Places Vocabulary Exercises (A1)

9 A1 Vocabulary exercises on “Places”, with answers. Complete each task and check it straight away. Free, no account needed.

SkillVocabulary
LevelA1 Beginner
Exercises9
Gaps72
Topic8 of 10

Before you start. 9 exercises · 1 with audio. Fill each gap, then check your answers.

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • east
  • Europe
  • North America
  • south

Exercise 1. Complete the names of these places and match them with the pictures (a-h) below.

32 gaps
  • 1
    twn hll e
  • 2
    cr prk
  • 3
    rprt
  • 4
    frstt n
  • 5
    gm
  • 6
    sq r
  • 7
    swmm_ng p l
  • 8
    bs stt n
Exercise 1: Complete the names of these places and match them with the pictures (a-h) below.

Exercise 2. Match the sentences with the places in town below.

12 gaps
  • bank cinema hospital hotel library museum park
  • police station post office shopping centre train station zoo
  • 1
    ‘Hello. I’m Doctor Langton. How is your arm today?’
  • 2
    ‘Excuse me. I’m looking for a book about the rainforest.’
  • 3
    ‘The 9.35 from London to York is arriving at platform four.’
  • 4
    ‘I need to report a crime.’
  • 5
    ‘Can I have a room for three nights, please?’
  • 6
    ‘I need to send this letter to Canada, by air.’
  • 7
    ‘Excuse me. Where are the lions and tigers?’
  • 8
    ‘Look at that Greek plate. It’s 3,000 years old!’
  • 9
    ‘I’d like to change some money into euros, please.’
  • 10
    ‘Be quiet! The film is starting!’
  • 11
    ‘Let’s play football, then have a picnic.’
  • 12
    ‘You can stay here in the café. I need to go to the clothes shop and then the bookshop.’

0 of 12 answered

Exercise 3. Look at the pictures and listen to the sentences. Are the sentences true or false? Choose the correct answer.

Audio
Audio
Exercise 3, picture 1 of 3: Look at the pictures and listen to the sentences.
Exercise 3, picture 2 of 3: Look at the pictures and listen to the sentences.
Exercise 3, picture 3 of 3: Look at the pictures and listen to the sentences.
  • 1
    a True / False
  • b True / False
  • c True / False
  • 2
    a True / False
  • b True / False
  • c True / False
  • 3
    a True / False
  • b True / False
  • c True / False

Extra exercises

Exercise 4. Match words 1-6 with words a-f to make places in towns and cities.

  • 1
    bus
  • 2
    car
  • 3
    post
  • 4
    shopping
  • 5
    swimming
  • 6
    town
  • a)
    centre
  • b)
    hall
  • c)
    office
  • d)
    park
  • e)
    pool
  • f)
    station

Exercise 5. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions of place.

6 gaps
  • 1
    There’s a bank o the cinema. You have to cross the road to take some money out.
  • 2
    The library is b the museum and the supermarket.
  • 3
    The train station is n my house. It’s a ten-minute walk.
  • 4
    There’s a gym i the hotel. It’s free for guests.
  • 5
    There’s a park n t the hospital, on the left.

Exercise 6. Complete the definitions.

5 gaps
  • 1
    a big area of water with land all around it
  • 2
    a high piece of land that is not as high as a mountain
  • 3
    a lot of people together
  • 4
    a piece of land used for animals or growing crops
  • 5
    a big group of trees

0 of 5 answered

Exercise 7. Choose the correct answers.

5 gaps
  • 1
    My grandparents usually fly to Spain on holiday. They go by coach / plane / train
  • 2
    We often ride to the park at the weekend. We go by motorbike / ship / plane
  • 3
    My dad always drives to work. He goes by bus / car / underground
  • 4
    My sister sometimes stays out late on Saturday nights, so she goes home by plane / ship / taxi
  • 5
    There’s always a lot of traffic on the roads in the morning, so we go to school by car / coach / underground

0 of 5 answered

Exercise 8. Complete the sentences with the words below.

6 gaps
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • east
  • Europe
  • North America
  • south
  • 1
    France is in
  • 2
    Marseille is in the of France and Paris is in the north.
  • 3
    Kenya is in
  • 4
    China is in
  • 5
    Berlin is in the of Germany and Düsseldorf is in the west.
  • 6
    Canada is in

0 of 6 answered

Exercise 9. Complete the directions with the verbs below. You can use one verb more than once.

6 gaps
  • go
  • take
  • turn
  • 1
    over the bridge.
  • 2
    the first left.
  • 3
    past the fire station.
  • 4
    straight on.
  • 5
    left at the crossroads.
  • 6
    along Station Road.

0 of 6 answered

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