REMEDIAL EXERCISE: PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
Complete with the missing preposition.
Careful! In one place, a preposition is not needed.
01. Jim is............... the office.
02. His wife is............... home.
03. He is sitting................... his desk.
04. She is working.................. the kitchen table.
05. He has papers................. his desk.
06. She has a cookery book open ................... the table.
07. Jim goes................ the office................ eight.
08. His wife stays............... home................ ten; then she goes..................... the supermarket.
09. ..................... the supermarket, she buys groceries.
10. She walks.................. her house.................. the supermarket.
11. She walks..................... the end of her street.................. a busy road.
12. The courses is just.................. the corner.
13. She buys groceries ................ the courses and vegetables................. an open market.
14. Jim works.............. the top floor .................. an office block.
15. He takes a lift (elevator).................... and.............
16. The only exciting thing that happened to Jim was that once the lift stopped............... the
eighth and ninth floors and Jim was stuck................ it.
17. He sat................. the floor until help came.
18. When she has a lot to buy, Mary takes the car and parks................ the car park,
close................. the store.
19. ..................... the supermarket, she walks................. the aisles, pushing her
trolley.................. the rows of shelves.
20. She pays.................. the checkout, loads the groceries.................... the boot (trunk) of her
car, and drives................. home.
Exercise Answers :
1)at; 2)at; 3)at;4)at;5)on;6)on;7)to-at;8)at-until-to;9)at;10)from;
11)to-to;12)round/on;13)at-at;14)on-of;15)up-down;16)between-in;17)on;18)in;
19)in/inside/at-along/down-between;20)at-into-no preposition.

2. The match starts........... three.
3. She is having a party............. her birthday.
4. We are going away................ Christmas.
5. They don't work.............. Sunday.
6. The cinema opens.............. two.
7. We eat too much................ Christmas Day.
8. We have a holiday............... Saturday.
9. My birthday is................ May 10.
10. Her birthday is............... April.
11. We must finish the work............. Friday.
12. We sleep.............. night.
13. We work............. day.
14. He died............. the age of 92.
15. We get up early................ the morning.
16. What time do we have to be............... the airport?
17. They live............. that house.
18. He lives.............. 24 West Street.
19. They live.............. New York.
20. I am staying........... that hotel.
Exercise Answers :
1.on ;2.at; 3.on(for); 4.for(at); 5.on; 6.at; 7.on; 8.on; 9.on; 10.in;
11.by(on?) ; 12.at; 13.by; 14.at; 15.in; 16.at; 17.at(in); 18.at; 19.in; 20.at.

09 ELEMENTARY USAGE
Complete the blanks with one missing word.
01. The little child stood ....................................... the chair in order to see out of the window.
02. She's the office gossip and knows everything ............................... everybody.
03. Ice melts when the temperature is ....................................... zero.
04. The work of a government adviser is done ................................ secret, behind closed doors.
05. His confession seemed ....................................... make his guilt absolutely certain, beyond

read.
13. In spite ............................ working until the early hours of the morning, he still didn't finish
his work.
14. How long have you ............................. living in London?
Exercise Answers :
1.of 2.up 3. everywhere 4. enough 5. pair 6. Tell 7.on 8. since 9. of
10. for mine. 11. whose 12. not 13. of 14.been
16 Time Statements with "Since", "For" and "Ago"
Complete: