Prepositions of place in / at / on

Preposition Use - in / at / on - prepositions of place
IN
Use 'in' with spaces:
• in a room / in a building
• in a garden / in a park
Use 'in' with bodies of water:
• in the water
• in the sea
• in a river
Use 'in' with lines:
• in a row / in a line
• in a queue
AT
Use 'at' with places:
• at the bus-stop
• at the door
• at the cinema
• at the end of the street
Use 'at' with places on a page:
• at the top of the page
• at the bottom of the page
Use 'at' in groups of people:
• at the back of the class
• at the front of the class
ON
Use 'on' with surfaces:
• on the ceiling / on the wall / on the floor
• on the table
Use 'on' with small islands:
• I stayed on Maui.
Use 'on' with directions:
• on the left
• on the right
• straight on
IMPORTANT NOTES
In / at / on the corner
We say 'in the corner of a room', but 'at the corner (or 'on the corner') of a street'
In / at / on the front
• We say 'in the front / in the back' of a car
• We say 'at the front / at the back' of buildings / groups of people
• We say 'on the front / on the back' of a piece of paper

Irregular Adverbs

Most adverbs are formed by adding -ly to an adjective (e.g. slow - slowly). However, there are some irregular adverbs.

Adjectives Adverb


Good - Well
Fast - Fast
Late - Late
Early - Early
Hard - Hard
Daily - Daily

Can you think of anymore ? Add them in the comment.

Cardinal Numbers /Numeros cardinales

Number Pronunciation
1 One (uán)
2 Two (tú)
3 Three (zrii)
4 Four (fóar)
5 Five (faif)
6 Six (six)
7 Seven (sefn)
8 Eight (éit)
9 Nine (náin)
10 Ten (ten)
11 Eleven (elevn)
12 Twelve (tuelf)
13 Thirteen (zrtín)
14 Fourteen (fortín)
15 Fifteen (fiftiin)
16 Sixteen (sixtiin)
17 Seventeen (sevntiin)
18 Eighteen (eitiin)
19 Nineteen (naintiin)
20 Twenty (tuenti)
30 Thirty (zerti)
40 Fourty (forti)
50 Fifty (fifti)
60 Sixty (sixti)
70 Seventy (sevnti)
80 Eighty (eiti)
90 Ninety (nainti)
100 One hundred (uan jándred)
200 Two hundred (tú jándred)
1000 One thousand (uan zausnd)
2000 Two thousand (tú zausnd)
1000000 One million (uan mílion)

Quiz for Phrasal Verb: 'To Ask'

Choose the correct definition for each phrasal verb...some have more than

one meaning and so are listed more than once

'Ask over' means...

Fail to keep an appointment
Invite
Sleep somewhere for the night

'Ask out' means...

Give someone a particular food
To invite someone for a date
Struggle to see who wins, both by arguing or fighting

'Ask after' means...

Reduce the price of something
Drive in front of another vehicle without warning
Enquire about someone's health, how life is going

'Ask in' means...

Need or want something
To invite somebody into your house
Annoy, irritate

'Ask round' means...

Invite someone
Confuse or make things complicated
Quit something

'Ask for' means...

Request to have or be given
Make something increase
Move quickly

'Ask around' means...

Attract
Ask a number of people for information of help
Ask someone to do something, especially to speak in public. (Formal)

'Ask for' means...

Be unsuccessful
To provoke a negative reaction
To provide what is necessary

Check your answers here

'Ask over' means.. Invite e.g. "I'm going to ask Ana over for dinner"

'Ask out' means..To invite someone for a date

e.g. "I want to ask him out but he might say no"

'Ask after' means..Enquire about someone's health, how life is going

e.g. "Tell your mother I'm asking after her"

'Ask in' means..To invite somebody into your house

e.g. "Shall I ask the neighbours in for a coffee?"

'Ask round' means...Invite someone

e.g. "Shall I ask the neighbours round for a coffee?"

'Ask for' means...Request to have or be given something

e.g. "He's such a pest, he's always asking for something"

'Ask around' means...Ask a number of people for information of help

e.g."I'll ask around for the phone number of a plumber"

'Ask for' means...To provoke a negative reaction

e.g. "He was asking for a punch on the nose, because he was laughing at me"

Listening Exercises for all Levels

On the website http://www.mansioningles.com/listening00.htm you will find some good listening exercises at all levels.

The Alphabet / Abecedario

Letter	Pronunciation	Letter	Pronunciation
A	ei	N	en
B	bi	O	ou
C	si	P	pi
D	di	Q	kiu
E	i	R	ar
F	ef	S	es
G	yi	T	ti
H	eich	U	iu
I	ai	V	fi
J	yei	W	dobeliu
K	kei	X	ecs
L	el	Y	uai
M	em	Z	sed

Ordinal Numbers / Números Ordinales

Números Ordinales	Escritura	Pronunciación
1st	first	ferst
2nd	second	second
3rd	third	zerd
4th	fourth	forz
5th	fifth	fifz
6th	sixth	sixz
7th	seventh	sévnz
8th	eighth	éitz
9th	ninth	nainz
10th	tenth	tenz
11th	eleventh	ilévenz
12th	twelfth	tuelz
13th	thirteenth	tortiinz
14th	fourteenth	fortiinz
15th	fifteenth	fiftiinz
16th	sixteenth	sixtiinz
17th	seventeenth	senventiinz
18th	eighteenth	eitiinz
19th	nineteenth	nintiinz
20th	twentieth	tuentiz
21st	twenty-first	tuenti-fersz
22nd	twenty-second	tuenti-second
30th	thirtieth	zertiz
40th	fortieth	fortiz
50th	fiftieth	fiftiz
60th	sixtieth	sixtiz
70th	seventieth	sevntiz
80th	eightieth	eitiz
90th	ninetieth	naintiz
100th	hundredth	jándredz
101st	hundred and first	jándred and fersz
200th	two hundredth	tú jándredz
1.000th	thousandth	uan zausndz
10.000th	ten thousandth	ten zausndz
100.000th	one hundred thousandth	uan jándred zausndz
1.000.000th	one millionth	uán mílionz