Prepositional Phrases Practice

Which is a list of common prepositions?

• plus, minus, subtract, add, divide

• compare, contrast, support, detail, explain

• across, behind, for, on, under

• who, what, when, where, why, how

Identify the prepositional phrase: Fred ran into the pole because he didn't watch where he was going.

• where he was going

• into the pole

• because he didn't watch

• ran into

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of these is NOT a prepositional phrase?

• in the journal

• at the table

• how are you

• on the floor

Which of the following is NOT a preposition?

• under
• to
• over
• all

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?
On Wednesday, we celebrated my husband's birthday at my mom's house for two hours.

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What part of speech is the first word of a prepositional phrase?

• interjection

• conjunction

• preposition

• adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

Which parts of speech can be the object of a preposition?

• adjective

• noun

• preposition

• pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

A ______________ is a group of words that starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.

• Preposition

• Prepositional phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify ALL prepositional phrases in the following sentence (choose more than one response if necessary):

To practice complicated moves, athletes break each move into smaller steps.

• complicated moves

• athletes break

• to practice complicated moves

• into smaller steps

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Where is the school?

• The school is NEXT TO the restaurant.
• The school is BEHIND the restaurant.
• The school is BETWEEN the restaurant and the bank.
• The school is IN FRONT OF the restaurant.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E