by D. Fisher
in
on
at
timetime
inin
onon
at
timetime
month,month,
year, etc.year, etc.
dayday
hourhour
examplesexamples
He saw her ___ May.inin
He saw her ___ Tuesday.
He saw her ___ 2 p.m.
onon
atat
practicepractice
1. Can you come ___
Saturday?
2. Can you come ___
December?
3. Can you come __
six o’clock?
4. I will go ___ Monday.
5. He was born ___ the
20th
century.
6. They go to church
___ Sundays.
7. We go to school ___
the morning.
8. We rest ___ night.
9. I go to school ___
eight.
10. I come home ___ the
afternoon.
in
on
at
placeplace
placeplace
inin
onon
at
city,city,
country, etc.country, etc.
streetstreet
numbernumber
examplesexamples
He saw her ___ Seattle.inin
He saw her ___ Jay Street.
He saw her ___ 623 Jay St.
onon
atat
practicepractice
11. He lives ___ my street.
12. He lives ___ 2054
Main Street.
13. Can you meet me
___ the corner?
14. The apartment is ___
the fifth floor.
15. The security man
was ___ the gate.
16. The desk is ___
the front.
17. When will you be ___
California?
18. They visited friends
___ Rome.
19. The game started
after the players were
___ the field.
20. When she came
home, her father was
___ the door.
mixed practicemixed practice
21. They go home ___ the
afternoon.
22. She saw him ___
school.
23. Everyone is happy
___ Friday.
24. The book was ___ the
sidewalk.
25. The date changes
___ midnight.
26. What do teachers
do ___ summer?
27. It is nice ___ home.
28. They eat lunch ___
noon every day.
29. It’s cold ___
winter.
30. School ends ___ 3:15.
inin
onon
at
timetime
month,month,
year, etc.year, etc.
dayday
hourhour
placeplace
inin
onon
at
city,city,
country, etc.country, etc.
streetstreet
numbernumber
inin
onon
at

An on in

Editor's Notes

  • #2 Send comments and suggestions to Don Fisher. Let me know how you use this. [email_address]
  • #4 Units of time such as week and larger units use “in.” Parts of the day can use “in” ([the] afternoon, [the] morning) or “at” (night)(noon, daybreak, sunset, midnight, etc.).
  • #6 Answers: 1. on 2. in
  • #7 at 4. on 5. in
  • #8 6. on7. in8. at (Note: “at night” is an exception to the rule. It’s an idiom.)
  • #9 9. at10. in
  • #11 Americans speak of living (or being) “on” a street, while British people use “in” a street. “On” is used for floors in a building.
  • #13 11. on (American), in (British) 12. at
  • #14 13. at (most common), on (also used) on15. at
  • #15 16. in or at17. in18. in
  • #16 19. on20. at
  • #17 21. in22. at
  • #18 23. on24. on25. at
  • #19 26. in 27. at (idiom)28. at
  • #20 29. in30. at