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Quiz: Prepositions- Location

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Choose the correct preposition

Q1 - I was waiting ...... the bus stop when it began to rain

in
at
on

Q2 - We met ...... a night-club

on
from
in

Q3 - There's very little milk ..... the bottle

on
in
to

Q4 - She was involved in an accident .... the way to her friends' house

on
in
to

Q5 - Her article was published ..... a magazine

to
at
in

Q6 - She is going .... the shops

to
at
on

Q7 - He spends too much time ....... his bedroom

on
in
at

Q8 - Put the milk ...... the fridge, please

at
in
from

Q9 - They moved ...... the suburbs

in
to
at

Q10 - I'll take the children ........ school

to
from
at

Q11 - You can phone me ..... John's after nine

in
on
at

Q12 - The Prime Minister appeared .... television last night

in
to
on

Q13 - I got it ..... the sales

on
by
in

Q14 - His phone number isn't ..... the phone directory

at
from
in

Q15 - I didn't recognise him ____ the photograph

in
on
onto

Q16 - They haven't got the book ...... the library

on
to
in

Q17 - Manchester is ..... the North of England

on
in
at

Q18 - She's ..... the phone at the moment

on
in
at

Q19 - She studies French ....... university

in
for
at

Q20 - She's ...... work

on
to
at

Q21 - She's ..... the telephone at the moment

in
at
on

Q22 - They arrived ...... France last night

at
in
on

Q23 - I went ....... the shops to get them

for
by
to

Q24 - She put a pullover ..... because she was feeling cold

on
in
to

Q25 - They arrived ..... the airport ten minutes before their flight left

at
in
to

Q26 - There are always a lot of people ..... the doctor's

for
to
at

Q27 - She wrote everything down ...... her diary

in
to
by

Q28 - There are too many people ..... the tube at rush hour

at
on
to

Q29 - Their house is ...... the coast

in
for
on

Q30 - She arrived ..... Paris at 8 o'clock in the morning

at
in
to

Q31 - They didn't speak very much .... class

in
at
for

Q32 - He learnt Italian when he was living ...... Rome

at
for
in

Q33 - I spend a lot of time ...... the phone

on
for
to

Q34 - She works ...... a shop

on
in
at

Q35 - Her bedroom is rather noisy because it is ..... the front of the house

at
on
by

Q36 - He's ..... strike

in
onto
on

Q37 - The letter came ......... my letterbox

in
through
by

Q38 - In England we drive ........ the left

in
to
on

Q39 - She had to fly ....... New York last week

to
in
on

Q40 - Mount Everest is ..... the Himalayas

in
on
by

Q41 - There are twenty cigarettes ..... a packet

on
at
in

Q42 - The bank is ..... Western Avenue

at
in
for

Q43 - Oxford Street is the most famous shopping street ..... London

on
to
in

Q44 - There were ten thousand people ...... the concert

to
at
on

Q45 - The message appeared ...... his pager

on
in
at

Q46 - I forgot to put a stamp ...... the envelope

in
on
at

Q47 - She hung her coat ..... the hook

in
to
on

Q48 - She changed her traveller's cheques ...... the bank at the airport

on
in
to

Q49 - They live ..... the fourth floor

on
in
to

Q50 - The plane landed ...... the airport

at
for
by

Q51 - My brother's an actor and he appeared .... television last night

on
in
for

Q52 - They arrived ...... the station ten minutes late

at
in
on

Q53 - He put the papers ........ the desk drawer

on
to
into

Q54 - He had to appear ...... court last week

on
in
at

Q55 - He was sent ....... prison for fraud

to
in
on

Q56 - They got married ..... church

on
at
in

Q57 - Farmers work ...... the country

on
in
by

Q58 - It was ...... all the newspapers

in
on
to

Q59 - Did you see the film .... TV last night?

