Exercises A2 : use Prepositions in English (answers)

These exercises are based on the course ‘Prepositions in English: complete course’. Practice using in, on, and at for both place and time in realistic A2-level sentences.

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Exercice 1 — Fill in the blank: in, on, or at?

Choose the correct preposition (in, on, or at) to complete each sentence. Write the full sentence as your answer.

1. She was born ___ 1998, and she grew up ___ a small village.
2. The meeting starts ___ 9 o'clock ___ Monday morning.
3. There is a beautiful painting ___ the wall ___ the living room.
4. We always have a big dinner ___ Christmas Day ___ the evening.

Correction

1. She was born in 1998, and she grew up in a small village.
2. The meeting starts at 9 o'clock on Monday morning.
3. There is a beautiful painting on the wall in the living room.
4. We always have a big dinner on Christmas Day in the evening.

Exercice 2 — Spot and correct the preposition mistake

Each sentence contains one incorrect preposition. Identify the mistake and rewrite the full sentence correctly.

1. My brother lives at a big apartment in the city centre.
2. The train arrives in platform 3 at noon.
3. We usually go for a walk in Saturday afternoons.
4. She is waiting for you on the bus stop.

Correction

1. My brother lives in a big apartment in the city centre.
2. The train arrives on platform 3 at noon.
3. We usually go for a walk on Saturday afternoons.
4. She is waiting for you at the bus stop.

Exercice 3 — Choose the correct preposition

Select the answer that correctly completes each sentence using the right preposition of place or time.

1. Tom works ___ a hospital. He starts his shift ___ night.
2. The café is ___ the corner of the street. It opens ___ the morning.
3. They met ___ a conference ___ April.
4. The children play outside ___ weekends and come home ___ sunset.

Correction

1. Tom works in a hospital. He starts his shift at night.
2. The café is on the corner of the street. It opens in the morning.
3. They met at a conference in April.
4. The children play outside on weekends and come home at sunset.