Preposition and Prepositional Phrases

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

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

What are the two prepositions in this sentence?

Jane skipped through the open gate beside her house.

• skipped

• through

• beside

• the

What are the two prepositions in this sentence?

We climbed aboard the boat beside the dock.

• climbed

• aboard

• boat

• beside

What is the name of the noun that is part of the prepositional phrase? 

• Noun of the prepostion
• Object of the preposition
• Object of the sentence 
• Noun of the sentence

Tell whether the underlined word is used as a preposition or an adverb: Slip under the water and enter a different world.

• preposition

• adverb

Complete the sentence with the correct preposition: We got ____________ the boat for our trip through the Everglades.

• in

• into

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 
The bird flew into the window but was okay.

• the bird flew
• into the window but was okay
• flew into the window
• into the window

Complete the sentence with the correct preposition: ________ all the natural wonders, which is the most amazing?

• Among

• Between

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.

The girls walked over the covered bridge.

• walked over

• over the covered bridge

• The girls

• the covered bridge