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Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Find the preposition in the sentence below.

They will be safe inside the house.

a)

will

b)

be

c)

inside

d)

house

2.

Find the preposition in the sentence below.

Alice fell down the rabbit hole.

a)

fell

b)

down

c)

the

d)

Alice

3.

What is the preposition in the sentence below?

Hunting dogs lead hunters to wild game.

a)

Hunting

b)

lead

c)

to

d)

wild

4.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?

Police dogs can smell drugs in suitcases.

a)

Police dogs

b)

can smell drugs

c)

drugs in suitcases

d)

in suitcases

5.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?

Dogs are good companions for older people.

a)

Dogs are

b)

are good companions

c)

companions for older people

d)

for older people

6.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?

Above her head sat the Cheshire cat.

a)

Above her head

b)

sat the Cheshire cat

c)

the Cheshire cat

d)

above her

7.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?

The train roared through the tunnel, blasting its horn.

a)

the train roared

b)

through the tunnel

c)

blasting its horn

d)

its horn

8.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?

My father’s car was parked inside the garage.

a)

my father's car

b)

inside the garage

c)

was parked

d)

car was parked inside

9.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?

Last night I had a dream about a strange castle.

a)

I had a dream

b)

last night

c)

about a strange castle

d)

dream about

10.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?

I was walking down a long hall.

a)

I was walking

b)

down a long hall

c)

long hall

d)

was walking

11.

How many prepositions are in the sentence below?

Hundreds of people swarmed into the theater for the concert.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

How many prepositions are in the sentence below?

Jan showed the lizard to her teacher before class.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

13.

How many prepositions are in the sentence below?

At noon the colonel strode across the courtyard toward the gate.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

How many prepositions are in the sentence below?

In the evenings of August, the katydids sang in the trees.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?

Our class has been running behind schedule.

a)

behind schedule

b)

has been running

c)

Our class

d)

running behind

16.

What is the preposition in the sentence below?

The post office is just around the corner.

a)

office

b)

is

c)

around

d)

corner

17.

What is the object of the preposition in the sentence below?

The post office is just around the corner.

a)

post

b)

office

c)

around

d)

corner

18.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?

At dinner, we will make an announcement.

a)

At dinner

b)

we will make

c)

an announcement

d)

make an

19.

What is the object of the preposition in the sentence below?

At dinner, we will make an announcement.

a)

dinner

b)

make

c)

at

d)

announcement

20.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? 

Please go inside the room and begin working. 

a)

go inside

b)

inside the room

c)

and begin working

d)

please go

21.

What is the object of the preposition in the sentence below? 

Please go inside the room and begin working. 

a)

go

b)

inside

c)

working

d)

room