WorksheetsPreposition and Prepositional Phrases
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 22mins
To find the prepositional phrase, just look the preposition word, and then say the whole set of words that are next to it. Click on the 4 examples of prepositional phrases.
under the table
away from school
after dinner
with my friends
A preposition is a word that tells you where something is by comparing it to something else.
Click the 4 FOUR examples of prepositions.
over
away
between
before
What are the two prepositions in this sentence?
Jane skipped through the open gate beside her house.
skipped
through
beside
the
What are the two prepositions in this sentence?
We climbed aboard the boat beside the dock.
climbed
aboard
boat
beside
Tell whether the underlined word is used as a preposition or an adverb: Slip under the water and enter a different world.
preposition
adverb
Complete the sentence with the correct preposition: We got ____________ the boat for our trip through the Everglades.
in
into
The bird flew into the window but was okay.
Complete the sentence with the correct preposition: ________ all the natural wonders, which is the most amazing?
Among
Between
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.
The girls walked over the covered bridge.
walked over
over the covered bridge
The girls
the covered bridge
Which word is NOT a preposition?
with
up
past
president
We crept into the elevator after class ended.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.
Students must stay inside the classroom.
inside the classroom
must stay
Students must stay
the classroom
Complete the sentence with the correct preposition: Were you ever ________ Niagara Falls?
at
to
We crept into the elevator after class ended.
The pencil fell under the desk.
Tell whether the underlined word is used as a preposition or an adverb: You swim face down.
preposition
adverb
Click on all of the prepositional phrases in this sentence:
The two explorers became friends during their travels in the North.
The two explorers
became friends
during their travels
in the North
Over the years we have learned to study hard.
Tell whether the underlined word is used as a preposition or an adverb: You can talk about your experience for a long time after.
preposition
adverb
Complete the sentence with the correct preposition: ___________ Elaine, Louisa is the only person I know who has traveled to Japan.
Beside
Besides
The chairs were placed upon the desks.
Identify the preposition and the object of the preposition in the sentence:
I found the professor in the chemistry lab.
professor
in
lab
found
Complete the sentence with the correct preposition: A variety of cactuses grows __________ the desert.
into
in
Please don't sleep during class.
Tell whether the underlined word is used as a preposition or an adverb: Look around and see a world of blue.
preposition
adverb
Complete the sentence with the correct preposition: I can't decide __________ a hiking trip or a rafting trip?
among
between
