Prepositions-of-Time AT-ON-and-IN: Practice
Focused prepositions of time: at, on and in practice with clear instructions, writing space and a complete answer key.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Focused controlled practice
- Clear instructions and writing space
- Useful model sentences
- Answer key on page 3
Practise time prepositions in twenty-four sentences, four UK/US weekend phrases and three original examples.
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A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Give learners pages 1–2 and keep page 3 for feedback. Review clock times, weekdays, dates, months and parts of the day.
- Complete items 1–24, identifying the type of time phrase before choosing at, on or in. Compare at night with in the evening.
- Complete items 25–28 using the variety specified: at the weekend for UK English and on the weekend for US English. Both are valid outside this labelled practice.
- Write one clock-time sentence, one day/date sentence and one month/year/part-of-day sentence. Compare them with a partner and explain each preposition.
Support and extension
Support by colour-coding the time expressions. Extend by describing a weekly timetable; personal answers vary, and a correct regional usage should not be treated as a language error.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
