In / At / On or Nothing? Quiz on Prepositions of Place

1. He lives _____ New York.

in
at
on
NOTHING

Correct Wrong

Use 'in' with cities, states, regions and countries. Brush up on your understanding of 'in', 'at', 'on' with places.

2. She went _____ home.

in
at
on
NOTHING

Correct Wrong

Use no preposition with verbs of movement followed by 'home'. For example:

She drove home.

They walked home.

3. I work _____ Germany.

in
at
on
NOTHING

Correct Wrong

Use 'in' with cities, states, regions and countries. Brush up on your understanding of 'in', 'at', 'on' with places.

4. He went _____ his friend's house.

in
at
to
NOTHING

Correct Wrong

Use 'to' with verbs of movement.

5. She arrived _____ London for the celebrations.

in
at
to
NOTHING

Correct Wrong

Use 'in' with cities, states, regions and countries. Brush up on your understanding of 'in', 'at', 'on' with places.

6. I'm going to stay _____ home this weekend.

in
at
to
NOTHING

Correct Wrong

Use no preposition with verbs of movement followed by 'home'. For example:

She drove home.

They walked home.

7. He works _____ the hospital.

to
at
on
nothing

Correct Wrong

Use 'at' with places in a city when you are referring to them in general.

8. Why don't we go _____ the movies tonight?

in
NOTHING
at
to

Correct Wrong

Use 'to' with verbs of movement such as go, walk, drive, etc.

9. I'm going to see John _____ Florida this summer.

in
at
to
NOTHING

Correct Wrong

Use 'in' with cities, states, regions and countries such as Florida. Brush up on your understanding of 'in', 'at', 'on' with places.

10. I arrived _____ work early this morning.

in
at
to
NOTHING

Correct Wrong

Use 'at' with places in a city when you are referring to them in general. Brush up on your understanding of 'in', 'at', 'on' with places.

11. She came _____ home early.

in
at
to
NOTHING

Correct Wrong

Use no preposition with verbs of movement followed by 'home'. For example:

She drove home.

They walked home.

12. We stayed _____ the Grand Hotel.

in
at
to
NOTHING

Correct Wrong

Use 'at' with places in a city when you are referring to them in general. Brush up on your understanding of 'in', 'at', 'on' with places.

13. They visited _____ Italy last summer.

in
to
on
NOTHING

Correct Wrong

Don't use a preposition with the verb 'visit' and cities, regions, states and countries.

14. She's going to travel _____ Greece this summer.

in
to
at
NOTHING

Correct Wrong

Use the preposition 'to' with verbs of movement such as travel, fly, walk, etc.

15. I'll be _____ school later today.

Correct Wrong

Use 'at' with places in a city when you are referring to them in general.

In / At / On or Nothing? Cities, States and Countries

You got: % Correct. Preposition Champion!

Congratulations! You understand when to use the prepositions 'in', 'at' and 'on' or nothing at all with cities, states and countries. Keep it up!

In / At / On or Nothing? Cities, States and Countries

You got: % Correct. Good Job! Keep Working!

Good job! You understand most of the situations, but still need to brush-up a bit to master prepositions of place.

In / At / On or Nothing? Cities, States and Countries

You got: % Correct. You Need to Study Prepositions!

You still need to study prepositions 'in', 'at' and 'on' or 'to'. That's OK, prepositions are difficult in English! Make sure to study the rules to review.