Prepositions in Sentences and Phrases

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: The cat is under the table.

• under

• over

• beside

• through

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: The book is on the shelf.

• under the bed

• in the air

• between the pages

• on the shelf

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: The ball rolled down the hill.

• rolled

• the

• up

• down

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: The dog ran through the park.

• under the bridge

• over the mountain

• beside the river

• through the park

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: The bird flew over the tree.

• through

• beside

• over

• under

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: The flowers are in the garden.

• under the table

• in the garden

• beside the river

• on top of the mountain

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: The car drove across the bridge.

• through the bridge

• across the bridge

• beside the bridge

• under the bridge

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: The balloon floated above the clouds.

• under

• above

• inside

• beside

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: The children played in the playground.

• in the playground

• on the slide

• under the tree

• by the swings

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: She waited for him at the bus stop.

• at the bus stop

• for him

• waited for

• She waited