For time, use at for clock times, on for days and dates, and in for months, years and seasons. For place, use at for a point, on for a surface and in for an enclosed space. The answer key is at the end.
Learn the rules first: Prepositions of Time and Place: In, On, At with Examples
Practise online, with instant answers: Prepositions practice test (Basic)
A. Time: in, on or at
Write in, on or at.
- __________ Monday
- __________ 7 o'clock
- __________ July
- __________ 2025
- __________ 15 August
- __________ night
- __________ the morning
- __________ summer
- __________ noon
- __________ my birthday
B. Place: in, on or at
Fill in the blank with in, on or at.
- The keys are __________ the table.
- She lives __________ Chennai.
- Wait for me __________ the bus stop.
- There is a picture __________ the wall.
- The milk is __________ the fridge.
- Someone is __________ the door.
- We sat __________ the back of the class.
- My office is __________ the third floor.
C. Other prepositions of place
Circle the correct preposition.
- The cat is hiding (under / on) the bed.
- The bank is (between / among) the post office and the school.
- Please stand (behind / since) me in the queue.
- The plane flew (above / at) the clouds.
- There is a temple (near / in) my house.
- She walked (into / at) the room.
D. Correct the mistakes
Each sentence has one mistake. Write the sentence correctly.
- I will meet you in Monday.
- The class starts on 9 a.m.
- She was born at 2010.
- He is standing in the bus stop.
Answer Key
A. Time: in, on or at
- on
- at
- in
- in
- on
- at
- in
- in
- at
- on
B. Place: in, on or at
- on
- in
- at
- on
- in
- at
- at
- on
C. Other prepositions of place
- under
- between
- behind
- above
- near
- into
D. Correct the mistakes
- I will meet you on Monday.
- The class starts at 9 a.m.
- She was born in 2010.
- He is standing at the bus stop.