Question 1
The school is closed today, so Nora is staying _____ home with her grandmother.
Options: at, in, on
Fill in the blank
Prepositions of Place —
Choose the Right Word.
Complete each of the 14 sentences with the preposition that matches the position described. Read the whole sentence first — the extra detail tells you which one fits.
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Question 2
My aunt moved abroad last year. She now lives _____ Peru with her two dogs.
Options: at, in, on
Question 3
Our train leaves at ten, so let us meet _____ the station entrance twenty minutes earlier.
Options: on, to, at
Question 4
The cat's whole body is in the narrow space between the sofa and the floor, directly _____ the seat cushions.
Options: under, above, on
Question 5
The cinema and the library face each other across the main road. The library is _____ the cinema.
Options: next to, opposite, behind
Question 6
A lorry was directly ahead of our car in the same lane, hiding the traffic lights. It was parked _____ us.
Options: behind, next to, in front of
Question 7
The café is two streets away from the station, so it is _____ the station.
Options: near, next to, inside
Question 8
Do not put your wet glass _____ the wooden windowsill; it will leave a white ring.
Options: in, on, above
Question 9
It started to rain heavily during break, so the children waited _____ the school building, in the main corridor.
Options: outside, above, inside
Question 10
Every shelf in the wardrobe is empty. The suitcase is outside it, resting on its flat roof. It is _____ the wardrobe.
Options: on top of, inside, under
Question 11
You cannot see the bins from the street because they stand _____ the tall wooden fence.
Options: in front of, behind, above
Question 12
The wall clock is near the ceiling, and the sofa is much lower. The clock hangs _____ the sofa.
Options: under, below, above
Question 13
The bank, chemist, and flower shop form one straight row on the same side of the street. The bank is immediately left of the chemist, and the flower shop is immediately right of it. The chemist stands _____ the other two shops.
Options: between, behind, opposite
Question 14
I opened the small blue box, lowered my passport between its four sides, and closed the lid above it. The passport is _____ the box.
Options: on, in, under
Practice Prepositions of Place - Choose the Right Word with this interactive fill-in-the-blank exercise of 14 questions. Choose the option that correctly completes each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get detailed feedback on every choice.
Practicing grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Prepositions of Place - Choose the Right Word in everyday English.
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