Days of the Week
A0–A1 · BeginnerEnglish BasicsLearn the seven days of the week and how to use them in everyday English.
What you'll learn
- All seven days, in the correct order
- How to pronounce and spell each day
- Why day names use capital letters
- How to use on, today, tomorrow and yesterday
The seven days
Here they are in order, with their common three-letter abbreviation underneath.
Wednesday trips up a lot of learners — it's spelled with a silent "d" after the "e": W-E-D-N-E-S-D-A-Y.
Weekdays and weekend
Weekdays
Monday – Tuesday – Wednesday – Thursday – Friday
The weekend
Saturday and Sunday
"I work on weekdays."
"I relax on the weekend."
Lingverly uses American English by default — on the weekend. You'll also hear at the weekend — that's common in British English.
"Weekday" and "weekend" are just the standard vocabulary for these two groups of days — not every job or school follows a Monday-to-Friday schedule.
Capital letters
Days of the week always begin with a capital letter in English — even in the middle of a sentence.
Correct
Monday, Friday
Incorrect
monday, friday
I work on Monday.
NOT: I work on monday.
Using "on" with days
English uses on before a day name.
"I work on Monday."
"The class is on Wednesday."
"We go shopping on Saturday."
For something that happens every week, add "-s":
"The office is closed on Sundays." — meaning every Sunday, not just this one.
Today, tomorrow, yesterday
today · tomorrow · yesterday — pick a day below and see what comes right before and after it.
Today is Monday.
Tomorrow is Tuesday.
Yesterday was Sunday.
If today is Friday, what is tomorrow?
If today is Monday, what was yesterday?
Real life
Here's one example week — a mix of work, health, and free time.
Monday: English class
Tuesday: the gym
Wednesday: a dentist appointment
Thursday: a free evening
Friday: a movie with friends
Saturday: grocery shopping
Sunday: family lunch
"What day is English class?"
"It's on Monday."
"What do you do on Saturdays?"
"I go grocery shopping."
"Are you free on Thursday evening?"
"Yes — that's my free evening."
Practice
Exercise 1 · Put in order
Exercise 2 · What comes next?
What comes after Friday?
What comes before Monday?
Exercise 3 · Weekday or weekend?
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Exercise 4 · Choose the correct preposition
Choose the correct phrase.
Exercise 5 · Fix the capitalization
Fix this sentence: “My dentist appointment is on wednesday.”
Fix this sentence: “I go grocery shopping on saturday.”
Exercise 6 · Two-step reasoning
Using the weekly schedule above: the gym is the day after English class, and the dentist appointment is the day after the gym. If English class is on Monday, which day is the dentist appointment?
Quick challenge
Five quick questions to check what stuck.
Question 1 / 5
Score: 0/0
How many days are in a week?
You learned
- A week has seven days.
- Monday to Friday are weekdays.
- Saturday and Sunday are the weekend.
- Day names begin with capital letters.
- We normally use "on" with days.