Location Phrases

Reference

Common mistakes

1. My name is in the top of the page. → My name is at the top of the page.
   "at the top" is the fixed phrase
2. There's a chair on the corner of the room. → There's a chair in the corner of the room.
   inside a room → in the corner
3. The station is on the centre of town. → The station is in the centre of town.
   in + regions

Location Phrases — Exercises

Choose the phrase

Circle the correct preposition.

1. Edinburgh is _____ the north of the UK. (on / at / in)
2. Write your name _____ the top of the page. (in / on / at)
3. The bank is _____ the left. (in / at / on)
4. There's a plant _____ the corner of the room. (on / at / in)
5. The toilets are _____ the end of the corridor. (in / on / at)

Complete the phrase

Write in, on or at.

1. Sign your name   the bottom of the form.
2. Tokyo is   the east of Japan.
3. Turn right — the café is   the right.
4. Start reading   the beginning.
5. There's a shop   the corner of my street.

Location Phrases — Answer Key

Choose the phrase

1. in — Regions of a country → in the north.
2. at — top / bottom / end / beginning → at the top.
3. on — left / right → on the left.
4. in — Inside a room → in the corner.
5. at — at the end — a fixed phrase.

Complete the phrase

1. at
2. in
3. on
4. at
5. on