Prepositional

Identify the OBJECT of the preposition:

After school, please wash the dishes.

• After

• school

• the

• dishes

Identify the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE:

We kept very quiet during the test.

• We kept very

• kept very quiet

• very quiet during

• during the test

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: The pencil fell under the desk.

• the pencil

• fell under the desk

• under the desk

• the desk

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

Which is a list of common prepositions?

• about, at, down, of, to

• first,second,third,fourth

• me, you, your mamma, my cousin

• am,is,are ,was, were

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: The couple behind us would not stop laughing.

• The couple

• would not stop

• stop laughing

• behind us

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: The llamas paced around the fenced yard all afternoon.

• The llamas paced

• around the fenced yard

• around the fenced

• yard all afternoon.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

The story takes place during the time when the Nazis overtook Poland.

• The story takes place

• during the time

• the time when the Nazis overtook Poland.

• Nazis overtook Poland.

Which of the following sentences has all prepositional phrases correctly underlined?

• Without a hat, Ellen’s hair always messes up.

• If she wears a hat, Cindy can keep her hair tucked away from the wind.

• According to my mom, it is impolite to wear a hat inside a building.

• Mikie’s favorite hat is the one he got from Busch Gardens in the 5^th grade.

Which of the following sentences has all prepositional phrases correctly underlined?

• Couldn’t we use the tomatoes we grew instead of those from a store?

• Upon completion, you may submit your essay to your teacher.

• Except for me, my class was allowed to sit wherever they wanted during lunch.

• Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother’s house we go.