Choose the best option(s) to complete each sentence.
1The keys are ............... the table.
Wrong!
Use "on" for something resting on a surface.
2There is a small café ............... the corner of this street.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "at the corner" and "on the corner" are used for a position at a street corner.
3My office is ............... the third floor.
Wrong!
Use "on" with floors in a building.
4She sat ............... me on the bus.
Wrong!
Use "next to" to mean beside another person or thing.
5The cat is hiding ............... the bed.
Wrong!
Use "under" for something below another object.
6The bookstore is ............... the bank and the pharmacy.
Wrong!
Use "between" for a position in the middle of two places or things.
7He put the milk ............... the fridge.
Wrong!
Use "in" for something inside an enclosed space.
8The children are playing ............... the park.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "in" for being inside an area such as a park; "at the park" is also common, especially in American English.
9The hotel is ............... the beach, so you can walk there easily.
Wrong!
Use "near" to mean close to another place.
10The painting is hanging ............... the fireplace.
Wrong!
Use "above" for something higher than another thing.
11Meet me ............... the bus stop after work.
Wrong!
Use "at" for a specific meeting point such as a bus stop.
12There is a mirror hanging ............... the wall in the hallway.
Wrong!
Use "on" for something attached to a wall.
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- The keys are on the table.
- There is a small café at / on the corner of this street.
- My office is on the third floor.
- She sat next to me on the bus.
- The cat is hiding under the bed.
- The bookstore is between the bank and the pharmacy.
- He put the milk in the fridge.
- The children are playing in / at the park.
- The hotel is near the beach, so you can walk there easily.
- The painting is hanging above the fireplace.
- Meet me at the bus stop after work.
- There is a mirror hanging on the wall in the hallway.