Preposition Quiz

 Directions. Identify the object of the underlined preposition. 
object = noun (after the prep)
Because I smelled like hot dogs, the dog chased me around the car.

• hot dogs
• car
• dog
• chased

Directions. Identify the object of the underlined preposition. 
object = noun (after the prep)
After the rainstorm ended, we all went out to play.

• rainstorm
• play
• ended
• went

Directions. Identify the object of the underlined preposition. 
object = noun (after the prep)
The smiling boy reached above his head to get the cookie jar.

• reached
• jar
• head
• boy

Directions. Identify the object of the underlined preposition. 
object = noun (after the prep)
The girls ran around the house because they were being chased by the boys.

• girls, boys
• house, chased
• house, boys
• boys, girls

Directions. Identify the object of the underlined preposition. 
object = noun (after the prep)
The muddy pigs trampled through the barn wildly.

• muddy
• pigs
• barn
• wildly

Directions. Identify the object of the underlined preposition. 
object = noun (after the prep)
The man placed the silver briefcase in front of the tall man dressed in a suit. 

• tall man, suit
• tall, dressed
• man, suit
• briefcase, suit

Directions. Identify the object of the underlined preposition. 
object = noun (after the prep)
The man stood in front of the door screaming loudly.

• door
• screaming
• loudly
• man

Directions. Identify the object of the underlined preposition. 
object = noun (after the prep)

After the rain the kids went to play outside.

• rain
• kids
• went
• outside

Directions. Identify the prepositional phrase(s) in the following sentences. 
prep + object (noun) = prepositional  phrase
Because we needed a lot of treats, we all decided to go to the store together.

• a lot of treats, to go
• of treats, to the store
• to the store together
• decided to go

Directions. Identify the prepositional phrase(s) in the following sentences. 
prep + object (noun) = prepositional  phrase
Johnny placed his suitcase in back of the car. 

• placed his suitcase
• in back of the car
• in back of
• of the car