Fill in the blanks with appropriate time prepositions.
1I will call you ............... Friday.
Wrong!
We use on with days.
2They got married ............... the week after Christmas.
Wrong!
We use in with longer periods like weeks.
3They are having a party ............... Easter Monday.
Wrong!
4My birthday is ............... May 18th.
Wrong!
We use on before dates.
5Chennai is hot ............... summer.
Wrong!
We use in with seasons.
6What are you doing ............... the weekend?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
On the weekend is more common in American English and at the weekend is common in British English.
7I am visiting my parents ............... Christmas day.
Wrong!
8The palace was built ............... the 16th century.
Wrong!
We use in with longer periods like centuries.
9I work best ............... the evening.
Wrong!
We use in with evening, morning and afternoon.
10See you ............... Sunday morning.
Wrong!
11We met ............... a cold evening in January.
Wrong!
We use on before evening when we say which evening we are talking about.
12They finished the job ............... a week.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
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.
