WorksheetsPrepositions
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 24mins
Identify the prepositional phrase:
Watch the horse run around the field.
around
around the field
watch the horse
run around
Identify the prepositional phrase:
Please return the book to the cabinet.
Please
return the book
to the cabinet
Please return
Identify the prepositional phrase:
Be sure that you know your facts before the quiz.
you know
before the quiz
be sure
review your facts
Identify the prepositional phrase:
The pencil that fell off the desk was yellow.
off the desk
fell off the desk
was yellow
pencil that fell
Identify the prepositional phrase:
The clock in my grandma's house was broken last week.
broken last week
grandma's house was
in my grandma's house
house was broken
Identify the prepositional phrase:
The strange man parked his car by the tall trees.
parked his car
strange man parked
by the tall trees
the tall trees
Identify the prepositional phrase:
The boy walked the dog down the busy street.
walked the dog
the busy street
down the busy street
dog down the busy
Identify the prepositional phrase:
My best friend lives on Walnut Road.
My best friend
on Walnut Road
best friend lives
lives on Walnut Road
What is the OBJECT of the preposition in the highlighted phrase?
We played on the giant water slide aboard the massive ship.
ship
massive
aboard
cruise
Prepositions begin phrases and end with an object. An object is always either a ______ or a _______ .
adjective or adverb
noun or verb
pronoun or conjunction
noun or pronoun
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.
We quickly discovered the lost kitten beside our mini-van this afternoon.
We quickly discovered
beside our mini-van
beside our mini-van this afternoon
this afternoon
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence. After breakfast, Jonathan and his grandfather discussed the latest weather report.
After breakfast
Jonathan and his grandfather
discussed
the latest weather report
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence. The man in the yellow hat often helped a little monkey named Curious George.
The man
in the yellow hat
often helped
named Curious George
Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:
Humans first learned how to make their own fire during the Stone Age.
Stone Age
Humans
fire
how
Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:
Janice and Carla spent the day at the mall.
Janice
Carla
day
mall
Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:
The children were charmed by the magician's tricks.
children
tricks
charmed
magician's
Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:
We visited the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada.
Canada
We
visited
Royal Ontario Museum
Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:
We found acorns beneath the tree.
We
found
acorns
tree
object = noun (after the prep)
Because I smelled like hot dogs, the dog chased me around the car.
object = noun (after the prep)
After the rainstorm ended, we all went out to play.
object = noun (after the prep)
The smiling boy reached above his head to get the cookie jar.
object = noun (after the prep)
The muddy pigs trampled through the barn wildly.
object = noun (after the prep)
The man stood in front of the door screaming loudly.
object = noun (after the prep)
After the rain the kids went to play outside.
Find the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
Mrs. Lesley moved the desks around the room.
around the room
Mrs. Lesley moved
moved the desks
the room
The chairs were placed upon the desks.
