Question

B. Insert at, on or in where necessary.
1) Bill Gates was born in Seattle ….. 1955
2) I haven’t seen Ann for a few days. I last saw her ….. Wednesday.
3) The price of electricity is going up ….. January.
4) I’ve been invited to the wedding …. 14 February.
5) Hurry up! We’ve got to go …. five minutes.
6) I’m busy just now but I’ll be with you ….. a moment.
7) Jenny’s brother is an engineer, but he is out of work ….. the moment.
8) There are usually a lot of parties …. Christmas.
9) I hope the weather will be nice …. the weekend.
10) …. Saturday night I went to bed …. 11 p.m.
11) I don’t like travelling …. night.
12) We travelled overnight to Paris and arrived …. 5 o’clock …. the morning.
13) The course begins …. 7 January and ends sometime …. April.
14) My brother came home …. last Christmas.
15) It was quite a short book and easy to read. I read it …. a day.
16) I might not be at home … Tuesday morning but I’ll probably be there … the afternoon.
17) My car is being repaired in the garage. It will be ready …. two hours.
18) The group set off … yesterday morning.
19) The telephone and the bell rang … the same time.
20) I’m pretty busy … this week. I’m afraid I can’t see you … Friday.

Answer 1

1) in
2) on
3) in
4) on
5) in
6) in
7) at
8) on
9) on
10) On, at
11) at
12) at, in
14) -
15) in
16) on
17) in
18) -
19) at
20) -