Prepositions Flashcards

1
Q

time

A

at

at six o’clock

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2
Q

midday

A

at

I have my main meal at midday.

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3
Q

midnight

A

at

the bus arrived at midnight

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4
Q

mealtime
(breakfast, lunch…)

A

at

I’ll see you at dinner time.

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5
Q

day

A

on

on Friday
on his birthday
on Christmas Day

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5
Q

a date

A

on

on September 10
on 6th May

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5
Q

a part of a day

A

in

in the morning.
in the afternoon
in the evening

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6
Q

season

A

in

in the spring
in the autumn

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7
Q

month

A

in

in July
in December

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8
Q

year

A

in

in 1997.

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8
Q

century

A

in

we all live in the 21st century.

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9
Q

weekend

A

at - on

I like to relax at the weekend.

The office is closed on the weekend.

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9
Q

night

A

at

It gets cold at night.

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10
Q

bank

A

at

let’s meet at the bank.

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11
Q

bus stop

A

at

Wait for me at the bus stop.

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12
Q

match

A

at

I saw him at the match.

13
Q

party

A

at

I met some interesting people at the party.

14
Q

home

A

at

he wasn’t at home.

14
Q

work

A

at

The atmosphere at work is fairly informal.

15
Q

school

A

at

We learn not at school, but in life.

16
Q

something with walls or sides
(box, room, garden, park…)

A

in

in our office there are no (job) openings

17
Q

big area
(village, town, city, country, countryside…)

A

in

in the village.
in London.

18
Q

something long
(road, coast, river…)

A

on

on the coast
on the river

18
Q

phone

A

on

on the phone

18
Q

side

A

on-at

There are trees on both sides of the road.

19
Q

river

A

on- in

the boat is on the river.
the swimmer is in the river.

19
Q

something flat
(table, wall, floor…)

A

on

on the floor

20
Q

bottom

A

at

At the bottom of the sea

20
Q

End

A

In the end: = Finally
-He had a tough life. But, in the end, he looked content.

At the end: =final part
-If you go straight, you’ll find a gas station at the end of this road.

By the end: =Something that has finished happening before the end happens
-All your bills should be paid by the end of this month.

20
Q

hospital

A

in- at

in the hospital > as a patient
at the hospital > as a visitor

20
Q

university

A

at

Both their children are at university.

21
Q

war

A

at

They’ve been at war for the last five years