Prepositions

Front

What is a preposition?

Back

A word or phrase that shows direction, location, time, or introduce an object.

Front

Which of these is an example of a preposition word?

them

,

dog

,

beside

,

sprint

Back

beside

Front

What is the preposition in this sentence? "The movie will start in one minute."

Back

in

Front

What is the preposition in this sentence? "She found her homework on the bed."

Back

on

Front

What is the object of a preposition?

Back

The noun or pronoun that follows the preposition in a sentence.

Front

What is the object of the preposition in this sentence? "The kids are playing inside the playhouse." Options:

kids

,

playing

,

inside

,

playhouse

Back

playhouse

Front

What is the object of the preposition in this sentence? "The child gave a flower to his mother." Options: child, flower, to, mother

Back

mother

Front

Prepositional phrase

Back

A phrase formed by prepositions and their objects.

Front

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? "During class, we practiced prepositions."

Back

During class

Front

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? "My friend lives across the street."

Back

across the street