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Use on for a day (on Monday), in for a part of the day (in the morning), but at night. Use at for a time or a meal (at noon, at lunch).

  1. Example 1Choose in, on, or at.

    Dad cleaned the tanks ____ Monday. onatin

    Dad cleaned the tanks on Monday.

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The owl hoots ____ midnight. atinon

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Example · Choose in, on, or at.Dad cleaned the tanks ____ Monday. (on / at / in)Dad cleaned the tanks on Monday.
Example · Fix in, on, or at.Mom sings songs on bedtime.Mom sings songs at bedtime.
  1. Choose in, on, or at.The owl hoots ____ midnight. (at / in / on)
  2. Choose in, on, or at.Dad lit the candles ____ Thursday. (in / on / at)
  3. Choose in, on, or at.The whale dived ____ the morning. (at / in / on)
  4. Choose in, on, or at.The calf drank milk ____ the morning. (on / at / in)
  5. Choose in, on, or at.The boys eat pasta ____ dinner. (on / at / in)
  6. Fix in, on, or at.The elephant slept on midnight.
  7. Fix in, on, or at.Grandpa eats toast on breakfast.
  8. Fix in, on, or at.Jack eats pasta on dinner.
  9. Fix in, on, or at.Ben drinks milk in breakfast.
  10. Fix in, on, or at.Jen weighed the pears in six.
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In, on, at for time · answer key

  1. at
  2. on
  3. in
  4. in
  5. at
  6. The elephant slept at midnight.
  7. Grandpa eats toast at breakfast. or Grandpa eats toast for breakfast.
  8. Jack eats pasta at dinner. or Jack eats pasta for dinner.
  9. Ben drinks milk at breakfast. or Ben drinks milk for breakfast.
  10. Jen weighed the pears at six.
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