Preposition of time interactive worksheet - Free Printable

Let's solve this grammar worksheet on prepositions of time: at, in, on.

🔹 Rules Recap:

- At → used for specific times (e.g., 7 o'clock, midnight, sunrise)
- In → used for longer periods (e.g., months, years, seasons, parts of the day like morning/afternoon/evening)
- On → used for days (specific days, dates, or parts of days like Monday morning)

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Now let’s go through each sentence and fill in the correct preposition:

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1. He always gets up at seven o'clock in the morning.
✔ *Specific time → "at"*

2. Our flight to London leaves on the second of July.
✔ *Specific date → "on"*

3. Sharon’s birthday is in January.
✔ *Month → "in"*

4. My grandfather was born in 1953.
✔ *Year → "in"*

5. I stayed up really late last night. I went to bed at midnight.
✔ *Specific time → "at"*

6. Did you do anything special on your birthday?
✔ *Specific day → "on"*

7. Stewart usually goes cycling in the evenings after work.
✔ *Part of the day (evenings) → "in"*

8. In Canada, it always snows in winter.
✔ *Season → "in"*

9. Would you like to join us for dinner on Thursday?
✔ *Day of the week → "on"*

10. I like to read stories to my kids at bedtime.
✔ *Specific time → "at"*

11. That store isn’t open on Sunday mornings.
✔ *Specific day + part of day → "on"*

12. We sometimes eat our lunch in the cafeteria at noon.
✔ *Specific time → "at"*

13. Hurry up! The train will leave in a few minutes.
✔ *Future time period → "in" (used with future time expressions)*

14. My brother often goes swimming on the weekend.
✔ *Weekend (specific days) → "on"*

15. Our classes finish at three in the afternoon.
✔ *Part of the day → "in"*

16. The Beatles were a popular music band in the 1960s.
✔ *Decade → "in"*

17. I sometimes get up at sunrise and do exercise.
✔ *Specific time → "at"*

18. What time does he go to work in the morning?
✔ *Part of the day → "in"*

19. Do you and your family ever go traveling in summer?
✔ *Season → "in"*

20. What time do you go to bed at night?
✔ *General time → "at" (night is a general time, so "at night")*

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✔ Final Answers:

1. at
2. on
3. in
4. in
5. at
6. on
7. in
8. in
9. on
10. at
11. on
12. at
13. in
14. on
15. in
16. in
17. at
18. in
19. in
20. at

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📝 Summary Tips:

- Use at for exact times: at 7 o’clock, at midnight, at sunrise.
- Use in for longer periods: in January, in 1953, in the morning, in summer.
- Use on for specific days/dates: on Monday, on July 2nd, on weekends.

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