Preposition and Prepositional Phrase

A preposition is a word that connects nouns or pronouns with other words in a sentence. Prepositions can tell how, when, what, how much, or where. Choose the word in the following sentence that is the preposition:

“Anna placed her book inside her locker."

• her

• inside

• placed

• locker

A prepositional phrase is made up of a preposition, the object of a preposition, and all of the words in between. Choose the part of the following sentence that is the prepositional phrase:

“The injured squirrel scurried toward the bush.”

• toward the bush

• scurried toward the bush

• The injured squirrel

• the bush

Choose the prepositional phrase that can BEST be added to the following sentence:

“The clouds began to form.”

• beside the dark sky

• with the dark sky

• next to the dark sky

• in the dark sky

Choose the preposition that can replace “across” without changing the meaning of the following sentence:

“Mike ran across the park without stopping to play.”

• behind

• between

• through

• after

Choose the prepositional phrase:

I eat my eggs with ketchup.

• with ketchup

• with

• I eat

• my eggs with ketchup

Fill in the missing preposition:

The policeman told the journalist that the corrupt politicians were _____ investigation.

• behind

• under

• with

• through

Fill in the missing preposition:

Yesterday, I had to explain English grammar ______ the class.

• under

• above

• to

• from

Fill in the missing preposition:

My friend has been sick _____ Monday.

• since

• about

• over

• into

All of the following are prepositions EXCEPT:

• here

• under

• before

• along

All of the following are prepositions EXCEPT:

• in

• under

• with

• became