Prepositions

Identify the preposition.

A saguaro cactus grows in the desert.

• in the desert

• grow

• the desert

• in

Which of these is NOT a preposition?

• inside

• park

• after

• before

Tags

CCSS.L.4.3A

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?

Please place the forks and knives on the table.

• forks and knives

• on the table

• please place

• table

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?

After a few minutes we realized Jesse wasn't home.

• wasn't home

• realized Jesse

• we realized

• after a few minutes

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?

You should come over after school.

• after school

• come over

• you should

• school

What is the object of the preposition in the following sentence? Janet is sitting behind the house.

• Janet

• house

• behind

• sitting

What is the object of the preposition in the following sentence? Shirley stayed inside the car.

• stayed

• inside

• the

• car

What is the preposition in the sentence? The hot air balloon flew above the city.

• above

• city

• hot

• balloon

What is the object of the preposition in the following sentence? The cat ran under the car.

• cat

• ran

• car

• under

What is the object of the preposition in the sentence? Jack wants to sit by Joyce.

• wants

• Joyce

• Jack

• sit