Fill in the blanks with at, on or in.
1There are some apples ............... that box.
Wrong!
Use "in" for something inside a container.
2She keeps her ornaments ............... a safe.
Wrong!
Use "in" for something kept inside a safe.
3I met her ............... the club entrance.
Wrong!
Use "at" for a meeting point or venue.
4There were some books ............... the table.
Wrong!
Use "on" for something resting on a surface.
5It is very hot ............... the exact center of the earth.
Wrong!
Use "at" for an exact point such as the center.
6She lives ............... a large city abroad.
Wrong!
Use "in" with cities and large areas.
7She wrote her address ............... the envelope.
Wrong!
Use "on" for writing on the surface of something.
8They live ............... a small salary.
Wrong!
Use "on" in the phrase "live on" when talking about income.
9Cows feed ............... grass.
Wrong!
Use "on" in the phrase "feed on" to mean eat regularly.
10She showed no interest ............... my work.
Wrong!
Use "in" after the noun "interest" in this pattern.
11Put your laptop ............... that table.
Wrong!
Use "on" when placing something on a surface.
12She is ............... her room.
Wrong!
Use "in" for being inside a room.
Answers
- There are some apples in that box.
- She keeps her ornaments in a safe.
- I met her at the club entrance.
- There were some books on the table.
- It is very hot at the exact center of the earth.
- She lives in a large city abroad.
- She wrote her address on the envelope.
- They live on a small salary.
- Cows feed on grass.
- She showed no interest in my work.
- Put your laptop on that table.
- She is in her room.