1. Prepositions to provide more information about people and things

2. Prepositions
We use phrases ‘in’, ‘on’, ‘at’ and ‘with’ to provide more information about people and things.

3. We use in with cities, countries and continents.
Miyuki is my friend in Japan.
Pandas live in China.

4. We use in with bodies of water.
Look! The ducks are in the river.
Dolphins swim in the sea happily.

5. We use at with addresses, named buildings or places.
He lives at No.25, Middle Road.
I’ll meet you at Central Library.

6. We use on with surfaces and small islands.
A fly is on the ceiling.
We go camping on Lantau Island.

7. We use in to know more about the clothes a person is wearing.
The lady in a purple dress is my Art teacher.

8. We use with to know what someone or something posses.
The book with flowers on the cover is mine.
The man with a blue tie is my father.

9. With can be used to know what we use to do something.
We eat steak with fork and knife.
Ruth finished her project with her computer.

10. Exercise: Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.
I live ____ the second floor of my apartment.
John lives ____ New York.
We stayed ____ Harbour View Hotel.
This lady would like to drink a cup of coffee ______ milk.
Mandy is the girl ____ a blue blouse. on in at
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