Let's solve the exercise on
time prepositions step by step. The goal is to fill in the blanks with the correct preposition:
at,
on, or
in, based on the rules provided at the bottom of the worksheet.
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🔹 Rules Recap:
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AT: specific time (hour/minute), e.g., 10:30, midnight
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ON: specific days or dates, e.g., Monday, Christmas Day, 16th of May
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IN: months, years, seasons, lengths of time, e.g., June, 2019, winter
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Now, let’s go through each sentence:
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1. My birthday is ___ the 16th of May.
→ "16th of May" is a
specific date → use
ON
✔ on
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2. She was born ___ 1993.
→ "1993" is a
year → use
IN
✔ in
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3. It happened ___ June 2018.
→ "June 2018" is a
month and year → use
IN
✔ in
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4. She will come ___ Monday.
→ "Monday" is a
specific day of the week → use
ON
✔ on
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5. He will come ___ 10 A.M.
→ "10 A.M." is a
specific time → use
AT
✔ at
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6. They like to ski ___ winter.
→ "winter" is a
season → use
IN
✔ in
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7. We moved to this city ___ 2016.
→ "2016" is a
year → use
IN
✔ in
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8. I will finish work ___ an hour.
→ "an hour" is a
length of time → use
IN
✔ in
> Note: "In an hour" means "after one hour from now."
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9. They will meet ___ Sunday.
→ "Sunday" is a
specific day → use
ON
✔ on
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10. She will go to abroad ___ winter.
→ There's a small grammatical error here.
"Go to abroad" should be
"go abroad" (no "to").
But we're focusing on the preposition.
"___ winter" → "winter" is a
season → use
IN
✔ in
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
on
2.
in
3.
in
4.
on
5.
at
6.
in
7.
in
8.
in
9.
on
10.
in
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📝 Additional Note:
Sentence 10 has a typo:
✘ "She will go to aboard ___ winter."
✔️ Corrected:
"She will go abroad in winter."
("abroad" is an adverb; no need for "to")
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Let me know if you'd like this as a printable answer key!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of prepositions worksheet 4th grade.
