ___ the 1950s.
(a) in
(b) at
(c) on
20 I usually go shopping ___ Saturday afternoons.
(a) on
(b) at
(c) in
21 We met ___ the airport before the flight.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) at
22 She is sitting ___ the sofa watching TV.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) at
23 The picture is hanging ___ the wall.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) at
24 Wrong: They are waiting in the bus stop. → Correct?
(a) at the bus stop
(b) on the bus stop
(c) in the bus stop
25 My uncle lives ___ Green Street.
(a) on
(b) at
(c) in
26 There are many students ___ the classroom.
(a) on
(b) in
(c) at
27 They are standing ___ the corner of the street.
(a) on
(b) at
(c) in
28 I saw him ___ the supermarket yesterday.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) at
29 She is waiting for me ___ the door.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) at
30 The children are playing ___ the playground.
(a) at
(b) in
(c) on
31 They stayed ___ a hotel near the beach.
(a) at
(b) in
(c) on
32 My grandparents live ___ the countryside.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) at
33 He is working ___ the farm today.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) at
34 Wrong: She is sleeping in the bed. → Correct?
(a) at the bed
(b) on the bed
(c) in the bed
35 We usually meet ___ the station entrance.
(a) on
(b) at
(c) in
36
A: Where are you?
B: I’m ___ the library.
(a) in
(b) at
(c) on
37
A: When do you usually wake up?
B: ___ 6 o’clock.
(a) on
(b) in
(c) at
38
A: Where are your parents?
B: They are ___ the garden.
(a) on
(b) in
(c) at
39
Wrong: He lives at Paris. → Correct?
(a) in Paris
(b) on Paris
(c) at Paris
40
A: Where’s your bag?
B: It’s ___ the table.
(a) on
(b) in
(c) at
41
A: Let’s meet ___ the café at 5 o’clock.
B: Great!
(a) in
(b) on
(c) at
42
Wrong: We usually eat lunch in noon. → Correct?
(a) on noon
(b) at noon
(c) in noon
43
A: Where are the children?
B: They’re ___ the park.
(a) at
(b) in
(c) on
44
A: What do you usually do ___ Sundays?
B: I stay at home.
(a) in
(b) at
(c) on
45
Wrong: The shop is in the corner of the street. → Correct?
(a) on the corner of the street
(b) at the corner of the street
(c) in the corner of the street
46
A: Where’s your father?
B: He’s ___ work now.
(a) at
(b) on
(c) in
47
A: Do you usually study ___ the evening?
B: Yes, after dinner.
(a) on
(b) at
(c) in
48
Wrong: We went on holiday at August. → Correct?
(a) in August
(b) on August
(c) at August
49
A: Where’s the cat?
B: It’s sleeping ___ the sofa.
(a) at
(b) in
(c) on
50
A: Where did you meet Anna?
B: ___ the bus stop yesterday morning.
(a) at
(b) on
(c) in
Answer
1 b – at 7:30 p.m. (exact time)
2 a – in summer (season)
3 a – on Monday afternoon (day + part of day)
4 c – on March 12th (date)
5 b – at 9 o’clock (exact time)
6 a – in 2018 (year)
7 b – in the evening (part of day)
8 b – at 10 o’clock (time)
9 a – in July (month)
10 b – on Sunday morning (day + part of day)
11 a – on Christmas Day (holiday with “Day”)
12 a – at the weekend (UK English)
13 c – at midnight (exact moment)
14 a – in 2002 (year)
15 c – in spring (season)
16 a – on Friday + at 9 o’clock (day + time)
17 c – in the summer of 2022 (period of time)
18 a – at noon (exact time)
19 a – in the 1950s (decade)
20 a – on Saturday afternoons (day + part of day)
21 c – at the airport (specific location)
22 b – on the sofa (surface)
23 b – on the wall (surface)
24 a – at the bus stop (fixed phrase)
25 a – on Green Street (street names)
26 b – in the classroom (enclosed space)
27 b – at the corner of the street (fixed phrase)
28 a – in the supermarket (inside building)
29 c – at the door (point)
30 b – in the playground (area)
31 b – in a hotel (inside a building)
32 a – in the countryside (area)
33 b – on the farm (fixed phrase)
34 b – on the bed (surface; note: in bed is also correct if no article is used)
35 b – at the station entrance (point)
36 a – in the library (enclosed space)
37 c – at 6 o’clock (time)
38 b – in the garden (area)
39 a – in Paris (city)
40 a – on the table (surface)
41 c – at the café (meeting point)
42 b – at noon (time)
43 b – in the park (place)
44 c – on Sundays (days of the week)
45 b – at the corner of the street (fixed phrase)
46 a – at work (expression)
47 c – in the evening (time)
48 a – in August (month)
49 c – on the sofa (surface)
50 a – at the bus stop (location)