Year 4 English — Prepositions of time and place
Choose the preposition that fits a time or a position.
Name: ________________________
1.The shop is ____ the bank and the post office.
- a) between
- b) beside
- c) across
- d) among
2.I have known Meera ____ 2019.
- a) by
- b) from
- c) for
- d) since
3.We have a test ____ Monday.
- a) on
- b) by
- c) at
- d) in
4.The cat was hiding ____ the bed, where nobody could see it.
- a) on
- b) under
- c) between
- d) above
5.We waited ____ two hours before the gate opened.
- a) since
- b) at
- c) in
- d) for
6.The train leaves ____ six o'clock.
- a) by
- b) on
- c) in
- d) at
7.Write "in", "on" or "at": The book is ____ the table.
8.Match each preposition to what follows it.
- at
- in
- on
- for
- since
- between
- a month or a year, as in "in April"
- a named day, as in "on Friday"
- how long something lasted, as in "for six days"
- a position with two named sides
- the point when something started, as in "since Monday"
- a clock time, as in "at four o'clock"
Answer key — Year 4 English — Prepositions of time and place
- 1. a) between
- 2. d) since
- 3. a) on
- 4. b) under
- 5. d) for
- 6. d) at
- 7. on
- 8. at → a clock time, as in "at four o'clock"; in → a month or a year, as in "in April"; on → a named day, as in "on Friday"; for → how long something lasted, as in "for six days"; since → the point when something started, as in "since Monday"; between → a position with two named sides