Prepositions of place can be
difficult - here's some help about using 'at', 'in' and 'on' when you're
talking about where things are.
Basics:
If something is contained inside a box or a wide flat area,
we use ‘in’:
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in the newspaper
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in a house
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in a cup
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in a drawer
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in a bottle
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in a bag
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in bed
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in a car
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in London
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in England
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in a book
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in a pub
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in a field
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in the sea
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in my stomach
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in a river
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If something is on a line or a horizontal or vertical
surface, we use ‘on’:
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on the table
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on the wall
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on the floor
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on the window
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on my face
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on a plate
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on the page
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on the sofa
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on a chair
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on a bag
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on the river
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on a t-shirt
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on the ceiling
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on a bottle
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on a bike
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on his foot
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If something is at a point, (it could be a building) we
use ‘at’:
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at the airport
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at the door
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at the table
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at the bus stop
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at the cinema
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at the top
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at the bottom
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at the pub
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at the traffic lights
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at the front
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at the back
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at school
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at university
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at the window
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at the hospital
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at the piano
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Here are some more common ones that don't really fit:
-on TV
-on the bus
-on a train
-on a plane
-on the radio
-at home
-at work
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