English Grammar Exercises for B1 – Prepositions of time and place exercise

A. If the word in bold in each sentence is correct, put a tick (✓). If it is wrong, write the correct word.

1   We first visited China on 2006.   ……………….

2   My birthday is at the second of July.   ……………….

3   Let’s meet on five o’clock, shall we?   ……………….

4   School starts again in September.   ……………….

5   There’s a party at Emily’s at Saturday.   ……………….

6   What do you want to do on the morning?   ……………….

7   Let’s go and see Grandma on Easter.   ……………….

8   Where do you usually go in Christmas Day?   ……………….

B. Complete using on, in or at.

1   There are lots of people …………………….. the restaurant.

2   The people who live …………………….. number 44 are away on holiday.

3   You should go to the Louvre when you’re …………………….. Paris.

4   Gorillas live …………………….. forests in Africa and eat fruit.

5   What does that sign …………………….. the wall say?

6   What did Ethan say …………………….. his letter?

7   Have you heard of the strange statues …………………….. Easter Island?

8   Do you really want to spend the whole day …………………….. the beach?

C. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.

1   This photo was taken …………………….. winter.

2   We’re …………………….. a concert.

3   She’s …………………….. the sea.

4   It’s …………………….. page 62.

5   It’s …………………….. the middle.

6   He’s …………………….. an island.

7   It’s …………………….. the mountain.

8   They’re …………………….. a wedding.

D. Complete using the words in the box.

1   My aunt and uncle have decided to move ……………… New Zealand.

2   Do you want to go ……………… the theatre tomorrow?

3   We stayed ……………… a great hotel in Dubai.

4   Wait ……………… the end of the street and I’ll come and meet you.

5   You can come ……………… my house for dinner, if you like.

6   Connor was walking ……………… the corner shop when he realised he’d lost his wallet.

7   We drove all night and finally arrived ……………… Lisbon at eight o’clock.

8   Did you leave your book ……………… the teacher’s desk, so she can see it?

9   Look at those sheep ……………… that field over there.

10   It takes about six hours to fly ……………… Asia from here.

E. Circle the correct word.

1   I’m meeting Andy at / on the cinema in an hour.

2   Have you seen the new building at / in front of the school?

3   My new job starts in / on the first day of August.

4   We’re going to Martin’s to see their new baby in / on Wednesday evening.

5   See if there are any tomatoes at / in the fridge, will you?

6   We’ll all have computers connected to our brains at / in the future.

7   I don’t feel like playing chess at / on the moment.

8   I think there’s someone at / in the door. I’ll go and check.

F. Write one word in each gap.

Jetlag

When you travel (1) …………………. the other side of the world, jetlag is a real problem. You find yourself awake (2) …………………. the middle of the night and you feel like going to bed (3) …………………. the morning, just when everyone around you is getting up.

Jetlag happens when you go (4) …………………. a country where the time is very different. For example, you might leave London (5) …………………. midday and fly (6) …………………. Los Angeles. The flight takes about eleven hours, so when you arrive (7) …………………. Los Angeles airport, your body thinks you’re there (8) …………………. 11 pm. But Los Angeles is eight hours behind London, so you actually get there (9) …………………. 3 pm local time. So, (10) …………………. midnight Los Angeles time, your body (which still thinks it’s (11) …………………. London) says it’s 8 am. It takes a few days for your body clock to change.