Prepositional Phrases
Authored by Julie Mann
English
6th - 8th Grade
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This quiz focuses on prepositional phrases within English grammar, targeting middle school students at the 6th to 8th grade level. The questions assess students' ability to identify complete prepositional phrases within sentences, distinguish between prepositions and their objects, and count multiple prepositional phrases in complex sentences. Students need a solid understanding that prepositional phrases consist of a preposition followed by its object (always a noun or pronoun) and any modifying words. They must recognize common prepositions like "around," "to," "before," "off," "in," "by," "down," "on," "from," "aboard," "during," "behind," "at," "over," and "with," while understanding that the entire phrase—not just the preposition—functions as a unit of meaning that typically shows relationships of location, time, or direction. Created by Julie Mann, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 6 and 8. This comprehensive quiz serves as an excellent tool for both formative assessment and targeted practice in grammar instruction. Teachers can use these questions as warm-up activities to activate prior knowledge, assign them as homework to reinforce classroom learning, or implement them during review sessions before larger assessments. The quiz's progressive difficulty—moving from basic identification to more complex counting exercises—makes it particularly valuable for differentiated instruction and helps students build confidence with grammatical analysis. The variety of sentence structures and contexts ensures students can transfer their prepositional phrase recognition skills across different types of writing, supporting standards such as CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.1, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.1, which emphasize demonstrating command of standard English grammar and usage.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the prepositional phrase:
Watch the horse run around the field.
around
around the field
watch the horse
run around
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1E
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the prepositional phrase:
Please return the book to the cabinet.
Please
return the book
to the cabinet
Please return
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1E
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the prepositional phrase:
Be sure that you know your facts before the quiz.
you know
before the quiz
be sure
review your facts
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1E
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Identify the prepositional phrase:
The pencil that fell off the desk was yellow.
off the desk
fell off the desk
was yellow
pencil that fell
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1E
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the prepositional phrase:
The clock in my grandma's house was broken last week.
broken last week
grandma's house was
in my grandma's house
house was broken
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1E
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Identify the prepositional phrase:
The strange man parked his car by the tall trees.
parked his car
strange man parked
by the tall trees
the tall trees
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1E
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the prepositional phrase:
The boy walked the dog down the busy street.
walked the dog
the busy street
down the busy street
dog down the busy
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1E
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
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