Grammar: School days
Telling the time and prepositions of time
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School Days: Telling the Time and Prepositions of Time
How to use this lesson
For the teacher: Guide learners through the table and practice items in 12 minutes. Check answers together with the class after each section.
For the learner: Read the four rules in the table first. Then answer the practice questions from easy to hard.
| Rule | Example |
|---|---|
| We use at with clock times. | School starts at 8 o'clock. |
| We use on with days of the week. | We have art on Monday. |
| We use in with parts of the day, but at with night. | I do homework in the evening. |
| We use half past and quarter past/to to say the time. | Lunch is at half past twelve. |
1. Choose the correct sentence (Monday):
2. Choose the correct sentence (morning):
3. Choose the correct sentence (night):
4. Rewrite the time in words: 8:15 (quarter)
Our break starts at ___
____5. Rewrite the time in words: 12:30 (half)
We have lunch at ___
____6. Rewrite the time in words: 3:45 (quarter)
The music club starts at ___
____7. Fill the gap with the correct preposition (time):
Look at the timetable. The lesson starts ___ 9 o'clock.
____8. Fill the gap with the correct preposition (Friday):
We do not have homework ___ Friday.
____9. Fill the gap with the correct preposition (afternoon):
The students go to the sports club ___ the afternoon.
____10. Correct the error in this chat message (Tuesday):
"Hi Sam! Meet me at the classroom at Tuesday."
11. Correct the error in this chat message (evening):
"Do you want to do homework on the evening?"
12. Correct the error in this chat message (finish):
"Don't forget! The club will finish in 4 o'clock."
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