Prepositions - Elga - Notes - Teachmint - Free Printable

Great! Let's go through this worksheet step by step and understand the correct use of prepositions "in," "on," and "at" in different contexts.

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🔹 Preposition Rules (Quick Recap):

- "At" is used for:
- Specific times: *at 6:00 am*, *at 7:00 pm*
- Specific points: *at the school*, *at noon*, *at midnight*

- "On" is used for:
- Days of the week: *on Monday*, *on Tuesday*
- Dates: *on 15th August*, *on Christmas Day*
- Specific parts of a day with a day: *on the morning of Tuesday* (but usually we say "in the morning")

- "In" is used for:
- Months, years, seasons: *in May*, *in 2024*, *in summer*
- Parts of the day (general): *in the morning*, *in the afternoon*, *in the evening*
- Longer periods: *in the 21st century*, *in winter*

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## ✔ Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions

> My father’s name is Anmol. He is a Math teacher in a government school.
> ___the morning, he usually gets up ___ 6:00 am. But this is only ___ weekdays because ___ the weekend he gets up later. ___ Tuesdays and Thursdays, he has lunch in the school ___ 12:30 pm, because he has classes both ___ the morning and ___ the afternoon. The other days he finishes work ___ midday, so he comes home for lunch. He sometimes corrects worksheets ___ the evenings after dinner. My father has his summer holidays ___ May. He also gets a holiday ___ Diwali and a holiday ___ Christmas. He loves being a teacher.

Let’s fill in each blank:

1. In the morning → ✔️ "in the morning" is correct.
2. at 6:00 am → ✔️ specific time → "at"
3. on weekdays → ✔️ "on weekdays" is correct (refers to days).
4. on the weekend → ✔️ "on the weekend" is standard usage.
5. On Tuesdays and Thursdays → ✔️ "On" is used before days of the week.
6. at 12:30 pm → ✔️ specific time → "at"
7. in the morning → ✔️ general part of the day → "in"
8. in the afternoon → ✔️ same reason
9. at midday → ✔️ "at midday" is correct (specific point in time)
10. in the evenings → ✔️ "in the evenings" refers to the general time period
11. in May → ✔️ month → "in"
12. on Diwali → ✔️ festivals → "on"
13. on Christmas → ✔️ holidays → "on"

✔ Final filled passage:
> In the morning, he usually gets up at 6:00 am. But this is only on weekdays because on the weekend he gets up later. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, he has lunch in the school at 12:30 pm, because he has classes both in the morning and in the afternoon. The other days he finishes work at midday, so he comes home for lunch. He sometimes corrects worksheets in the evenings after dinner. My father has his summer holidays in May. He also gets a holiday on Diwali and a holiday on Christmas. He loves being a teacher.

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## ✔ Exercise 2: Complete the sentences using 'in', 'on', or 'at'

a. I am meeting Mansi on Tuesday.
→ Correct: "on" for days of the week.

b. My birthday is in February.
→ Correct: "in" for months.

c. She was born in 1995.
→ Correct: "in" for years.

d. Mohan completed college at the age of 19.
→ Correct: "at" is used with ages.

e. My summer holidays start in June.
→ Correct: "in" for months.

f. The meeting starts at 11:00 in the morning.
→ "at" for time (11:00), "in" for general part of day.

g. I eat dinner early at 7:00 pm.
→ "at" for specific time.

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✔ Final Answers for Exercise 2:

a. on
b. in
c. in
d. at
e. in
f. at, in
g. at

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📌 Summary of Key Points:

| Preposition | Used For |
|-----------|---------|
| at | Specific times (e.g., 6:00 am), specific events (e.g., at noon), ages |
| on | Days of the week, dates, holidays, festivals |
| in | Months, years, seasons, parts of the day (morning, afternoon, evening), longer periods |

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✔ All answers are correct as per standard English grammar rules.

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