Prepositional Phrases

Prepositional Phrases

ELA.4.11Dvi: I can edit drafts using standard English conventions, including prepositions and prepositional phrases

Guided Question: What is a prepositional phrase and how can we use them to improve our writing?

Multiple Select

Whish of the following words are prepositions?

• Under

• Happy

• Around

• Beside

• Jumpping

Drag and Drop

Select the correct preposition or prepositional phrase for each spot in the sentences.



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dinner, I sat ​

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. I looked ​

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because she was leaning ​ ​

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the wall.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

During

beside my mom

at my sister

against

past the tree

Until

From

out of

Multiple Select

Which of the following underlined words are a prepositional phrase? Select all that apply.

• I ran down the street to catch my dog.

• My mom loves chicken noodle soup.

• Johnny accidentally drove through the red light.

• Monkeys swing from trees by their tails.

• The squirrel ran up the tree.

​Time for our activity

• You will receive a set of prepositional phrases and a set of picture cards.

• As a team, sort the cards into 2 stacks, pictures and phrases.

• Then, match the phrase to the picture card that represents that phrase.

• Once you have all of your matches, and you've double checked them, you may glue them down.

• Turn your project into the blue inbox and go to www.ixl.com.
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