Fill in the blanks with appropriate time prepositions.
1I will call you ............... Friday.
Wrong!
Use "on" with days of the week.
2They got married ............... the week after Christmas.
Wrong!
Use "in" for a period of time such as a week.
3They are having a party ............... Easter Monday.
Wrong!
Use "on" with named days such as Easter Monday.
4My birthday is ............... May 18th.
Wrong!
Use "on" with specific dates.
5Chennai is hot ............... summer.
Wrong!
Use "in" with seasons such as summer.
6What are you doing ............... the weekend?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "at" and "on" are correct before the weekend in different varieties of English.
7I am visiting my parents ............... Christmas Day.
Wrong!
Use "on" with special days such as Christmas Day.
8The palace was built ............... the 16th century.
Wrong!
Use "in" with long historical periods such as centuries.
9I work best ............... the evening.
Wrong!
Use "in" with parts of the day such as the evening.
10See you ............... Sunday morning.
Wrong!
Use "on" when a part of the day is connected to a named day.
11We met ............... a cold evening in January.
Wrong!
Use "on" with a specific described evening.
12They finished the job ............... a week.
Wrong!
Use "in" to say how long it takes to complete something.
Answers
- I will call you on Friday.
- They got married in the week after Christmas.
- They are having a party on Easter Monday.
- My birthday is on May 18th.
- Chennai is hot in summer.
- What are you doing at / on the weekend?
- I am visiting my parents on Christmas Day.
- The palace was built in the 16th century.
- I work best in the evening.
- See you on Sunday morning.
- We met on a cold evening in January.
- They finished the job in a week.