Question

Fill in the gaps with prepositions if required.
1) Piccadilly Circus derives its name from “pickadille”, a type of neckwear popular … the eighteenth century. 2) They returned late … night. 3) … weekends
there’s a lot of traffic on the roads. 4) The travelers set out … sunrise. 5) His
name became famous … the early '50s. 6) They came … the appointed day.
7) They came … the appointed hour. 8) I saw her … New Year’s Day. 9) I saw
her … the New Year. 10) I saw her …New Year’s Eve. 11) I saw her …
Christmas. 12) This is what happened … Ann’s birthday. 13) This is what happened … the night of the tenth of July. 14) This happened … prehistoric times.
15) This happened … Shakespeare’s times. 16) … this time tomorrow you’ll be
taking your exam. 17) … a clear day you can see the top of the mountain.
18) I saw it … a bright summer morning. 19) He was busy … the daytime.
20) He was busy … the end of the year.

Answer 1

1) Piccadilly Circus derives its name from “pickadille”, a type of neckwear popular in… the eighteenth century. 2) They returned late at… night. 3) …At weekends
there’s a lot of traffic on the roads. 4) The travelers set out …at sunrise. 5) His
name became famous in… the early '50s. 6) They came on… the appointed day.
7) They came at… the appointed hour. 8) I saw her on… New Year’s Day. 9) I saw
her at… the New Year. 10) I saw her on…New Year’s Eve. 11) I saw her …at
Christmas. 12) This is what happened on… Ann’s birthday. 13) This is what happened on… the night of the tenth of July. 14) This happened in… prehistoric times.
15) This happened in… Shakespeare’s times. 16) At… this time tomorrow you’ll be
taking your exam. 17) …On a clear day you can see the top of the mountain.
18) I saw it in… a bright summer morning. 19) He was busy in… the daytime.
20) He was busy at… the end of the year.