Prepositions/Prep. Phrases

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

Putting her papers under her desk, Mrs. Cody felt like her desk was clean.

• under her desk

• putting her papers

• felt like her desk

• desk was clean

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

He put the quarters into his piggy bank.

• put the quarters

• he put the

• into his piggy bank

• his piggy bank

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

Mrs. Blue had to drive through the largest puddle.

• through the largest puddle

• to drive

• had to drive

• to drive through

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

True or False: Sometimes a sentence will have more than one preposition or prepositional phrase.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?

On Wednesday, we celebrated at my mom's house for two hours.

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

Identify the preposition in the following sentence:

The United States is between Mexico and Canada.

• Mexico
• is
• between
• and

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Identify the preposition in the following sentence:

Please leave your bag and suitcase beside your seat.

• please

• leave

• suitcase

• beside

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?

I will place my paper in the basket.

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the preposition in this sentence:
The house across the street has been sold.

• house
• across
• street
• sold

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Identify the preposition in this sentence:
Everyone in the elevator was nervous.

• Everyone
• in
• elevator
• nervous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E