Prepositions of Time & Place Online Test [Intermediate Quiz]

There are 3 major prepositions of time (at, on, in). They are all used with diffirent time periods. Please also mind the exceptions! Minor prepositions include by, since, for.

As to the prepositions of time, the major ones are nearly the same: in, on, at. We also use near, under, above, in front of, behind, between, inside and some others.

Test your knowledge of the time and place prepositions using the questions below.

Level: Intermediate (B1)

1. They are sitting ____ the table.

in

at

by

on

2. Which sentence is NOT correct?

I’ll finish the work in the morning.

We went to Turkey in June.

Let’s go the cinema in the weekend.

3. I want to spend a year ____ Barcelona.

on

at

in

4. I went to bed ___ midnight.

on

at

in

for

5. The picture is hanging ____ the wall.

on

in

at

through

6. We go to bed ___ night.

in

on

at

after

7. Which sentence is NOT correct?

The prince died on the end of the film.

The calendar is on the wall.

8. Goodbye! I'll see you __ a few days.

on

by

in

at

9. Which sentence is NOT correct?

There’s something written at the side of the box.

Turn right at the end of this street.

Tom is standing at the back of the queue.

10. It has not rained at all ___ two weeks.

for

since

before

in

11. Which sentence is NOT correct?

I want to go on holiday at New Year.

I’m having a party at my birthday.

I’ve got a meeting at 10 o’clock.

12. Where will you be __ Christmas Day?

at

on

in

__

13. Which sentence is NOT correct?

He works in the first floor.

He lives in Park Street.

He works in the city centre.

14. Please put those apples ___ the bowl.

at

on

in

above

15. In a thunderstorm you should never stand __ a tree.

to

under

between

on

16. Which sentence is NOT correct?

She lives in a farm on the mountains.

The office is on the main road between Derby and Nottingham.

There’s something written on the back of the envelope.

17. What are you doing ___ the weekend?

on

in

at

__

18. Which sentence is NOT correct?

The school is at Kings Square.

Sorry I missed you. I was at a meeting.

Can you sign your name at the bottom please?

19. My name is _____ the top of the list.

at

on

in

20. They never go out ____ Sunday evenings.

in

on

at

__

21. Kevin and Joe have been in the same class ___ first grade.

on

since

at

for

22. She got married __ 15 April 1987.

on

for

at

in

23. You must always stop ___ a red traffic light.

on

by

at

in

24. In England you shouldn't rest your elbows ___ the table.

in

to

under

on

Prepositions Test [Place & Time]

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