Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1Who is that cute girl ............... the fifth row?
Wrong!
Use "in" for someone positioned within a row of seats.
2There is a big spider ............... the ceiling.
Wrong!
Use "on" for something attached to or resting on a surface.
3Granny is arriving ............... the 3:30 train.
Wrong!
Use "on" when talking about travelling by a specific train.
4As there was no room on the bus, we got ...............
Wrong!
Use "off" for leaving a bus, train, plane, or other public transport.
5Don't throw food ............... the animals.
Wrong!
Use "to" when giving or passing food to the animals.
6We should arrive ............... Smith's in time for dinner.
Wrong!
Use "at" before a person's home when the place is named by that person.
7She lives in a flat ............... the third floor.
Wrong!
Use "on" for a level of a building, such as a floor.
8What did you do ............... the weekend?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "at" and "on" are acceptable with "the weekend" in different varieties of English.
9He can run 1,000 meters ............... about four minutes.
Wrong!
Use "in" to say how long it takes to complete an action.
10I met her ............... a cold afternoon in winter.
Wrong!
Use "on" with a specific day or dated occasion, including a particular afternoon.
Answers
- Who is that cute girl in the fifth row?
- There is a big spider on the ceiling.
- Granny is arriving on the 3:30 train.
- As there was no room on the bus, we got off.
- Don’t throw food to the animals.
- We should arrive at Smith’s in time for dinner.
- She lives in a flat on the third floor.
- What did you do at / on the weekend?
- He can run 1,000 meters in about four minutes.
- I met her on a cold afternoon in winter.
