4th Grade Prepositional Phrases

Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:

The dog jumped over the fence.

• The dog

• jumped

• over the fence

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1.e

Find the prepositional phrase in the sentence:

She walked through the park.

• She walked

• through the park

• the park

Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:

They sat on the bench.

• They sat

• on the bench

• the bench

Choose the prepositional phrase in the sentence:

The cat slept under the table.

• The cat slept

• under the table

• the table

Why do we use prepositional phrases?

• To have extra words in our sentence

• To add extra detail to the sentence

• To make us look smarter

Which of the following does a preposition NOT show?

• Location

• Time

• Description

• How much of something

Which prepositional phrase would best complete this sentence? (think about your classroom expectations)

The students are sitting ________.

• at their desks.

• on their desks.

• under their desks.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.4.6

Which prepositional phrase would best complete this sentence?

The children played _______.

• through recess.

• at recess.

• under recess.

• beside recess.

Which prepositional phrase would best complete this sentence?

We drove ______.

• by the school.

• through the school.

• under the school.

• over the school.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.3A

Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase?

• The dog jumped high.

• My mom is baking cookies.

• The principal walked by each classroom.

• The students like reading better than math.