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Prepositional phrase 1 for grade x

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the preposition?
Over the years we have learned to study hard.
a)
the
b)
have
c)
to
d)
over
2.
What is the preposition?
Singing is fun during the holidays.
a)
is
b)
fun
c)
during
d)
on
3.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 
My cat jumped on my bed and woke me up. 
a)
on my bed
b)
my cat jumped
c)
on my bed and woke me up
d)
woke me
4.
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
5.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 

The pencil fell under the desk. 
a)
the pencil
b)
fell under the desk
c)
under the desk
d)
the desk
6.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 
The bird flew into the window but was okay.
a)
the bird flew
b)
into the window but was okay
c)
flew into the window
d)
into the window
7.

I like to listen to music.

a)

to listen

b)

to music

c)

like to

d)

No prepositional phrases

8.

The ticket holders waited patiently outside the theater.

a)

the ticket holders

b)

waited patiently

c)

outside the theater

d)

No prepositional phrases

9.

Let's pick the strawberries tomorrow.

a)

pick the strawberries

b)

let's pick

c)

tomorrow

d)

No prepositional phrase

10.
Mary ran around the corner to meet her friends.
a)
to meet
b)
her friends
c)
ran around
d)
around the corner
11.
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
12.
Identify the prepositional phrase: Watch the horse run around the field.
a)
around
b)
around the field
c)
 watch the horse
d)
run around
13.
Which is a list of common prepositions?
a)
Against,Beside,In,Over,Up
b)
Desk,Chair,Table,Seat
c)
Honda,Toyota,Nissan, Lexus
d)
Chicken,Cat,Dog,Elephant
14.
Can a sentence have more than one prepositional phrase contained within it? 
a)
Yes 
b)
No
15.
a)

Acting on a stage

b)

can be very scary

c)

on a stage

d)

be very scary

16.
a)

the pickles and green beans

b)

The bread was

c)

smashed between the

d)

between the pickles and green beans

17.

Which is a list of common prepositions?

a)

about, at, down, of, to

b)

first, second, third, fourth

c)

me, you, your mamma, my cousin

d)

am, is, are ,was, were

18.

Which is a list of common prepositions?

a)

red, orange, yellow, green, blue

b)

above, before, during, off, toward

c)

him, her, his, she, they

d)

shoe, pants, skirt, blouse, shirt

19.

Which is a list of common prepositions?

a)

plus, minus, subtract, add, divide

b)

compare, contrast, support, detail, explain

c)

across, behind, for, on, under

d)

who, what, when, where, why, how

20.

Identify the prepositional phrase: Mary ran around the corner to meet her friends.

a)

to meet

b)

her friends

c)

ran around

d)

around the corner

21.

Identify the prepositional phrase: Fred ran into the pole because he didn't watch where he was going.

a)

where he was going

b)

into the pole

c)

because he didn't watch

d)

ran into

22.

Which of these is NOT a prepositional phrase?

a)

in the journal

b)

at the table

c)

how are you

d)

on the floor

23.

Which of these is NOT a prepositional phrase?

a)

over the line

b)

by the door

c)

near the pool

d)

he stole it

24.
Which of these is NOT a prepositional phrase?
a)
to the side
b)
the sad monster
c)
around the bend
d)
despite the rain
25.
True or false: A prepositional phrase will function as an adjective or an adverb in a sentence.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
True or false: A prepositional phrase will never contain the subject of a sentence.
a)
True
b)
False
27.

Identify the adjective phrase in this sentence:

The store on the corner was damaged during a severe hailstorm.

a)

store on the corner

b)

on the corner

c)

during a severe hailstorm

d)

was damaged

28.

What type of phrase is underlined in the sentence below?

Sonya is good at soccer.

a)

adverb

b)

adjective

29.

Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.

Throughout the spring, Ava spent much time picking flowers.

a)

Ava; adjective

b)

spent; adverb

c)

fishing; adverb

d)

flowers; adjective

30.

Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.

The angry lion quietly walked behind the tall, yellow grass.

a)

walked; adverb

b)

quietly; adverb

c)

lion; adjective

d)

grass; adjective

31.

Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.

Chase watched an interesting video on the tank battles of World War II.

a)

Chase; adjective

b)

video; adjective

c)

watched; adverb

d)

interesting; adverb

32.

Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.

Chase watched an interesting video on the tank battles of World War II.

a)

video; adjective

b)

battles; adjective

c)

battles; adverb

d)

watched; adverb

33.

Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.

The boy with a broken leg had been injured during a soccer game.

a)

boy; adjective

b)

boy; adverb

c)

injured; adverb

d)

had been injured; adverb

34.

Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.

With great skill, the doctor removed several tiny shards of glass.

a)

doctor; adjective

b)

removed; adverb

c)

glass; adjective

d)

doctor removed; adverb

35.

Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.

With great skill, the doctor removed several tiny shards of glass.

a)

with great skill; adverb

b)

doctor; adjective

c)

shards; adjective

d)

removed; adverb

36.

What type of phrase is underlined in the sentence below?

The cost of the new bridge went beyond the previous estimate.

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

37.

Rate your understanding of prepositional phrases.

a)

I am still VERY confused!! 😐

b)

I am starting to understand this topic better. ✌️

c)

I got this! 😊

d)

Not only do I understand this topic, but I can teach it to a friend. 😆

38.
What is the preposition?
Over the years we have learned to study hard.
a)
the
b)
have
c)
to
d)
over