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Prepositions

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the prepositional phrase:


Watch the horse run around the field.

a)

around

b)

around the field

c)

watch the horse

d)

run around

2.

Identify the prepositional phrase:


Please return the book to the cabinet.

a)

Please

b)

return the book

c)

to the cabinet

d)

Please return

3.

Identify the prepositional phrase:


Be sure that you know your facts before the quiz.

a)

you know

b)

before the quiz

c)

be sure

d)

review your facts

4.

Identify the prepositional phrase:


The pencil that fell off the desk was yellow.

a)

off the desk

b)

fell off the desk

c)

was yellow

d)

pencil that fell

5.

Identify the prepositional phrase:


The clock in my grandma's house was broken last week.

a)

broken last week

b)

grandma's house was

c)

in my grandma's house

d)

house was broken

6.

Identify the prepositional phrase:


The strange man parked his car by the tall trees.

a)

parked his car

b)

strange man parked

c)

by the tall trees

d)

the tall trees

7.

Identify the prepositional phrase:


The boy walked the dog down the busy street.

a)

walked the dog

b)

the busy street

c)

down the busy street

d)

dog down the busy

8.

Identify the prepositional phrase:


My best friend lives on Walnut Road.

a)

My best friend

b)

on Walnut Road

c)

best friend lives

d)

lives on Walnut Road

9.

What is the OBJECT of the preposition in the highlighted phrase?


We played on the giant water slide aboard the massive ship.

a)

ship

b)

massive

c)

aboard

d)

cruise

10.

Prepositions begin phrases and end with an object. An object is always either a ______ or a _______ .

a)

adjective or adverb

b)

noun or verb

c)

pronoun or conjunction

d)

noun or pronoun

11.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.

We quickly discovered the lost kitten beside our mini-van this afternoon.

a)

We quickly discovered

b)

beside our mini-van

c)

beside our mini-van this afternoon

d)

this afternoon

12.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence. After breakfast, Jonathan and his grandfather discussed the latest weather report.

a)

After breakfast

b)

Jonathan and his grandfather

c)

discussed

d)

the latest weather report

13.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence. The man in the yellow hat often helped a little monkey named Curious George.

a)

The man

b)

in the yellow hat

c)

often helped

d)

named Curious George

14.
My cousin Jesse wore a bandage on his arm to cover his wound.
a)
on his arm
b)
to cover his wound
c)
wore a bandage
d)
a bandage on his arm
15.
My best friend lives on Walnut Road.
a)
My best friend
b)
on Walnut Road
c)
best friend lives
d)
lives on Walnut Road
16.
Mr. Pierre had to drive through the largest puddle.
a)
through the largest puddle
b)
to drive
c)
had to drive
d)
to drive through
17.
Susan ran behind the bushes when she played hide and seek.
a)
when she played
b)
Susan ran behind
c)
played hide and seek
d)
behind the bushes
18.

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

19.

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

20.

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

21.

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

22.

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

We found acorns beneath the tree.

a)

We

b)

found

c)

acorns

d)

tree

23.
 Directions. Identify the object of the underlined preposition. 
object = noun (after the prep)
Because I smelled like hot dogs, the dog chased me around the car.
a)
hot dogs
b)
car
c)
dog
d)
chased
24.
Directions. Identify the object of the underlined preposition. 
object = noun (after the prep)
After
 the rainstorm ended, we all went out to play.
a)
rainstorm
b)
play
c)
ended
d)
went
25.
Directions. Identify the object of the underlined preposition. 
object = noun (after the prep)
The smiling boy reached above his head to get the cookie jar.
a)
reached
b)
jar
c)
head
d)
boy
26.
Directions. Identify the object of the underlined preposition. 
object = noun (after the prep)
The muddy pigs trampled through the barn wildly.
a)
muddy
b)
pigs
c)
barn
d)
wildly
27.
Directions. Identify the object of the underlined preposition. 
object = noun (after the prep)
The man stood in front of the door screaming loudly.
a)
door
b)
screaming
c)
loudly
d)
man
28.
Directions. Identify the object of the underlined preposition. 
object = noun (after the prep)

After
the rain the kids went to play outside.
a)
rain
b)
kids
c)
went
d)
outside
29.

Find the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

Mrs. Lesley moved the desks around the room.

a)

around the room

b)

Mrs. Lesley moved

c)

moved the desks

d)

the room

30.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 

The chairs were placed upon the desks. 
a)
upon the desks
b)
were placed
c)
the chairs were placed upon
d)
the chairs