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Prepositions of Place and Time — Answers

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Prepositions of Place and Time — Answers

Part A: Find the preposition

A preposition links a noun to the rest of the sentence. It often tells us where or when. Each sentence has one preposition. Write it on the line.

1.The keys are under the cushion.

Answer: under

2.We played games after dinner.

Answer: after

3.The cat sat between the two boxes.

Answer: between

4.Please wash your hands before lunch.

Answer: before

5.A spider was hiding behind the door.

Answer: behind

6.Nobody spoke during the movie.

Answer: during

Part B: Place or time?

Does the preposition in bold tell us where (place) or when (time)? Circle one.

7.We met after school.
  1. Aplace
  2. Btime

Answer: time

After school tells us when we met.

8.The pen is inside the box.
  1. Aplace
  2. Btime

Answer: place

Inside the box tells us where the pen is.

9.She sat next to her friend.
  1. Aplace
  2. Btime

Answer: place

Next to her friend tells us where she sat.

10.The shop closes at five o'clock.
  1. Aplace
  2. Btime

Answer: time

At five o'clock tells us when the shop closes.

11.The plane flew above the clouds.
  1. Aplace
  2. Btime

Answer: place

Above the clouds tells us where the plane flew.

12.I yawned during the long speech.
  1. Aplace
  2. Btime

Answer: time

During the speech tells us when I yawned.

Part C: in, on or at?

For time we use at for clock times, on for days and dates, and in for months and seasons. Circle the correct word.

13.We have art (answer space) Monday.
  1. Ain
  2. Bon
  3. Cat

Answer: on

We use on with days: on Monday.

14.The show starts (answer space) six o'clock.
  1. Ain
  2. Bon
  3. Cat

Answer: at

We use at with clock times: at six o'clock.

15.My birthday is (answer space) March.
  1. Ain
  2. Bon
  3. Cat

Answer: in

We use in with months: in March.

16.Leaves fall from many trees (answer space) autumn.
  1. Ain
  2. Bon
  3. Cat

Answer: in

We use in with seasons: in autumn.

17.Owls hunt (answer space) night.
  1. Ain
  2. Bon
  3. Cat

Answer: at

We say at night.

18.The party is (answer space) the third of May.
  1. Ain
  2. Bon
  3. Cat

Answer: on

We use on with dates: on the third of May.

Part D: Your turn

19.Your turn: write four sentences about a room in your home. Use a different preposition of place in three of them (such as under, next to, behind, between, on). In the fourth sentence, use a preposition of time to say when you use the room. Underline every preposition.

Model answer: My bed is next to the window. A rug lies under my bed. My books sit on a shelf. I read there before bedtime. (next to, under, on = place; before = time)

Success criteria:

  • Four complete sentences about one room
  • Three different prepositions of place used correctly
  • One preposition of time used correctly
  • All prepositions underlined
  • Each sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark
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