Choose the best option(s) to complete each sentence.
1I usually wake up ............... 6:30 on weekdays.
Wrong!
Use "at" with specific clock times such as 6: 30.
2We’re meeting ............... Monday morning.
Wrong!
Use "on" with days and named parts of days such as Monday morning.
3She was born ............... 1998.
Wrong!
Use "in" with years such as 1998.
4The train arrived ............... time, so we didn’t miss the show.
Wrong!
Use "on" in the fixed phrase "on time", meaning not late.
5Please finish the report ............... Friday.
Wrong!
Use "by" to mean no later than a deadline.
6He stayed in the office ............... 7 p.m.
Wrong!
Use "until" for an action that continues up to a specific time.
7I’ve lived here ............... three years.
Wrong!
Use "for" with a length of time such as three years.
8I haven’t seen her ............... last summer.
Wrong!
Use "since" with a starting point in time such as last summer.
9The museum is closed ............... Christmas Day.
Wrong!
Use "on" with specific days and holiday dates such as Christmas Day.
10I’ll call you ............... the weekend.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "at" and "on" are correct before "the weekend" in standard varieties of English.
11She usually reads ............... night before bed.
Wrong!
Use "at" in the general time expression "at night".
12They arrived ............... the afternoon, not in the morning.
Wrong!
Use "in" with parts of the day such as the afternoon.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I usually wake up at 6:30 on weekdays.
- We’re meeting on Monday morning.
- She was born in 1998.
- The train arrived on time, so we didn’t miss the show.
- Please finish the report by Friday.
- He stayed in the office until 7 p.m.
- I’ve lived here for three years.
- I haven’t seen her since last summer.
- The museum is closed on Christmas Day.
- I’ll call you at / on the weekend.
- She usually reads at night before bed.
- They arrived in the afternoon, not in the morning.
