Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1We go for long drives ............... weekends.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "on" in American English and "at" in British English with "weekends".
2We do get some rain ............... summer.
Wrong!
Use "in" with seasons such as summer.
3I don't work ............... Sundays.
Wrong!
Use "on" with days of the week, such as Sundays.
4I don't do much work ............... the afternoon.
Wrong!
Use "in" with parts of the day, such as the afternoon.
5Let's meet ............... lunchtime.
Wrong!
Use "at" with specific points in the day, such as lunchtime.
6I got up early ............... the morning.
Wrong!
Use "in" in the time expression "in the morning".
7The baby woke up several times ............... the night.
Wrong!
Use "in" for events that happen during the night.
8As a doctor, he often works ............... night.
Wrong!
Use "at" in the fixed time expression "at night".
9We are getting the house repaired ............... Easter.
Wrong!
Use "at" with holiday periods such as Easter.
10Everyone in my family gets together ............... lunchtime.
Wrong!
Use "at" with specific points in the day, such as lunchtime.
11It is very cold ............... the winter.
Wrong!
Use "in" with seasons when they refer to a period of the year.
12It has rained a lot ............... the last few days.
Wrong!
Use "in" with the time period "the last few days".
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- We go for long drives on / at weekends.
- We do get some rain in summer.
- I don’t work on Sundays.
- I don’t do much work in the afternoon.
- Let’s meet at lunchtime.
- I got up early in the morning.
- The baby woke up several times in the night.
- As a doctor, he often works at night.
- We are getting the house repaired at Easter.
- Everyone in my family gets together at lunchtime.
- It is very cold in the winter.
- It has rained a lot in the last few days.