Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases of Place

Beyond, beneath, since, between, & within are all examples of.....

• adjectives

• adverbs

• prepositions

Identify the underlined part of speech. SpongBob swam past the coral reef.

• preposition

• adverb

Identify the underlined part of speech. I jumped over the barrel.

• preposition

• adverb

Identify the underlined part of speech. I briefly looked at the homework assignment.

• preposition

• adverb

Identify the prepositional phrase. The groundhog scurried into the hole.

• scurried into

• scurried into the hole

• into

• into the hole

Identify the prepositional phrase. The little dog barked throughout the night.

• Little dog barked

• throughout the night

• throughout

• barked throughout

Identify the prepositional phrases. Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.

• Jack and Jill

• up the hill

• to fetch a pail

• of water

Identify the prepositional phrases.Take out the book and place it on the desk.

• Take out

• out the book

• and place it

• on the desk

Identify the underlined part of speech. She scooped the ice cream onto the waffle cone.

• preposition

• prepositional phrase

• adverb

• adverbial phrase

Identify the underlined parts of speech. Our neighbor down the road grows strawberries and green beans.

• preposition

• prepositional phrase

• adverb

• adverbial phrase