Prepositions and Prepositional Phrase practice

Find the preposition in the sentence below.

Alice fell down the rabbit hole.

• fell

• down

• the

• Alice

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CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?

Dogs are good companions for older people.

• Dogs are

• are good companions

• companions for older people

• for older people

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?

Last night I had a dream about a strange castle.

• I had a dream

• last night

• about a strange castle

• dream about

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

How many prepositions are in the sentence below?

Hundreds of people swarmed into the theater for the concert.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

How many prepositions are in the sentence below?

Jan showed the lizard to her teacher before class.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

How many prepositions are in the sentence below?

At noon the colonel strode across the courtyard toward the gate.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

A complete prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following answer choices is a preposition?
(Read the answer choices very carefully)

• without
• around
• underneath
• All of the answer choices are prepositions.

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CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Identify the prepositional phrase:
Some animals hunt only between dusk and dawn.

• Some animals
• hunt
• only between dusk
• between dusk and dawn

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Mr. Pierre had to drive through the largest puddle.

• through the largest puddle
• to drive
• had to drive
• to drive through

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A