Prepositions/Prepositional Phrases

What do prepositions do?

• Show relationships between two different things in the sentence.

• Tells where the house is.

• Show an action.

• They are people, places, things or ideas.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: "The cat jumped over the fence."

• cat

• jumped

• over

• fence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a preposition?

• She walked the park.

• He sat under the tree.

• They ran quickly.

• We laughed loudly.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Choose the prepositional phrase in the sentence: "The book on the table is mine."

• The book

• on the table

• is mine

• The book is

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase?

• The dog barked loudly.

• She is reading a book.

• The car is in the garage.

• He runs fast.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the preposition in the sentence: "She arrived after the meeting."

• She

• arrived

• after

• meeting

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Which of the following sentences uses a preposition to indicate time?

• The cat is under the table.

• We will meet at noon.

• She walked through the park.

• He sat beside her.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Create a sentence using the preposition "between" to describe a location.

• The cat is between the couch and the table.

• The cat is on the couch.

• The cat is near the table.

• The cat is under the couch.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which preposition would best complete the sentence: "She is interested ___ learning new languages."

• in

• on

• at

• with

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence: "He drove through the tunnel."

• He drove

• through the tunnel

• the tunnel

• drove through

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B