Exercise: in, at.

Exercise on the differences between in and at.

Fill in the spaces with the prepositions: in or at. In one case both words are possible but only write ONE word.

Example:
Mary went to the theatre to see a play. [Mary is at the theatre].

1) She went to Dave's house. I think he's having a barbecue in the garden. [She's Dave's house.]

2) Steve went to see John to watch the football. [Steve is John's living-room watching football.]

3) "Is Mary in?" "No, she isn't. She's gone to the discotheque." [Mary is the discotheque.]

4) "I'd like to speak to John, please" "Sorry, he's gone to work." [John is work.]

5) "Oh, no. My car keys! The car door is locked and they're inside." [They car keys are the car.]

6) "Oh, no. My car keys! I went swimming this morning and I forgot them there." [The car keys are the swimming pool.]

7) Mary has gone to the river for a swim. [Mary is the river.]

8) "Where's John?" "He didn't want to come out this evening." [John is home.]

9) We're going to the park to see the cricket match. [The cricket match is the park.]

10) We saw some interesting birds flying among the trees. [The birds were the forest.]

*Incorrect answers are shown in red. You have TWO chances to find the correct answers.

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