Sometimes we are describing the location of the subject and so we use prepositions of place.
In this picture, there is a mountain and then there is a man on the mountain. On is a preposition of place.
Now let's look at some common prepositions of place:
On at in
In front of in back of/behind between
Over/above below/under next to
Far from across from
In a city
On a street
At a specific address (at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue)
Roland is from Central America. I am from the U.S.
Here is a fun game to practice them on a computer, http://www.eslgamesplus.com/prepositions-of-place-esl-fun-game-online-grammar-practice/
Please fill in the blanks with the correct preposition.
1.I live ______ 324 Sunny Street.
2. Georgia Tech is _____ Atlanta.
3.The Language Institute is ____ 6th Street.
4.The stapler is _____ the table.
5.My books are _____ my desk.
6.My phone is _____ my pocket.
7.My feet are _____ my desk.
8.Karen is sitting ______ the students.
9. You are ____ Room 117.
10. Karen is ______ the U.S.
11.We are ____ Georgia Tech.
12.You are studying ____ Georgia Tech.
Please now do this exercise.