NAME: ________________________ DATE: _______________________
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
PREPOSITIONS of TIME
AT IN ON
night the morning Sunday
10:30 the afternoon Monday morning
noon / midday the evening Tuesday afternoon
midnight February Wednesday evening
bedtime (the) spring my birthday
sunrise (the summer) a holiday
sunset (the) fall / autumn Christmas day
the weekend (U.K.) (the) winter May 5
2013 a weekday
the 1990s time
a (few) minute(s) the weekend (U.S.)
Fill in the blanks below with the correct prepositions of time.
1. My brother has a new job. He works ________ the evening.
2. We’re going to have a picnic ________ Saturday afternoon. Would you like to come?
3. I’ll be finished my work ________ an hour. Then, I can go home.
4. When is the meeting? Is it ________ 2:00?
5. I like to get up really early, ________ sunrise, when the birds start to sing.
6. Tom’s birthday is next week, ________ January 14.
7. My grandfather was born ________ the 1950s.
8. Will we be ________ time, or will we miss our flight?
9. My family and I like to ski ________ winter.
10. Are there any holidays ________ October?
11. Our school cafeteria opens for lunch ________ noon.
12. What time does your son go to bed ________ night?
13. We moved to this city ________ 2012.
14. Are you going to do anything special ________ your birthday?
15. I’m not going to watch that TV show. It starts ________ midnight!
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In, On, At
In, On, At
DIRECTIONS: Fill in the correct preposition at/in/on
My birthday Tuesday afternoon
Sunday winter
the first of June 12:30
the autumn noon
the eighties midnight
Memorial Day Wednesday
Friday the 17th century
September 16th 1942
Monday Thursday
morning evening
the end of the day Saturday
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME: AT / IN / ON
Complete the sentences below with at, in, or on.
1. He always gets up ________ seven o’clock in the morning.
2. Our flight to London leaves ________ the second of July.
3. Sharon’s birthday is ________ January.
4. My grandfather was born ________ 1953.
5. I stayed up really late last night. I went to bed ________ midnight.
6. Did you do anything special ________ your birthday?
7. Stewart usually goes cycling ________ the evenings after work.
8. In Canada, it always snows ________ winter.
9. Would you like to join us for dinner ________ Thursday?
10. I like to read stories to my kids ________ bedtime.
11. That store isn’t open ________ Sunday mornings.
12. We sometimes eat our lunch in the cafeteria ________ noon.
13. Hurry up! The train will leave ________ a few minutes.
14. My brother often goes swimming ________ the weekend.
15. Our classes finish at three ________ the afternoon.
16. The Beatles were a popular music band ________ the 1960s.
17. I sometimes get up ________ sunrise and do exercise.
18. What time does he go to work ________ the morning?
19. Do you and your family ever go traveling ________ summer?
20. What time do you go to bed ________ night?
In, On, At
In, On, At
in on at
centuries days of the week holidays that don’t
include the word “day”
decades days of the month
with specific times
years dates
seasons specific days (birthday,
etc.)
months
holidays that include the
time of day (morning,
word “day”
afternoon, night)
DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blank to complete each sentence.
1. I turned twelve _________ my birthday.
2. I have a date _________ the afternoon.
3. _________ the evening, I watch television.
4. I always see my cousins _________ Christmas.
5. I have waffles _________ Saturday mornings.
6. I will go to camp _________ the summer.
7. I have gymnastics _________ Mondays and Thursdays.
8. A lot has happened _________ the 21st century .
