Prepositional Phrases practice ONE 8th grade

Identify the prepositional phrase:

Watch the horse run around the field.

• around

• around the field

• watch the horse

• run around

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

Identify the prepositional phrase:

Please return the book to the cabinet.

• Please

• return the book

• to the cabinet

• Please return

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

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.5.1A

Identify the prepositional phrase:

The pencil that fell off the desk was yellow.

• off the desk

• that fell off the desk

• was yellow

• pencil that fell

Identify the prepositional phrase:

The clock in my grandma's house was broken last week.

• was broken last week

• grandma's house was

• in my grandma's house

• house was broken

Identify the prepositional phrases:

The strange man parked his car underneath the tall tree beside the pond.

• underneath the tall tree beside the pond

• strange man parked

• by the tall trees

• the tall trees

• beside the pond

Identify the prepositional phrases:

Before the storm, the boy walked the dog down the busy street near the school.

• before the storm

• walked the dog down the busy street

• down the busy street

• near the school

Identify the prepositional phrases:

My best friend, who used to live beside my house, now lives on Walnut Road, which is behind my church.

• who used to live

• on Walnut Road

• to live

• beside my house

• behind my church

What is the OBJECT of the preposition in the following sentence?

I received a letter from the friendly little, old lady.

• from

• lady

• friendly

• old

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

What are the OBJECTs of the prepositions in the prepositional phrases?

We played on the giant water slide aboard the massive ship.

• ship

• massive

• aboard

• slide

• cruise