You're looking at a worksheet titled
“Time Prepositions” — specifically, it’s teaching students when to use the prepositions
at,
on, and
in to talk about time.
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🎯 Key Rules (from the worksheet):
> A preposition is a word that tells you where something is or when something happened.
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✔ at → refers to an
exact time
*(e.g., at 7:00, at noon, at midnight)*
-
✔ on → refers to
days or dates
*(e.g., on Monday, on July 4th, on my birthday)*
-
✔ in → refers to
long periods of time or parts of the day
*(e.g., in the morning, in summer, in 2025, in January)*
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## ✍️ Let’s solve each sentence:
1. I go to school ___ the morning ___ 8:00 a.m.
- “the morning” → long period →
in
- “8:00 a.m.” → exact time →
at
✔ Answer: in, at
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2. I need to wake up ___ 7:00 a.m. to make it to school ___ time.
- “7:00 a.m.” → exact time →
at
- “on time” → fixed phrase meaning punctually →
on
✔ Answer: at, on
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3. What do you like to do ___ the weekends?
- “the weekends” → refers to days (Saturday/Sunday) →
on
✔ Answer: on
*(Note: Some people say “at the weekend” in British English, but in American English and most school curricula, “on the weekends” is standard.)*
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4. I will finish my homework ___ one hour.
- “one hour” → duration, not a specific point → we usually say “in one hour” (meaning after one hour from now)
✔ Answer: in
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5. Labor Day is ___ the first Monday of September.
- “the first Monday” → specific day →
on
✔ Answer: on
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6. I always brush my teeth ___ the morning and ___ night.
- “the morning” → part of day →
in
- “night” → part of day →
at (we say “at night”, not “in night” — this is a fixed expression)
✔ Answer: in, at
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7. My birthday is ___ June.
- “June” → month → long period →
in
✔ Answer: in
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8. My birthday is ___ June ___.
- First blank: “June” →
in
- Second blank: “___” — likely meant to be a date, e.g., “June 15th” → so
on (if it's a specific date)
✔ Answer: in, on *(assuming a date follows)*
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9. I can’t wait to have a party ___ my birthday.
- “my birthday” → specific day →
on
✔ Answer: on
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10. Cinderella had to leave the ball ___ midnight.
- “midnight” → exact time →
at
✔ Answer: at
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## 🧾 Final Answers:
1.
in, at
2.
at, on
3.
on
4.
in
5.
on
6.
in, at
7.
in
8.
in, on
9.
on
10.
at
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## 💡 Teaching Tip:
This worksheet helps students distinguish between
specific times (at),
days/dates (on), and
longer periods/parts of day (in). Practice with real-life examples (“I eat breakfast at 7 a.m.,” “I play soccer on Saturdays,” “I go on vacation in July”) reinforces these rules!
Let me know if you’d like a printable version or flashcards for practice! 📚✨
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of prepositions of time worksheet for.