in
on
to

Q60 - The film opened ...... cinemas everywhere

on
in
to

Q61 - They bought a house ..... a lovely village

in
to
at

Q62 - We went ...... the cinema on Friday night

for
to
at

Q63 - The Channel Tunnel goes ...... the English Channel

over
into
under

Q64 - The post-box is .... the corner

over
at
on

Q65 - He took the book ....... the shelf

on
onto
off

Q66 - Champagne comes ...... France

to
from
at

Q67 - The bridge goes ..... the river

under
round
over

Q68 - He looked ..... the window

through
to
into

Q69 - You should see yourself ....... the mirror

at
on
in

Q70 - The entrance is ...... the ground floor

in
at
on

Q71 - She works ...... a factory

on
in
at

Q72 - She looked ..... the photograph

in
to
at

Q73 - The news was ....... the radio first

on
to
into

Q74 - It's ...... the end of the garden

in
at
on

Q75 - He poured the wine ........ the glasses

onto
out
into

Q76 - I hate drinking beer ....... a bottle

in
out of
for

Q77 - He went ...... to bed

from
upstairs
forwards

Q78 - Go ..... the end of the road and turn right

in
to
at

Q79 - The Amazon is the largest river ..... the world

at
to
in

Q80 - They went skiing ..... the Alps

in
on
to

Q81 - The orange juice is ..... the fridge

in
to
under

Q82 - Could you put the book back ...... the shelf when you've finished with it

in
at
on

Q83 - The bridge goes ..... the river at its widest point

to
over
into

Q84 - He looked ..... himself in the mirror

for
on
at

Q85 - There wasn't a cloud ...... the sky

in
on
by

Q86 - I take two sugars ..... coffee

on
in
for

Q87 - She's sitting ..... an armchair

at
for
in

Q88 - Very few people went ...... the concert

in
on
to

Q89 - There's a lot of vitamin C ...... oranges

on
through
in

Q90 - They were stopped and arrested ..... customs

on
for
in

Q91 - Her photograph was ..... the front page of the evening newspaper

at
on
by

Q92 - The garden is .... the back of the house

at
in
for

Q93 - They live ..... the suburbs

on
to
in

Q94 - He took the papers ...... of his briefcase

from
out
off

Q95 - Turn left ...... the crossroads

at
to
on

Q96 - She went ...... the shops to get some batteries

in
for
to

Q97 - Their luggage was stolen ..... the airport

at
on
to

Q98 - She looked at the picture ..... the wall

to
on
in

Q99 - I'll have to take the bus as my car is .... the garage

in
on
for

Q100 - The office is ...... the top floor

at
on
in

Q101 - He was wearing his new watch ...... his wrist

in
on
at

Q102 - I was .... home all night

on
at
in

Q103 - I put all my junk ...... the attic

in
at
for

Q104 - He always sings ..... the shower

on
at
in

Q105 - There are too many cars ..... the roads

in
on
at

Q106 - She was still ..... the bath when her guests arrived

in
on
to

Q107 - It was made .... China

to
on
in

Q108 - Turn right ..... Spring Road

into
by
to

Q109 - They go ..... school by bus

in
to
for

Q110 - He sent postcards ..... his friends

on
at
to

Q111 - She got .... the train at Bedford

off
in
for

Q112 - You can get duty free ...... the plane

at
on
to

Q113 - He spent ten years ....... prison

in
at
on

Q114 - A surgeon works ....... an operating theatre

on
for
in

Q115 - She was ...... the garden when I arrived

to
in
on

Q116 - The satellite is ..... orbit

on
at
in

Q117 - The video is available ...... all good shops

in
on
to

Q118 - They were taken ....... hospital by ambulance

in
to
for

Q119 - He spent a lot of time ...... the swimming pool

on
to
in

Q120 - She didn't come ..... school last week because she was ill

in
to
for

Q121 - The plane crashed ...... the sea

in
on
to

Q122 - Take the second road ..... the left

on
at
in

Q123 - The police took them ..... the station

to
for
by

Q124 - They trained ..... the gym

on
in
to

Q125 - He put the book .... the top shelf

in
for
on

Q126 - I got ..... the bus at the Green

on
in
to

Q127 - Troubles come ....... threes

in
on
at

Q128 - I used to live ..... the next street

on
from
in

Q129 - The church is ...... the pub

in front
opposite
under

Q130 - There's a lot of caffeine ...... coffee

in
to
for

Q131 - Milan is ...... Italy

on
in
at

Q132 - Sicily is .... the South of Italy

on
at
in

Q133 - She took the train ..... work

for
at
to

Q134 - You can park ...... the basement car park

in
on
at

Q135 - He was born ...... Liverpool

in
on
from

Q136 - I've never been .... the United States

at
for
to

Q137 - She lives ...... a farm

in
on
at

Q138 - You can change your money ...... a bank

on
for
in

Q139 - Were you ...... the party?

on
at
to

Q140 - I'm going ..... bed

on
to
into

Q141 - They usually eat ..... the kitchen

on
for
in

Q142 - Buckingham Palace is ..... London

on
in
at

Q143 - She took the train ..... Edinburgh

at
on
to

Q144 - He's always got his hands ...... his pockets

on
in
into

Q145 - He was sitting ..... his desk drinking a coffee

to
in
at

Q146 - They live ..... the country

in
on
through

Q147 - We went for a walk ...... the wood

by
at
in

Q148 - You'll find the word ...... a dictionary

from
to
in

Q149 - She lived ...... Australia for several years

in
from
to

Q150 - My bedroom looks ........ the sea

into
onto
from

Q151 - I live ...... a quiet street

at
in
towards

Q152 - In the sixties, humankind landed ...... the moon

in
at
on

Q153 - Look up the number ...... the telephone directory

on
in
at

Q154 - I forgot to put the letters ...... the post yesterday

in
onto
at

Q155 - The company is based ..... a small town

on
at
in

Q156 - The River Thames runs ..... London

through
over
in

Q157 - She walked ..... the room and sat down

out
into
at

Q158 - He rarely goes ....... church

towards
to
for

Q159 - He worked ..... the supermarket at the end of my street for years

in
to
by

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