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Year 4 English — In, on and at for time

Choose in, on or at to say when something happens.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Which word goes with a year, such as 1947?

    • a) for
    • b) on
    • c) in
    • d) at

  2. 2.Which sentence is correct?

    • a) The owl hunts of night.
    • b) The owl hunts by night time.
    • c) The owl hunts on night.
    • d) The owl hunts at night.

  3. 3.Which phrase is written correctly?

    • a) of Friday
    • b) at Friday
    • c) on Friday
    • d) in Friday

  4. 4.We have our sports day ____ Wednesday.

    • a) at
    • b) on
    • c) of
    • d) in

  5. 5.Pair each kind of time with an example of it.

    • a month
    • a day of the week
    • a clock time
    • a year
    • a part of the day
    • in 2019
    • on Tuesday
    • in April
    • at nine o'clock
    • in the afternoon

  6. 6.Write the missing word: The shop opens ____ Monday morning.

  7. 7.Sort each sentence by whether the time word is used correctly.

    Groups: Correct · Wrong

    • The bus came on Thursday.
    • I was born on 2016.
    • The bell rings in noon.
    • The film starts at four o'clock.
    • We swim in the evening.
    • School reopens at July.

  8. 8.Put these time phrases in order, from the shortest stretch of time to the longest.

    • in 2020
    • on Sunday
    • in the morning
    • at eight o'clock
    • in September

Answer key — Year 4 English — In, on and at for time

  1. 1. c) in
  2. 2. d) The owl hunts at night.
  3. 3. c) on Friday
  4. 4. b) on
  5. 5. a month → in April; a day of the week → on Tuesday; a clock time → at nine o'clock; a year → in 2019; a part of the day → in the afternoon
  6. 6. on
  7. 7. The film starts at four o'clock. → Correct; We swim in the evening. → Correct; School reopens at July. → Wrong; The bus came on Thursday. → Correct; I was born on 2016. → Wrong; The bell rings in noon. → Wrong
  8. 8. 1. at eight o'clock 2. in the morning 3. on Sunday 4. in September 5. in 2020