Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases

A preposition is a word that tells you where something is by comparing it to something else.

Click the 4 FOUR examples of prepositions.

• over

• away

• between

• before

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CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

The crocodile swims _______the water.

• in
• under
• behind
• in front of

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CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

The cat hides itself ______the basket. 

• in
• under
• behind
• in front of

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

It is funny to see the giraffe trying to hide itself ________the tree! 

• in
• under
• behind
• in front of

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Tina put the teddy bears ___________her Christmas tree.

• in
• under
• behind 
• in front of

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CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: A monkey crouches in the tree.

• monkey

• in

• crouches

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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: An eagle soars above the tree.

• above

• soars

• tree

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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: A frog hops beneath the tree.

• beneath

• frog

• hops

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

To find the prepositional phrase, just look the preposition word, and then say the whole set of words that are next to it. Click on the 4 examples of prepositional phrases.

• under the table

• away from school

• after dinner

• with my friends

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: The deer find shade in a narrow canyon.

• the deer find shade

• in a narrow canyon

• find shade

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B