Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Identify the preposition in the following sentence:

The United States is between Mexico and Canada.

• Mexico
• is
• between
• and

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CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Identify the preposition in the following sentence:
We crept into the elevator after class ended.

• crept
• the
• into
• elevator

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Identify the preposition in the following sentence:

The student leaned against his locker because he was waiting patiently.

• waiting
• patiently
• against
• because

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

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:
During his childhood, he lived there.

• During
• his
• he
• there

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

What is the preposition in the following sentence?
Everyone is going to the party. 

• party
• the
• going
• to

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

What does a preposition tell us?

• Location

  Direction

  Time

• Location

  Direction

  Noun

• Direction

  Noun

  Pornoun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

All of the following are prepositions EXCEPT

• in
• with
• under
• became

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Choose the preposition:
A beautiful line of trees runs along the river.

• along
• river
• beautiful
• runs

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Identify the preposition(s):
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After lunch we will go outside.

• lunch
• After
• will go
• outside

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E