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🏆 Sports Day Grammar

At, in and on for places

Learn how to talk about places on Sports Day!

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How to use this lesson

For Teacher

1. Read the rules together with the class in 3 minutes.

2. Check learner answers using the answer key after 8 minutes of practice.

For Learner

1. Read the 4 small rules first.

2. Then do the 12 short exercises step by step.

💡 4 Simple Rules

A1 Grammar

Use at for a place as a single point or a meeting place.

✓ Right: The children stand at the line.

✗ Wrong: The children stand to the line.

Use in for a place with walls, trees, or edges around it.

✓ Right: The children wait in the hall.

✗ Wrong: The children wait on the hall.

Use on for a flat surface, grass, or a bus.

✓ Right: Our team goes to the stadium on the bus.

✗ Wrong: Our team goes to the stadium at the bus.

at home / at school

Say at home, at school with no 'the'. Other places keep 'the'.

✓ Right: My mum is at home, but my dad is at the stadium.

✗ Wrong: My mum is at the home.

📌 Example Pattern

"The runners are on the track at the stadium."

🎯 Practice Time (12 Items)

Read each sentence carefully and choose or type the right answer.

Part 1: Choose the correct sentence

1. Which sentence is right? (where)

____ a. The sack race is on the stadium. ____ b. The sack race is at the stadium.

2. Which sentence is right? (where)

____ a. We hop on the track to win a gold medal. ____ b. We hop in the track to win a gold medal.

3. Which sentence is right? (where)

____ a. The winners keep their silver medals at the home. ____ b. The winners keep their silver medals at home.

Part 2: Answer each question with a full sentence using the place in brackets

4. Where is Ben with his bronze medal? (school) (where)

____ (Type your full sentence here...)

5. It rains, so where do the children skip before the race? (the hall) (where)

____ (Type your full sentence here...)

6. Where are the children with their race sacks? (the bus) (where)

____ (Type your full sentence here...)

Part 3: Fill in the gaps with at, in, or on

7. The girls hop and skip ____ the park to earn extra points. (where)

8. Tom gets one point because he is waiting ____ the start. (where)

9. Look! The gold team is running fast ____ the field. (where)

Part 4: Correct the error in a short message

Message 1 (where)

Friend:

"Hi! I am in home now with my silver medal."

Type the correct full message: ____ (Type corrected message...)

Message 2 (where)

Friend:

"We are at the bus with our big sacks!"

Type the correct full message: ____ (Type corrected message...)

Message 3 (where)

Friend:

"The pupils skip on the hall after the race."

Type the correct full message: ____ (Type corrected message...)

At, in and on for places

At, in and on for places

How to use this lesson

💡 4 Simple Rules

🎯 Practice Time (12 Items)

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