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📘 Place phrases for where things are

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How to use this lesson

👩‍🏫 For Teachers:

Guide students through the 4 rules in 12 minutes and monitor their practice.

Use the automatic check below each question to review student answers quickly.

🎓 For Learners:

First, read the simple rule table below and look at the example sentences.

Next, answer the 12 practice questions to test what you learned!

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Grammar Rules

1. in front of vs opposite

in front of means at the front of something. opposite means across from it. Use opposite + the place. Never say opposite of!

✅ Right: opposite the store

❌ Wrong: opposite of the store

• The taxi waits in front of the hotel.

• The cafe is opposite the store.

2. on the left vs on the right

To show the side, always use on the left or on the right. Always use on and the. Never say in the left!

✅ Right: on the right / on the left

❌ Wrong: in the left / at left

• The toilets are on the right.

• The kiosk is on the left.

3. at the corner

at the corner is where two streets or paths meet. Use at for a street corner. Use in the corner only for inside a room!

✅ Right: at the corner of the street

❌ Wrong: in the corner of the street

• Our school is at the corner of two streets.

• The information desk is at the corner.

4. near vs far from

near is a short word with no "from" after it. But far from always needs from!

✅ Right: near the mall / far from the station

❌ Wrong: near from the mall / far the station

• The escalator is near the mall.

• My uncle's house is far from the station.

✏️ Practice Exercises

Complete all 12 practice tasks to check your understanding.

Question 1: Choose the correct sentence.

____ a. The kiosk is opposite the escalator. ____ b. The kiosk is opposite of the escalator. ____ c. The kiosk is in opposite the escalator.

Question 2: Choose the correct sentence for location side.

____ a. The cafe is in the left near the entrance. ____ b. The cafe is on the left near the entrance. ____ c. The cafe is at left near the entrance.

Question 3: Choose the correct sentence.

____ a. The information desk is near from the main store. ____ b. The information desk is far the main store. ____ c. The information desk is far from the main store.

Question 4: Answer with a full sentence.

Where is the store? (in front of, the escalator)

____

Question 5: Answer with a full sentence.

Where is the cafe? (at the corner, the mall)

____

Question 6: Answer with a full sentence.

Where is the bank? (at the corner, the street)

____

Question 7: Fill in the missing word.

Walk past the information desk. The escalator is ____ the right.

(side)

Question 8: Fill in the missing word.

The small cafe is ____ the corner of the mall.

(corner)

Question 9: Fill in the missing word.

The bottom floor is very ____ from the top floor.

(distance)

Question 10: Correct the error in this message to a friend.

"Hi Sam! I am at the shopping centre. The kiosk is in front of the store, but the cafe is opposite of the information desk."

Write the cafe sentence again, with no mistake:

____

(sentence)

Question 11: Correct the error in this message to a friend.

"Hey! Go to the middle floor. The store is in the right, near the escalator."

Write the correct phrase to replace in the right:

____

(side)

Question 12: Correct the error in this message to a friend.

"Hi! I am at the top floor of the mall. The kiosk is near from the cafe."

Write the kiosk sentence again, with no mistake:

____

(sentence)

Place phrases for where things are

📘 Place phrases for where things are

How to use this lesson

Grammar Rules

✏️ Practice Exercises

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