Times of Day (AM or PM)

Times of Day (AM or PM) exercise

• Does the picture show the AM or PM?

  Hints

  Think about what time of day is shown in each picture.

  In this picture, the sun is rising in the morning. What time of day is it?

  Remember:

  • AM means it happens in the morning.
  • PM means it happens in the afternoon or at night.

  Solution

  AM and PM are times of day.

  We use the word AM to talk about the morning.

  We use the word PM to talk about the afternoon and the night.

• Finish the sentences by putting the correct time of day in the blanks.

  Hints

  Morning is the time of day when you wake up and go to school.

  Afternoon is the time of day when you go home from school.

  Night is the time of day when you go to sleep.

  AM and PM are words used to talk about the time of day. AM happens before PM every day.

  Solution

  If it happens in the morning, it is AM.

  If it happens in the afternoon or at night, it is PM.

• Which activities happen in the PM?

  Hints

  Think about what time of day you do each of these activities. Do they happen in the morning, in the afternoon, or at night?

  Remember AM means it happens in the morning, and PM means it happens in the afternoon or at night.

  Solution

  We use the word AM to talk about the morning, and the word PM to talk about the afternoon and the night.

  PM

  • You look at stars at night, so this happens in the PM.
  • You go to sleep at night, so this happens in the PM.

  
  AM

  • You ride the bus to school in the morning, so this happens in the AM.
  • You eat breakfast in the morning, so this happens in the AM.

• Which sentences use AM / PM correctly?

  Hints

  Think about when you do each activity. Do you do them in the morning, in the afternoon or at night?

  Remember AM means it happens in the morning, and PM means it happens in the afternoon or at night.

  Make sure the activities in the sentences match the time of day that is written.

  Solution

  Three of the sentences are correct.

  • You sit at a campfire at night, so PM is correct.

  • You watch a movie at night, so PM is correct.

  • You do your homework in the afternoon or at night, so PM is correct.

  One sentence is not correct.

  • You do not go home from school in the morning, so AM is not correct.

  • The correct sentence is: I go home from school in the PM.

• Which activities happen in the AM and which happen in the PM?

  Hints

  Think about when you do each of these activities. Do they happen in the morning, in the afternoon, or at night?

  Remember AM means it happens in the morning, and PM means it happens in the afternoon or at night.

  Solution

  We use the word AM to talk about the morning.
  We use the word PM to talk about the afternoon or night.

  You watch the sunset in the afternoon, so this activity happens in the PM.

  You get dressed for school in the morning, so this activity happens in the AM.

  You read a bedtime story at night, so this activity happens in the PM.

• Do these activities happen in the AM, the PM, or both the AM and the PM?

  Hints

  Remember AM means it happens in the morning and PM means it happens in the afternoon or at night.

  Some activities only happen in the morning.
  Some activities only happen in the afternoon.
  Some activities can happen both in the morning and in the afternoon.

  Which of the activities starts in the morning and ends in the afternoon?

  Solution

  We use the word AM to talk about the morning and PM to talk about the afternoon and the night.

  You eat dinner at night, so it is PM.

  You wake up in the morning, so it is AM.

  You study at school in the morning and you study at school in the afternoon, so it happens in both the AM and PM.