Prepositions of Place in English

Identify the prepositions in the sentence below.

The quarterback threw the ball across the field to his teammate in the end zone.

• threw

• across

• field

• to

• in

Which of the following is the definition of a preposition?

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• Physical or mental action

• Show relationships between nouns (location, direction, time)

• Describes nouns

Which phrase do we use to remember what prepositions are?

• FANBOYS

• Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally

• Anywhere a mouse can go

• Every Good Boy Does Fine

Which of the following is an example of a preposition? Select ALL that apply.

• Run

• Between

• Under

• Quickly

Identify the prepositions in the sentence below. My friend sits behind me in math class.

• sits

• behind

• me

• in

Identify the prepositions in the sentence below.

My mom went to the store with me.

• went

• to

• the

• with

• me

Identify the prepositions in the sentence below. We drove away from the beach.

• drove

• away

• from

• the

Identify the prepositions in the sentence below. My dog walked through the house with muddy feet.

• through

• the

• house

• with

Identify the prepositions in the sentence below. They drove to Oregon from Florida.

• they

• drove

• to

• from

Identify the prepositions in the sentence below. We went over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house.

• went

• over

• and

• through

• to