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Objects of a Preposition

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the preposition in the following sentence:

Humans' original source of fire was probably lightning.

a)

of

b)

was

c)

probably

d)

source

2.

Identify the preposition in the following sentence:

A fire started when a tree was struck by lightning.

a)

a

b)

when

c)

was

d)

by

3.

Identify the preposition in the following sentence:

The shelter was often deep within a cave.

a)

The

b)

was

c)

a

d)

within

4.

Identify the preposition in the following sentence:

All fires that the tribe needed probably were started by these coals.

a)

all

b)

the

c)

by

d)

were

5.

Identify the preposition in the following sentence:

If the tribe moved, the keeper of the fire may have carried the coals.

a)

the

b)

of

c)

may

d)

have

6.

Identify the preposition in the following sentence:

The attendant probably stayed near the fire and kept it going.

a)

near

b)

the

c)

and

d)

kept

7.

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

Humans first learned how to make their own fire during the Stone Age.

a)

Stone Age

b)

Humans

c)

fire

d)

how

8.

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

Janice and Carla spent the day at the mall.

a)

Janice

b)

Carla

c)

day

d)

mall

9.

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

The children were charmed by the magician's tricks.

a)

children

b)

tricks

c)

charmed

d)

magician's

10.

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

We visited the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada.

a)

Canada

b)

We

c)

visited

d)

Royal Ontario Museum

11.

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

Who is the inventor of the printing press?

a)

Who

b)

inventor

c)

printing

d)

press

12.

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

Our small boat bobbed in the waves.

a)

our

b)

boat

c)

waves

d)

small

13.

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

We found acorns beneath the tree.

a)

We

b)

found

c)

acorns

d)

tree

14.

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

A pine tree fell across the brook.

a)

brook

b)

pine

c)

tree

d)

fell

15.

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

We borrowed the lawn mower from Ken.

a)

We

b)

borrowed

c)

Ken

d)

lawn mower

16.

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

Hannah placed the present on the chair.

a)

Hannah

b)

chair

c)

present

d)

placed

17.

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

Megan hurried down the stairs.

a)

Megan

b)

hurried

c)

down

d)

stairs

18.

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

Place the book upon the shelf.

a)

place

b)

book

c)

upon

d)

shelf

19.

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

The ground was covered with a deep snow.

a)

snow

b)

ground

c)

deep

d)

with

20.

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

My dad was living in Japan, now he's back.

a)

back

b)

dad

c)

Japan

d)

in