IELTS 5.0 - Unit 6 - Lesson 2 - Prepositions of places

There's a small shop ___ the end of the road.

• at

• by

• in

• on

Paula was standing ___ one foot

• on

• with

• in

• to

From the plane we could see the mountains ___.

• below

• under

• on

• on the surface

When the horse came to a small stream it jumped ___ it.

• above

• over

• under

• below

The dog ran ___ the road and jumped ___ a garden wall.

• opposite/to

• across/over

• at/through

• across/through

According to the story, while Newton was sitting ___ an apple tree, an apple fell and hit him ___ the head.

• at/to

• under/on

• below/to

• under/at

Celsius was born ___ Sweden, and became Professor of Astronomy ___ of Uppsala.

• at/in

• in/to

• to/at

• in/at

Few visitors are now allowed ___ the cave because the ___ the walls are damaged by their breath.

• underneath/in

• inside/on

• alongside/at

• alongside/on

The photo shows plastic debris washed ___ last week ___ a Pacific island.

• along/to

• around/at

• ashore/on

• along/at

___ average, the Moon orbit ___ the Earth at a distance of about 385,000 km.

• In/away from

• At/across

• On/around

• At/across