Prepositions

Multiple Choice

Identify the preposition in the sentence:

Maggie put the spaghetti on the stove.

• put

• spaghetti

• on

• stove

Multiple Choice

Identify the preposition in the sentence:

The pencils are in my desk.

• pencils

• in

• my

• desk

Multiple Choice

Identify the preposition in the sentence:

The band concert will be on Thursday evening.

• concert

• will

• on

• evening

Multiple Choice

Identify the preposition in this sentence:

My mother is taking me shopping in three weeks.

• mother

• taking

• shopping

• in

Multiple Choice

Identify the preposition in this sentence:

Tiffany walked three miles up the road.

• Tiffany

• walked

• miles

• up

Multiple Select

Identify BOTH of the preposition in this sentence:

Go down two blocks and across the street.

• go

• down

• two

• across

Multiple Choice

Which is a prepositional phrase?

• over the rainbow

• the boy's mother

• eating cake and ice cream

• going to school

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a prepositional phrase?

• against the wall

• at the store

• near the library

• running away

Multiple Choice

Which sentence includes a prepositional phrase?

• I love eating Takis.

• Jackie is so smart and sweet!

• I will call you in the morning.

• I forgot my pencil.

Multiple Choice

Identify the object of the preposition in this sentence:

I threw my broken headphones in the trash can.

• I

• broken headphones

• in

• the trash can

Multiple Choice

Identify the object of the preposition in this sentence:

Mary plays the violin in the school orchestra.

• Mary

• the violin

• in

• the school orchestra

Multiple Choice

Identify the object of the preposition in this sentences:

At the mall, my cousin and I got our ears pierced.

• the mall

• my cousin and I

• our ears

• pierced

Multiple Choice

Identify the object of the preposition in this sentence:

In the evening the sky looks beautiful.

• in

• the evening

• the sky

• looks beautiful

Open Ended

Write a sentence about yourself that includes a prepositional phrase.

Poll

You've reached the end of the lesson! How well do you understand prepositions?

• I am really confused.

• I am starting to get it.

• I learned a lot today!

• I was already an expert.

Multiple Choice

Identify the preposition in the sentence:

The pencils are in my desk.

• pencils

• in

• my

• desk