1. Complete the rules. Use in, on and at.
1 We use ……………… with months (e.g. May).
2 We use ……………… with times (e.g. one o’clock).
3 We use ……………… with parts of the day (e.g. the afternoon).
4 We use ……………… with days (e.g. Monday).
5 We use ……………… with years (e.g. 2015).
6 We use ……………… with celebrations (e.g. New Year).
7 We use ……………… with festival days (e.g. Children’s Day).
8 We use ……………… with dates (e.g. 20 March).
9 We use ……………… with seasons (e.g. autumn).
10 We use ……………… with night and the weekend.
Answer
1 in 2 at 3 in 4 on 5 in 6 at 7 on 8 on 9 in 10 at
2. Complete the text with the correct prepositions: in, on and at.
HOME EDUCATION
Liam Brown lives with his mum on a small island in Scotland. They live a long way from a town, so Liam doesn’t go to school. His mum teaches him at home.
‘I have lessons from Monday to Thursday. Mum lets me sleep until nine in the morning and we start lessons 1………………. ten, after breakfast. The kitchen is my classroom and the kitchen table is my desk! We have a break at 11.30. During the break Mum lets me play computer games! My mum always gives me homework. I usually do it before dinner. 2………………. Fridays we travel to a city and visit museums and art galleries. I don’t meet other children very often so I also go to a badminton club there 3………………. The afternoon. 4………………. The weekend I don’t have lessons. 5………………. Saturday mornings I play tennis with my dad or we sometimes go walking. I study all the usual subjects and I take national exams. My next exams are next year. I think they’re 6………………. June. I have the normal school holidays in the summer, and I don’t have school 7………………. 20 September – that’s my birthday!’
Answer
1 at 2 On 3 in 4 At 5 On 6 in 7 on
3. In the text in exercise 2, underline examples of the prepositions below.
after before during from … to until
Answer
after … we start lessons at ten, after breakfast.
before I usually do it before dinner.
during During the break Mum lets me play computer games!
from … to I have lessons from Monday to Thursday.
until Mum lets me sleep until nine …
4. Complete the sentences with prepositions from exercise 3.
1 In our school, lunch break is …………………… 12.30 …………………… 1.30.
2 Lessons finish at four. …………………… that, I usually go to a school club.
3 We have to study six subjects …………………… we are sixteen. After that we can choose subjects.
4 I always do my homework …………………… dinner. After dinner I watch TV and play computer games.
5 We can’t use mobile phones …………………… lessons.
Answer
1 from, to 2 After 3 until 4 before 5 during
5. Underline the mistakes with prepositions in these sentences. Rewrite the sentences correctly.
1 I don’t go to school in Sunday. ✗
……………………………………………….
2 I like to play football during the weekend. ✗
……………………………………………….
3 Do you give people presents at New Year’s Day? ✗
……………………………………………….
4 I do my homework on the evening. ✗
……………………………………………….
5 The supermarket is open to six o’clock. ✗
……………………………………………….
6 I often go to the beach on the summer. ✗
……………………………………………….
Answer
1 I don’t go to school on Sunday.
2 I like to play football at the weekend.
3 Do you give people presents on New Year’s Day?
4 I do my homework in the evening.
5 The supermarket is open until six o’clock.
6 I often go to the beach in the summer.
6. Match the first parts of the sentences (1-6) with the second parts (A-F)./span>
1 My friends go on holiday in
2 It’s my birthday on
3 Rob plays basketball at
4 I wash the dishes after
5 My English class is from
6 We all get up early during
A dinner.
B 9.30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
C August.
D the week.
E the weekend.
F Sunday.
Answer
1 C 2 F 3 E 4 A 5 B 6 D
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